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A scuba tank caddy, having an optional gear drying rack and an optional portable shower, for improving the comfort and convenience of the scuba diver. Additional advantages include, but are not limited to, retractable wheels, telescoping shower head, tank-pressurizing freshwater shower, and corrosio

A scuba tank caddy, having an optional gear drying rack and an optional portable shower, for improving the comfort and convenience of the scuba diver. Additional advantages include, but are not limited to, retractable wheels, telescoping shower head, tank-pressurizing freshwater shower, and corrosion-resistence.

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1. A scuba tank caddy, comprising: (a) a tank-holder for holding at least one tank, each of the at least one tank having a top and a bottom, the tank-holder having a floor for supporting the at least one tank-bottom, and the tank-holder having a full-span of at least one integer number of at l

1. A scuba tank caddy, comprising: (a) a tank-holder for holding at least one tank, each of the at least one tank having a top and a bottom, the tank-holder having a floor for supporting the at least one tank-bottom, and the tank-holder having a full-span of at least one integer number of at least one tank diameter and a mid-span located at one-half of the tank-holder full-span; (b) an axle having two ends, the axle being rotatably mounted to the tank-holder; (c) two wheels for rolling the caddy on the ground, each wheel of the two wheels being rotatably mounted to each of the two axle ends by a connecting means selected from a group of connecting means consisting of a fastening means and a retracting means; (d) a handle assembly having a handle stem and a handlebar, the handle stem having a top and a bottom, the handlebar having two ends, the handlebar having a full-span and a mid-span located at one-half of the handlebar full-span, and the handle stem top being mounted by a fastening means to the handlebar at the handlebar mid-span; (e) an elongated tank-holder stem oriented normally to the tank-holder floor, the elongated tank-holder stem having a top, a bottom, a rear-side, and a pull, the elongated tank-holder stem bottom being mounted by a fastening means to the tank-holder at the tank-holder mid-span, the pull being perpendicularly mounted by a fastening means on the rear-side of the elongated tank-holder stem at the elongated tank-holder stem top, and the handle stem bottom being coaxially and collapsibly mounted, by a collapsing means, to the elongated tank-holder stem top; (f) a restraining means for restraining the tank-top, the restraining means being mounted, by a fastening means, to the elongated tank-holder stem near the elongated tank-holder stem top, and thereby producing the scuba tank caddy; wherein the elongated tank-holder stem has a hollow cross-section having a set of inner dimensions, wherein the handle stem has a cross-section having a set of outer dimensions, wherein the elongated tank-holder stem hollow cross-section set of inner-dimensions is larger than the handle stem cross-section set of outer dimensions, wherein the collapsing means comprises the handle stem being telescopic from within the elongated tank-holder stem, and wherein the handle stem is positioned within the elongated tank-holder stem by a locking means; (g) a reservoir for storing and self-heating a volume of freshwater, the reservoir being formed from at least one material selected from a group of materials consisting of a moldable material, a moldable black material, and a coat-able black material, the reservoir having a top and a bottom, the reservoir bottom being mounted by a connecting means and in fluid communication with the elongated tank-holder stem bottom, the reservoir top being mounted by a connecting means and in fluid communication with the tank-top, and wherein the connecting means is selected from a group of connecting means consisting of a fastening means and a disconnecting means; and (h) at least one shower head being mounted by a connecting means to at least one of the two handlebar ends, wherein the connecting means is selected from a group of connecting means consisting of a fastening means and a disconnecting means. 2. The scuba tank caddy, as recited in claim 1, being formed from at least one corrosion-resistant material selected from a group of corrosion materials consisting of a polymer matrix composite, an ABS plastic, a polythylene, a polypropylene, a polybutadiene, a polystyrene, a polyacrylate, a polymethacrylate, a polycrylamide, a polyvinyl acetate, a polyvinyl chloride, a polyvinylidenechloride, a polyvinyl fluoride, a polyvinylidenefluoride, a polyacrylonitrile, a polyurethane, a polyamide, a polycarbonate, a polyisoprene, a stainless steel, a chrome-plated brass, and a titanium.