Kmart921
Contributor
I was wondering, how do you all have your backup regs / “safe seconds” / octos set up with your Kraken? Hose length, brand of second stage, how it’s secured, how it’s routed etc. I trawled the VDH forums and was surprised that there wasn’t a thread on this. I typically dive with a long hose primary / bungeed backup and previously dove with an Air2 for a short while, so it’s frankly unknown territory for me.
I unfortunately have not gotten much of a chance to play around with my new Kraken yet outside of a pool session a few months back, so I haven’t experimented myself. My initial thought would be to have it on a 40” hose secured to my right shoulder D-ring with a snorkel keeper. However I’ve heard mixed opinions over whether snorkel keepers actually work or not. I also might want to pick up a smaller dedicated second stage to use as an octo in that case (my current 2nd stages are pretty bulky).
I unfortunately have not gotten much of a chance to play around with my new Kraken yet outside of a pool session a few months back, so I haven’t experimented myself. My initial thought would be to have it on a 40” hose secured to my right shoulder D-ring with a snorkel keeper. However I’ve heard mixed opinions over whether snorkel keepers actually work or not. I also might want to pick up a smaller dedicated second stage to use as an octo in that case (my current 2nd stages are pretty bulky).