Regulator configuration for recreational diving

What is your regulator configuration for single tank recreational diving

  • Short hose primary reg and longer hose backup reg, the usual "standard"

    Votes: 42 27.5%
  • Short hose primary reg and combination inflator/reg backup (Air 2...)

    Votes: 11 7.2%
  • Long hose primary (40 inches, 5 foot, 7 foot...) and bungeed back up

    Votes: 83 54.2%
  • Sidemount

    Votes: 7 4.6%
  • One of the above plus a pony

    Votes: 16 10.5%
  • Other, descibe in post

    Votes: 4 2.6%
  • Long hose primary with combination inflator/reg backup

    Votes: 9 5.9%
  • Short hose primary with bungeed backup

    Votes: 3 2.0%
  • Double hose primary, with or without a backup

    Votes: 7 4.6%

  • Total voters
    153

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My primary recreation configuration is a long(er) hose primary (44"), routed under my arm with an air2 back up. Depending on the dive, I'll sling a pony, dive sidemount, etc, as necessary.
 
40” primary and Air2. But, considering bungeed secondary.
 
Looks like I should have included long hose primary with combo inflator/reg backup. I will add this choice, you can easily change your vote.

Thanks
 
Primary on a comfortably sized (short) hose for solo, necklaced (bungeed) secondary.

I'm unsure what to vote for as I am completely opposed to a donated second in the 'triangle' [ @couv, et al: UNLESS you are diving a double hose rig.] Nor do I have any intention whatsoever of diving a long hose solo. Massive PIA.

If I (super unlikely) come across a diver in distress while diving (always solo), you get the reg in my mouth, I'm instantly on my necklace, we are going up face-to-face with me on your inflator no matter what your obligation. I was trained to approach from the back, take control of inflation, purge and plug, lovely theory but I believe in 'No emergency goes as planned'.

@scubadada: Any chance of adding a choice that allows for differentiating between 'short primary and bungeed second' vs. 'short primary with a clipped-off safe second in the triangle'? I see an enormous difference between these two choices.
 
That's one 'popular Caribbean dive operator' that I would not patronize. Honestly, if you are that concerned about contracting covid-19, you really should not be diving on a boat with others.

Interestingly, I am planning a dive trip in June; cave diving in Mexico. The situation I'll be in is pretty controlled, I will really only have close contact with one other person on the whole trip other than the flight, but I would not get on a dive boat with several strangers at this point.
 
Where is "Short hose primary reg and Long hose secondary/backup reg" ?
Hi, I meant that as choice 1, assuming the most would know the hose for the alternate would be longer than the primary. Does this not meet your criteria? Do you dive a longer secondary?
 
Hi, I meant that as choice 1, assuming the most would know the hose for the alternate would be longer than the primary. Does this not meet your criteria? Do you a longer secondary?

choice 1 is short and short.
 
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