Long hose single tank rec setup?

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You'll save your regulator and your ego by simply tying a boltsnap onto the long hose, near the regulator. Then, whenever your primary reg isn't in your (or your donee's) mouth, clip it off to your right chest D-ring.

No falling. No dropping. No draging. (and no laughter and embarrassment, or damage)


I do have a bolt snap, lol.. honestly I can't remember the last time I actually drug it around. I just figured the mental image would be good for a laugh. There was definitely a time when it was probably comical.

The reality is (for me) when I get back on a boat or out of a quarry I have to wrap it up and clip it off. My life just seems easier if this is already done. I actually use a bolt snap with some bungee so I can wrap it up and clip it off to the d ring... not my idea, found somewhere on this board.

edit: To clarify, it's hard without pictures, but I take the long hose off of myself and wrap it up and clip it off. So when I do go to "get out" of my kit all I need to do is remove the necklace and undo the drysuit inflator. This could be an issue with deco bottles clipped, but we're talking rec dives....right?
 
I was glad to have a 7 ft. hose in a difficult open water air share. Use something like this on your belt in place of a light cannister.
If you don't know anybody with a 3D printer you can make one out of almost anything.

I was looking at the original Apeks version of that. Just a Delrin rod with a slot cut into it for the belt. I could probably cut the slot with a Rotozip tool. But I do have a cargo pocket I was looking at trying to relocate further forward on my belt and may be able to use that.

I would like to add my vote for rubber vs braided. I tried braided and instantly regretted it as it does really not work as a long hose.

I did a search earlier for this. There wasn't much to favor the braided over the rubber. It was light which made it "floaty" on long hoses. I did see that it can cause abrasions on the wetsuit over time. Another user commented that the braided are easy to bend, too easy in fact, where they can kink like a garden hose and stop flow.

There was a comment if braided hoses were the norm and rubber was the new kid on the block, then folks would be going to the rubber instead. He's probably not wrong.

I don't see anything wrong with rubber hoses. I've got Miflex for my SPGs, but I'm not completely sold on it being all that much better than a rubber hose. To me it's like changing the rims on a car. It'll give you a different look but won't make ya go faster. (Unless you add yellow stickers. Every gear-head knows yellow stickers add 10HP)

I'm purely recreational and I dive with a 7' hose. I also set my son up with a 7' hose. It's not hard to route, stays out of the way, and allows for air sharing while going single file through the kelp.

And I do love me some kelp forests. I do sorely miss them. But I should be back out to the channel islands in a few weeks.

If there is even a small chance you will transition into cave diving, then start out with the 7-ft hose. It's no more unwieldy than a 5-ft hose or, for that matter, a 6-ft hose, but when you get into cave diving the standard is 7-ft. (And once you get used to it, it will not feel unwieldy at all; indeed, going back to a shorter standard recreational-length hose would feel weird--somehow too short.)

I started doing single-tank diving with a 5-ft hose, reasoning that I had no intention of becoming a cave diver. I found it a bit on the short side for comfort--it would tug the reg in my mouth from the side--so I relented, got a 7-footer, and a few years later transitioned to double tanks and, a few years after that, finally got into cave diving.

I should have started out from Day 1 with a 7-ft hose. The extra length may not be necessary, but it works just fine for plain old recreational diving, and it won't feel unwieldy, so why bother with elbow fittings and such to make a shorter "long" hose comfortable.

I'd say there's a better than even money change that I'll wind up doing cave/wreck diving in the future. Just not in the immediate future. Likely a couple years out, unless kit just falls into my lap and my money tree starts to bloom.
 
Thank you all for all the help! Got a 7' on order (and a 22" for the backup) to get this all kitted up. Working on getting linked up with a local to get some familiarization training on the proper setup.

And how is that it wasn't long after I realized the joys of diving a BP/W that I noticed there's suddenly a lot of bolt snaps now in my kit having replacing all those Trident plastic clips and slinky bungees? Is it normal to look at a piece of equipment and my first thought is (of course not if I need it or not) but what size bolt snap and where do I tie it?
 
I am 5'8" and use a 7 foot hose without issues. If there is a dive where I do not have a light can or other object on right hip to keep the hose in check, I simply tuck it into my waist band (Bp/W).
 
Incidentally, I've been in a situation where I had to assist divers who were out of air (regulator malfunction). We easily shared air with a 7 foot hose and it worked well. Smaller standard hose obviously works but I did not feel that I have to do alot of maneuvering to make a safe ascent to the surface when rescuing the buddy who was OOA.
 
I clip my spg to my left chest D-Ring. It's easy to see there and is still "streamlined" enough for DIR.
 
I do have a bolt snap, lol.. honestly I can't remember the last time I actually drug it around. I just figured the mental image would be good for a laugh. There was definitely a time when it was probably comical.

Guffaw….you dare be funny on ScubaBoard? Are you mad?

You need to re-focus on bickering, axe-grinding and professing your superiority and faultless dive skills to everyone.

What are you, happy and well-adjusted or something?

The nerve…
 
I'm 6 foot 2 and dove that configuration for years before getting into doubles also rec, which I still do as I have not started my tec classes yet.

7 foot is just fine and I like mine I still go this way when I dive single tank.

If you have and don't plan on a can light get a set of emt shears with sheath and use that for routing, works great.
 
I clip my spg to my left chest D-Ring. It's easy to see there and is still "streamlined" enough for DIR.

I always did that myself. Much easier to see.
 
In contrast to a number of other posts, I'm 6'2", 215 lb and find a 5 ft hose without any swivel to work just fine for me in a wetsuit. With a drysuit, a 7 ft (which I see you ordered) gets the hose away from the suit inflator.

With the 7 ft, I highly recommend something to catch the loop at your hip (e.g., shears, small knife, PVC retainer, etc). (This in contrast to stuffing a bight into your waist belt.)
 
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