Hybrid Rec/Tech Long Hose Setup?

[SlugLife]

If your intent it to try something different to see if it works better for you, I'd suggest just trying it!

* first try the setup on land, and see how it feels
* Verify you can easily access and breathe from both, and they're not tangled.
* Give the new setup a try on a dive that's not challenging for you
* Practice switching regulators while on the dive, and verify it's comfortable and convinent.

If your intent is to avoid buying a different length hose .... I'd just buy another hose. DiveGearExpress has some reasonably priced flex-hoses of various lengths.

I'm a little confused why you're bringing up the canister light, since you don't have one.

edit: I'm also confused as to why you want to do a non-standard hose routing. I'm all for innovation and trying something new, but often the "tried and tested works best" ... is that way because a lot of people with far more experience and experimentation haven't yet found a better way.

I'd suggest trying the "official" way first, and then trying other ways.

 

[BoltSnap]

* Give the new setup a try on a dive that's not challenging for you

Swimming pool...

 

[happy-diver]

Swimming pool, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha the effort of putting all our crap on, then jumping into a swimming pool
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
driving to the swimming pool carrying your stuff into the swimming pool and jumping in, said swimming pool
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
unless you are a board certified carded swimming pool technician ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
or the grass filled lake, snagged up river or stinking quarry is frozen ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

with all the legitimate swimming pool people, that don't want you anywhere near the place
with all your junk, splashing and swimming and wondering what is wrong with that diver dude

and all that chlorine ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Swimming pool, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha the effort of putting all our crap on, then jumping into a swimming pool
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
driving to the swimming pool carrying your stuff into the swimming pool and jumping in, said swimming pool
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
unless you are a board certified carded swimming pool technician ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
or the grass filled lake, snagged up river or stinking quarry is frozen ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

with all the legitimate swimming pool people, that don't want you anywhere near the place
with all your junk, splashing and swimming and wondering what is wrong with that diver dude

and all that chlorine ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

At least those count as dives

 

[SlugLife]

Swimming pool...

Swimming pool is good, if you have access to one.

When I was practicing SideMount, I actually found the local primary dive-park was a VERY BAD place to practice. It had long stairs down to the water, and then as I was trying to practice and rig my gear at the bottom, I ended up with people waiting behind me.

Soon after, I found a more beach-like area where swimmers hang out, which had a VERY gradual slope. Nobody waiting behind me, easy to find a spot of the appropriate depth. No lugging equipment up-or-down ladders. No real currents or waves to deal with. If you don't have access to a pool, see if you can find a spot similar to the above.

 

[NothingClever]

@RobPNW

I think it’s important to put the crux of the problem you’re tying to solve into one clear sentence.

Have I captured it below?

“I have some tension on my short hose that I want to address to make it easier to turn my head.”

If that’s accurate, I’d just lengthen your short hose a bit and call it good.

Since this is your first time using a long hose for primary, I think it’s prudent to get accustomed to that first before exploring new configurations.

Also, not sure how much you dive with others but the confusion you may generate probably won’t be worth the departure from rather standard configurations. I’m not sure your double long hose configuration will be regarded as innovative as much as convoluted.

 

[sea_ledford]

I must be the world's worst communicator. The 7' long hose would route normally down to my right hip, under my faux cannister belt stick, across the chest, around the neck, and over the right shoulder to my mouth- no change on that. I was just contemplating routing my backup reg hose under my right arm pit instead of over the shoulder and up to the necklace. One would route down to my hip and the other would be up near my arm pit. Sorry for creating such a schit storm. I'm going to try both ways regardless to see which I like more. I have all the hoses for either. Thanks the inputs.

We all get your secondary non-standard hose routing proposal. The first part is what I am confused on. The hose routing from your first stage to your waist: does in go in front of your shoulder and follow the harness strap, or does it go behind your shoulder, following your wing?

Wait, is your "two hoses over the right shoulder" complaint from the primary going around your head and into your pie hole, and the secondary on the necklace?

If so, that is not the spot I was thinking was causing the problem! You can adjust some of that with a 45 degree elbow in the primary second stage.

 

[RobPNW]

Swimming pool...

This has been a source of frustration for me. Sometimes I just want to get in a pool, do weight checks, verify equipment is working, try new gear etc before a trip. Unfortunately, the local pool won't allow it unless you're in a class with an instructor. Kinda sucks. I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for a class and instructor when I can easily check gear, make adjustments and do some basic training by myself.

 

[Marie13]

This has been a source of frustration for me. Sometimes I just want to get in a pool, do weight checks, verify equipment is working, try new gear etc before a trip. Unfortunately, the local pool won't allow it unless you're in a class with an instructor. Kinda sucks. I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for a class and instructor when I can easily check gear, make adjustments and do some basic training by myself.

Is one on one with an instructor possible? Would a local dive shop allow you to tag along with a class? I’ve done that before. Some shops may not allow you in the pool without a buddy unless you’re solo certified (I’ve encountered that).

 

[rob.mwpropane]

This has been a source of frustration for me. Sometimes I just want to get in a pool, do weight checks, verify equipment is working, try new gear etc before a trip. Unfortunately, the local pool won't allow it unless you're in a class with an instructor. Kinda sucks. I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for a class and instructor when I can easily check gear, make adjustments and do some basic training by myself.

If you move to MD I have a murky hole for just such practice, lol

Some shops may not allow you in the pool without a buddy unless you’re solo certified (I’ve encountered that).

That's just dumb... we've all been swimming just fine in these so called pools for quite some time with very little incident, lol. Those kinds of shops are the one's I really try to steer clear from.