Single tank hose length realizations

[tbone1004]

And your trouser size is.........................?

36"x32"

 

[divad]

36"x32"

Oh..................I probably wouldn't pants either.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

but which one of those is your hose length?

what? just trying to bring this back on topic.

 

[KDAD]

I had a similar thing this past fall. I swapped out the 7' hose for a 5' but felt it was too short and constricting/obstructing across the chest and just switched back last dive. I was trying to streamline a bit, especially when not in the water but didn't like it. Might try a 40" but can see having a similar issue that you did.

 

[lexvil]

I can’t do 40” either, constant tugging even with the Omni, in dry suit, I use 44” for long hose, 24” for the short.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

i run a 48" primary second stage under my arm with a swivel attachment and clip. safe second goes under my chin on a 22" spg under my left arm on 24" clipped to d-ring on my waste. nice and tight. easy hand-off for OOA situations. I don't do tec nor cave so the 7' is just way to much hose for me. i tried it. no bueno for me. besides, unless in a confined area where single file is required, what is the real benefit of a 7' hose?

 

[Jcp2]

Sharing air on 7' long hose in open water is not needed, but when I tried it in a non-emergent scenario, it gave a lot more space for both the sharer and sharee to swim comfortably together. It was actually kind of neat. That being said, we've gone to 40" with 90 degree elbow.

 

[RyanT]

unless in a confined area where single file is required, what is the real benefit of a 7' hose?

For me, I can get the 7' hose to lay nice and flat with a fairly tight loop around my neck. I find this set up more streamlined than the traditional-length hose over the shoulder.

And...

Sharing air on 7' long hose in open water is not needed, but when I tried it in a non-emergent scenario, it gave a lot more space for both the sharer and sharee to swim comfortably together. It was actually kind of neat.

It is indeed quite comfortable to share air on a long hose. I had a share once with my buddy who had a free flow that we couldn't get stopped. We just ascended easily and floated effortless on our safety stop without being up in each other's face.

 

[tbone1004]

i run a 48" primary second stage under my arm with a swivel attachment and clip. safe second goes under my chin on a 22" spg under my left arm on 24" clipped to d-ring on my waste. nice and tight. easy hand-off for OOA situations. I don't do tec nor cave so the 7' is just way to much hose for me. i tried it. no bueno for me. besides, unless in a confined area where single file is required, what is the real benefit of a 7' hose?

like I said above, for me it's the ability to take the reg out of my mouth and not worry about it falling all the way down if I don't clip it off. I usually clip it off, but sometimes they get knocked out

 

[KDAD]

For me going from a 7' to a 5' I found instead of coming up the center of my chest and not interfering with my right d-ring that the 5' would cut across it, due to the hog loop around the neck.

Does a 40"/44" come up neatly along the right shoulder strap or will find that it interferes with the d-ring also (I hang my flashlight and go pro there tucked into the band).