5' or 7' long hose for open water?

[ferris213]

I dive with a five foot hose, I tried a swivel but it didn't work for me. It routes nicely and has no excess to deal with. I haven't tried a seven foot so I can't compare them but what I have works for my diving.

You're welcome to try it when we finally catch up for that dive.

 

[Fish-R-Man]

I use a 5' hose and it works fine for me in O/W. I looked into using my 7' hose on my wifes BC. Most BC's come with drain holes in the pockets. My though was to install a small length of bungie between the drain holes so that it laid flat against the BC, parallel to the base of the pocket. You could also hot melt a couple holes in a more convenient location and do the same thing. You could then slip the extra hose loop under the bungie which should hold it firmly against the BC pocket......

 

[halocline]

And you have added a failure point with the coupling.

You mean in addition to the 'failure points' at the tank neck, burst disc, valve o-ring, all the o-rings in the first stage including one at every port plug, all other hose o-rings including the swivel at each 2nd stage, LP inflator, HP spool o-rings at the SPG, and all o-rings in the 2nd stages?

 

[Couv]

....just think of all the failure points we could eliminate by breathing directly off the tank valve.

 

[tflaris]

Hi all.

I'm looking for opinions on hose setup stuff. Any input appreciated!

My buddy and I are looking at swapping to a long hose setup for our open water diving. We dive in jacket BCs and, although we might eventually swap to bp/w this isn't in our immediate future. The benefits of long hose just make sense so we're looking at flipping to that configuration rather than going full DIR.

We have a local TDI instructor who is willing to coach us in using the new configuration properly. He recommends going for a 5 foot hose rather than a 7, given we are wanting to use jacket BCs without a canister.

Sounds good to me. I know some agencies only recommend a 7' hose for all environments, including OW, and was wondering if anyone had thoughts on this before I pull the trigger and buy new hoses? Are there any downsides of a 5' versus a 7' that I should consider? Which option would you take?

Also, from what I understand, miflex can be a bit floaty in a long hose (notably a 7'). Anyone have an opinion on that?

Thanks.

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[rongoodman]

They do make a 6 foot hose but you have to look around a bit. I found the 5 ft really a bit short when routed
and the 7 ft more than I needed for recreational stuff so went with a 6 ft. I'll recheck my length and try to figure
out where I ordered it from. The reg is in for service right now or I would measure it to be sure it was 6 ft. but
I'm pretty sure it is.

Six foot hose.