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String:Loads of different grips possible for an ascent, some are comfortable some aren't. After donating i grip the harness with left and right hand (one on each strap), then i can release with the left to dump my BC and raise left wrist to dump from drysuit with ease without letting go.
My octo also comes from the left not the right so its the correct way up for a receiver without twisting the hose.
Hey Sting the "left handed octo" was first pioneered with a longer than standard hose from 29" inches to 4' ft to 5'ft. I was an Instructor at the Underwater Sports in St Louis MO that pioneered the left handed Octo's. Back in the very early 80's we had Shelpac (Sherwood) in Kansas City, KS. make them for us and for awhile was becoming popular we sold alot of them. When students seen left handed octos on us they bought them. Like when we plugged the C02's on are BC's and everyone copied us, then US divers was one of our suppliers seen what we were doing and brought out C02-less BC. It might have been the JM Cousteau series in the pro-line.