Backup Regulator Hose Lenght
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24" works for me.
dr_shappero
Guest
I first went with the 22", found it to short and now I have the 24". It works much better for me.
LG Diver
Guest
This is good to hear. I have a 22" hose on mine at the moment and can't rotate my head to the left all the way. I thought I was doing something wrong. I didn't want to just go buy a longer hose until I played with hose routing a little more, but it sounds like others are going with the 24" on a single-tank config also.
limeyx
Guest
LG Diver:
needs to be long enough so you can turn head left & right. No longer ...
make sure it's not trapped behind some other hose etc. before lengthening though.
Dryglove
Contributor
I have always used a 24" hose on my double and single tank set ups. I bought a DSS single tank set up and naturally i bought a new 24" hose to go with it and its to long. Who'd figure
Not a very good pic but you can see it almost hanging over my shoulder
Not a very good pic but you can see it almost hanging over my shoulder
serrada:
It depends on your first stage. For a single tank setup, I use a 20" hose on my Scubapro MK20/25 but a 22" hose when I was using an Apeks FSR.
Anyway, just use whatever length is comfortable and does not restrict your head movement - just make sure the hose doesn't bulge out over your right shoulder too much.
I use Apeks FSTs for doubles and 24" seems to be the most comfortable length for this particular setup. With Scubapros MK20/25s on doubles, 22" is fine.
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