I'm in the process of buying my gear. At this point, I have a reg and computer, but not a BCD. I'm looking to get a BCD soon, and will be using a rental BCD in the interim.
When I bought my reg/computer, I noticed that I didn't get a hose that connects to the inflator for a BCD. (Makes sense, of course...but when I'd rented gear before, the inflator hose has been attached to the reg, so I hadn't thought of that.) My LDS said that the hose typically was sold with the BCD and installed to the reg then. (Being caught in the moment of having just bought a bunch of new gear, I didn't pursue that further.)
So here's my (dumb, or easy) question: Can I buy that low-pressure inflator hose (from the first-stage to the BCD inflator) separately from the BCD, at least until I buy a BCD? Is that hose standard among BCDs, or model specific?
Thanks!
When I bought my reg/computer, I noticed that I didn't get a hose that connects to the inflator for a BCD. (Makes sense, of course...but when I'd rented gear before, the inflator hose has been attached to the reg, so I hadn't thought of that.) My LDS said that the hose typically was sold with the BCD and installed to the reg then. (Being caught in the moment of having just bought a bunch of new gear, I didn't pursue that further.)
So here's my (dumb, or easy) question: Can I buy that low-pressure inflator hose (from the first-stage to the BCD inflator) separately from the BCD, at least until I buy a BCD? Is that hose standard among BCDs, or model specific?
Thanks!