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I like this regulator setup and going to give it a try. I purchased the swivel for my 40-inch hose today.

The DGX BCI has a water hose thread and it can be removed to stay with the rest of the regulator and a water hose can be threaded to the BC for flushing, how cool is that!

The swivel on that reg set is from DGX. It is their new "high flow" and high dollar swivel. Can I tell the difference between the new DGX high flow and a standard swivel, actually, yes, I think I can at depth, maybe. I am still deciding but I think I can. Not huge but noticeable.

 
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What's a "Florida rigged"?
An open water long hose, donate primary regulator configuration borrowed from Hogarthian cave/tech but with a 40 inches hose instead of a 72 inches hose and ran under the arm with a swivel for the primary second stage. Also referred to as an open water streamlined rig. The secondary is usually a similar second stage on a short hose, necklaced but taken to extreme is what you see in my post.
@Nemrod I tried the "Florida rigged" configuration with 40-inch hose and swivel on my primary donate. The setup works very well. Sometimes when I turn my head to the right the hose bumps into my bicep and torques the regulator in my mouth some. It's a very minor problem, though.

On your setup, how long is the hose for your regulator on the necklace?
 
@Nemrod I tried the "Florida rigged" configuration with 40-inch hose and swivel on my primary donate. The setup works very well. Sometimes when I turn my head to the right the hose bumps into my bicep and torques the regulator in my mouth some. It's a very minor problem, though.

On your setup, how long is the hose for your regulator on the necklace?

I use a 22 inches hose for the secondary necklaced regulator. Some (bigger) people find a 24 inches hose more comfortable. You want to keep that hose loop in tight, not hanging out over your shoulder. Whatever does that without being overly restrictive.
 
I use a 22 inches hose for the secondary necklaced regulator. Some (bigger) people find a 24 inches hose more comfortable. You want to keep that hose loop in tight, not hanging out over your shoulder. Whatever does that without being overly restrictive.
I have some pics showing me diving with the Florida rig. I visited Phuket, Thailand a few weeks ago and dived in the South Andaman Sea east of Phuket and then did a liveaboard to dive the Similan Islands and Richilieu Rock to the west of Phuket. The pics shown here are from South Andaman Sea. The DM was pretty zealous about snapping pics of all the divers and gave us the images after the dives.

Prior to the Thailand trip, I had the octopus secured to my waist band about the area above my right hip joint. I swapped the regulators, added the swivel, and found a pink necklace in the days leading up to Thailand. I can see the yellow hose pinning my wing up against the cylinder. That didn't cause any buoyancy problems during the dives. But I will have to ask my buddy to slip the wing beneath the hose towards my shoulder on future dives.

The hose connected to my necklaced reg is too long. It's a 26-inch hose. I have a spare 22-inch rubber hose in my parts bin that I will swap in and try on the next dive. I have some more adjustments to make.
 

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@Cornbread O'Malley, yes, that necklaced hose is much too long.
 

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