Diverite RG1208 hose routing

[scottm]

I've recently started diving a set of Diverite RG1208/RG3000 regs for doubles and haven't been able to get hose routing quite right. On land I think I'm happy with this setup (which I changed to after last weekends dive). For a variety of reasons I won't get into the water this weekend to test them out though so I'd love some advice.

I've had two main problems with the routing I've tried the last few weekends. With the first setup, my backup 2nd would rotate the swivel upwards and the hose ended up way over my head. After fixing that I was happier, but the way the backup was routed made it tough to turn my head as the hose caught on something. The backup hose is a 24" miflex (primary is a 7' miflex, HP is 30" miflex, inflaters are both normal LP hoses). I'm still not sure I don't have LP hoses flipped around on both sides.

Any ideas or examples from others diving these or similar swivel first stages?

Right post:


Left post:


Full rig 1:


Full rig 2:

 

[JBRES1]

I have two things that I would look into changing.

1) I have the swivels pointed in towards the isolation valve rather than out. The right post has the 7' hose and the inflator 22", the left post has a 24" second, a 26" HP and a 32" drysuit hose.
2) Dive Rite has come out with a 5th port version of the 1208 first stage. I will be picking up 2 or the conversion kits when available. This will help to clean up the hoses . The set up then will look like the Scubapro MK25 doubles set up as seen here.
My Doubles Rig on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Also look here, about 1/2 way down the page. Pics of how scubapro MK25's look doubled.
http://www.gue.com/?q=en/Equipment/Config/index.html

Hope this helps, Jim Breslin

 

[knowone]

I don't know what's correct or approved but my left reg services my right side and reverse, hoses under arms except lp inflator s.

 

[scottm]

I have two things that I would look into changing.

1) I have the swivels pointed in towards the isolation valve rather than out. The right post has the 7' hose and the inflator 22", the left post has a 24" second, a 26" HP and a 32" drysuit hose.

Thanks, pointing the swivel in would get me a bit more space with the 24" second, I assume it won't stick out even as far as the valves so maybe I'll give that a shot.

2) Dive Rite has come out with a 5th port version of the 1208 first stage. I will be picking up 2 or the conversion kits when available. This will help to clean up the hoses . The set up then will look like the Scubapro MK25 doubles set up as seen here.

I saw they were adding a bottom port, is there any word there will be a kit?

I don't know what's correct or approved but my left reg services my right side and reverse, hoses under arms except lp inflator s.

Thanks knowone -- I can see some advantage to keeping everything on one side on one post and everything else on other as long as the 2nds and inflators are on different first stages, but I've gotten fairly used to the setup I have (primary and inflater on right, second/drysuit/SPG on left).

 

[JBRES1]

I asked the question about the 5th port kit of Dive Rite today.
I will post back as soon as I hear back from Dive Rite.

Thanks, Jim

 

[knowone]

Sometimes I'm full of it. Left post spg standard hose, longer for console with compass, tsk tsk naughty boy. Whatever sinks your boat. It's all about the angles. It's all about the tension. Cheers.