Doubles Hose Routing with Fixed First Stages

[fullytek]

No thanks

 

[LanceRiley]

Left pix is a swivel tried that..

2nd pix is how it looks on land. If its under the corrugated hose, you wont even see it standing up, it just touches the back of your left shoulder then neck

Yes ive read dress for success.

 

[SeanW]

No thanks

5th port regs have pretty established routing. There’s probably a little bit of flexibility with fixed firsts as we’re discovering. I’m just trying to find a way to best get the proper head movement when on the short hose reg and the way I have it currently doesn’t work.

 

[SelfDiver]

2) the regs pointing this direction create a more drastic kink in the hose for me
3) I’m finding that with hose on top of inflator, things get bunched up behind my neck and make turning my head harder

I am obviously an idiot but, what happens if you make the shoulder straps a bit longer?
It should move the whole setup down a bit.
You should be able to articulate your neck all the way back and hit the isolator valve.
The area between your neck and the valve should be wide enough for the hoses+wing and have room to spare.

 

[SeanW]

I am obviously an idiot but, what happens if you make the shoulder straps a bit longer?
It should move the whole setup down a bit.
You should be able to articulate your neck all the way back and hit the isolator valve.
The area between your neck and the valve should be wide enough for the hoses+wing and have room to spare.

The shoulder straps are quite big as it is. The doubles are as low as they can be on my back while still being able to reach the valves

 

[SelfDiver]

Also tried running the alternate under the corrugated hose. Most head movement with this. Might switch the long hose to the front port to get rid of that lpi bend.

Dude,
You have an LP port on the axial.
Why are you not using it?

 

[fullytek]

Your way actually interfears wwith the wing more than the right way.

Go take your essentials again

 

[SeanW]

Dude,
You have an LP port on the axial.
Why are you not using it?

That’s the hp seat not a port

 

[SeanW]

Your way actually interfears wwith the wing more than the right way.

Go take your essentials again

It’s probably a bit much to retake and entire course to figure out whether routing a hose over or under another one is better don’t you think? I posted this thread to get some opinions on what people’s experiences are and I will try them all to see which works. None of this is a big deal in the big scheme as long as I can fully turn my head which is the purpose of this entire thread.

 

[SelfDiver]

That’s the hp seat not a port

Oh.
You should have enough space where the top of a fully inflated wing is just touching the back of your head when the head is fully tilted back.
The hoses should then fit in that space too.
Turning your head could be an issue of friction with hood or other gear.
Are you wearing a hood?