Doubles House Routing with MK17

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I ended up with the simplest solution, I replaced the hose with a flex hose that doesn't kink with the sharp bend. Thanks all for the help!

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I am tearing my hair out with this one. I cannot figure out a reasonable way to route the hoses with the Scubapro Mk17 regulators.

(Disclaimer: I will absolutely get formal training before diving these, for now I plan to try them once or twice this season with an experienced mentor, but he's busy at the moment and I'd like to have everything set up first.)

In a previous thread the following configuration was suggested:

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The right post works perfectly as suggested, but I have AL80s with much shorter necks and if I set up the left post like in the above picture the bungeed secondary's hose bends at a super sharp angle which causes folds to appear right below the ferrule and looks generally unsafe.

I've tried every other combination I can think of but the only reasonable way to prevent the hoses from aggressively kinking on the left post appears to be this:

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Is this configuration a complete abomination? My planned use for these is open water diving, I have no interest, training, or access to overhead environments where the hoses could snag.

Am I missing some alternative way to route them?

Thanks!
I like the routing in picture 2, 3 and 4. Keep it simple and don't fret too much. The hoses can take some bending. Worse case scenario get some of the more flexible hoses but I think that is overkill. Best wishes.
 
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