Dry Suit ?

[Gary D.]

I keep seeing photo after photo where dry suit divers are running their inflator hose over their shoulder then looping it around to connect to the valve. Why not run it under your arm instead and go directly to the valve? Makes for a much cleaner connection.

Gary D.

 

[scubapolly]

I run mine under my arm, then thread it through my harness.

Where are you seeing these photos? Often the ads for many of the dive manuafactuers particularly the top side photos are just models wearing the gear. Lots of stuff in those photos we wouldn't do.l

 

[rmannix]

I have no photos as I'm usually the photographer.
The only time I went over with the hose was my old drysuit with the short BC hose type inflator

 

[Gary D.]

I run mine under my arm, then thread it through my harness.

Where are you seeing these photos? Often the ads for many of the dive manuafactuers particularly the top side photos are just models wearing the gear. Lots of stuff in those photos we wouldn't do.l

I'm seeing it on the photo's that pop up here on the board. I have seen over a dozen this week and two just this morning. All had the hose "over" their shoulder.

I could care less about ads. They screw up a good percentage of the pics. Lots of tanks on backwards and even upside down.

You're running it the way it should be.

Gary D.

 

[VinceDS]

You should be running the hose under your left arm and harness strap...

 

[fdog]

Routing depends on hose length. I've done both throughout the years with no difference in utility.

All the best, James

 

[PaulSmithTek]

Under Arm And Through Bc

 

[Gary D.]

Routing depends on hose length. I've done both throughout the years with no difference in utility.

All the best, James

I'm refering to a hose long enough to go under with room to spare being looped over the top and plugged into a down facing valve. Granted it will work either way but over the top with a long hose makes a nice loop to snag stuff on.

Gary D.

 

[String]

Ive seen a few that come with short hoses that wont physically fit underarm so have to go over shoulder.

 

[scubapolly]

You should be running the hose under your left arm and harness strap...

I actually run mine under my right. I find it easier to connect and disconnect in that direction.

Additionally when I wear my recreational gear if I need to take off my BC underwater for some reason, it is no problem to do so withouth disconnecting my drysuit hose.


What advantage to you find to having it run on the left?