First Stage question

[texdiveguy]

I could be wrong, but I think the swivel is only available on piston regs, and today most regs are diaphragm.

Adam

Wrong

 

[vinegarbiscuit]

No big deal if you have one or not, as long as you're happy with your hose routing. I used to use a Sherwood Oasis, and one of its shortcomings was that the first stage kept hitting me in the back of my head. To compensate, I had to wear my tank quite low on my back. That was a little irritating, as I had to re-tune my trim. Now I use an Atomic B2 regulator with a swivel first-stage. That eliminated the problem of having a first stage thwacking my skull, and I was able to reposition my tank where it trimmed me out best. I also liked the options it afforded for routing my long-hose. That said, the first couple of times I tried to dress my tank took longer than usual - I kept wondering why my damn gauge was on the 'wrong' side.

 

[osanties]

No big deal if you have one or not, as long as you're happy with your hose routing. I used to use a Sherwood Oasis, and one of its shortcomings was that the first stage kept hitting me in the back of my head. To compensate, I had to wear my tank quite low on my back. That was a little irritating, as I had to re-tune my trim. Now I use an Atomic B2 regulator with a swivel first-stage. That eliminated the problem of having a first stage thwacking my skull, and I was able to reposition my tank where it trimmed me out best. I also liked the options it afforded for routing my long-hose. That said, the first couple of times I tried to dress my tank took longer than usual - I kept wondering why my damn gauge was on the 'wrong' side.

thank you for the reply vinegar, I have admit that i had a few laughs at your "wrong side gauges" and i have no doubt that it will happen to me too a couple of times if i decide to get the swivel.

 

[vinegarbiscuit]

thank you for the reply vinegar, I have admit that i had a few laughs at your "wrong side gauges" and i have no doubt that it will happen to me too a couple of times if i decide to get the swivel.

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