Ideal Stage reg hose length?
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I've started playing with stages with sidemount and prefer top mounting.
What length hose are you using on the right side?
Just curious. Under what situations would you share a stage with a 5' hose rather than hand it off?
I should probably clarify; I'm equating stage to bailout... The 5' length for initial donation so we're not crammed up on each other... Then if need be, I give them the bottle.
26 inch, but they work better with a 90 or swivel.
Ok, that makes sense, both intially and after it gets sorted out a bit.
I have some 26's and 29's in the closet. Maybe I'll try them both, with an without swivel, but to be honest I am really hesitant to move away from a standard stage reg configuration.
You'll find that a standard length on the right side bottle doesn't work well at all. You either need a hose to be the correct length or long enough to keep some bungeed on the tank. 40 inches just hangs all over the place. But itls only an issue for 2-stage dives.
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Just when to 44" hose, so far it's working well.
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