Just Recv'd a HOG32......

[SeaFlea]

Greetings all, I wanted to give some feedback on a new HOG32 wing I just recv'd.

I like it! It looks well made, plenty tough to withstand normal wear and tear. I think it will hold up well. Mounted it to a OMS BP with a IQ harness.

Only one thing I'm changing. The corrugated hose is too short for me. Its 12 or 12 1/2 inches long and the inflator mouthpiece lies abit too far up on my chest. I could reach it but it required me to wrench my neck and turn the mouthpiece 30 or 40 degrees to get a lip-lock on it. I'm used to it falling abit further down my chest. I've ordered a 16 inch hose to replace the 12 inch one. That should take care of that.

Otherwise, I look forward to diving with it.

Good Dives,
SeaFlea

 

[coldsmoke]

Try the 12" hose a few dives. You might just find it truly is a better length.

Hunter

 

[Ed Palma]

If you're gonna try the shorter corrugated hose, try using a shorter inflator hose too. I know I'm always switching to shorter hoses on my wings.

 

[SeaFlea]

I'm curious, why do you prefer a shorter length. I reason that I can operate the power inflate and dump buttons OK with a short length. Its just if the need to inflate manually occurs it will be more difficult to accomplish.

Good Dives,
SeaFlea.

 

[tbone1004]

I prefer the shorter hoses too, the long ones tend to get away from you... Sure the short ones make it harder to orally inflate, but with a 12 inch you shouldn't be wrenching your neck too far... The hoses do tend to get a bit more stretchy a bit over time, and the brand new ones are really stiff. Had this problem on my Nomad, but it's getting a lot better now

 

[Ed Palma]

I'm curious, why do you prefer a shorter length. I reason that I can operate the power inflate and dump buttons OK with a short length. Its just if the need to inflate manually occurs it will be more difficult to accomplish.

Good Dives,
SeaFlea.

Yes, the need to manually inflate might occur - which as you say, you can do with a little turn of the head. Now, contrast this with a hose that's somewhat easier to find, does not need to be raised too high to dump air and poses less of a drag or entanglement hazard close to the reef... well, then the choice is easy

 

[coldsmoke]

I'm curious, why do you prefer a shorter length. I reason that I can operate the power inflate and dump buttons OK with a short length. Its just if the need to inflate manually occurs it will be more difficult to accomplish.

Good Dives,
SeaFlea.

The two posts above pretty much nail it, but to add one more advantage - if there's any future chance of diving with some sort of deco bottle or stage bottle slung off your left then it's nice not to have the inflator extend much beyond the d-ring.

You may decide it's not for you and that's just fine. Also, different physical builds may require different setups. I was only suggesting that, since you already have it, you should at least try it. You might find you like it - as many of us have.

HTH,

Hunter