Need regulator fitting advice

[davidcl1]

I am traveling to Israel in a couple weeks. I plan on diving in the Red Sea. I would like to use my own regulator and dive computer, though I will be using a rental BC. I used to use my own BC with a Scuba_Pro Air II, (main regulator is a Sherwood Blizzard). However, carrying my own BC to other locales got a bit cumbersome. I still have a Scuba pro fitting on my regulator hose. Is there a particular fitting that I could universally use on my regulator hose that will work on most rental equipment? (I tried e-mailing the dive shop in Eliat inquiring what rental equipment they use, but got no response). Or have you ever heard of carrying spare regulator hoses with different fittings attached to be able to accommodate different configurations? (Just thought of that). What are your thoughts?

davidcl.

Also, planning on diving in the Turks and Caicos next March. Same question as above.

 

[snowflake4727]

The shop you are using should be able to let you use an LP hose that fits their BC. For the most part the fittings are the same size except for octo/inflators and very few others. You could probably take an LP hose and it would fit.

 

[Couv]

Regulator to BC adapter: IMHO the best method of connecting an inflator or inflator/regulator to your first stage is with a standard second stage (or Miflex) hose coupled with a screw on adapter with a quick disconnect. There are a few advantages to doing it this way. For one thing, l/p second stage hoses come in a large variety of lengths making routing much simpler. Additionally, if the hose becomes defective one only needs to change it out. See the links below for an online supplier of hoses and adapters.
http://www.divesports.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=hose+adapter

See this link for a picture of each type of male end connector in order to determine which size female connector you need.

http://www.divesports.com/XS-Scuba-MiFlex-Braided-AltAir-Inflator-Hose-p/ds-hose-maai.htm

And here is another option that allows you to adapt your current SP hose to a standard inflator connector.
http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-37/034048/Trident-Adapter-For-Air-II-Hose-To-Standard-Inflator.html