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ok, lots of discussions, some misinformation, lots of good info.
here's what I would do assuming you aren't diving a drysuit
You likely already have a 40" hose on your octo, keep it. You can grab a swivel and call it good which will make the hose route better under your arm.
Cave Adventurers - Swivel - Marianna, Florida USA - Never Undersold!
You don't however have a short enough hose for your secondary. Grab a 22" hose and stick it on the bottom port of your MK25
Cave Adventurers - Regulator Hoses (Kevlar) - Marianna, Florida USA - Never Undersold!
Your inflator and primary will then go on one side of the turret and you'll be good to go. If you are not in a backplate/wing the 7' hose is going to be rather difficult, so I wouldn't bother with it at this point it also doesn't really offer anything that whatever your current octo hose+ a swivel would be able to do for recreational type diving. This setup allows you to swim side-by-side quite easily.
If you are in a BP/W you can go straight to a long hose and either tuck the hose into your waist belt, put a pocket of some sort on there, or buy a can light simulator from Deep Sea Supply for $15 and hook it in that way. I wouldn't bother with a 5' hose, I think they're 100% useless.
The Dive Rite "streamlined OW" reg setup is fantastic, I've been using it for many years as have others and I'm glad they finally started marketing it as a way to get better streamlining and hose routing in single tanks without going to a long hose.
Regarding donation, it's already been covered, there won't be any confusion, you will either see it coming and already have it presented to the OOA diver before they get to you, or they will just grab it out of your mouth and then it's a non-issue. They don't go for colors, they go for bubbles.
here's what I would do assuming you aren't diving a drysuit
You likely already have a 40" hose on your octo, keep it. You can grab a swivel and call it good which will make the hose route better under your arm.
Cave Adventurers - Swivel - Marianna, Florida USA - Never Undersold!
You don't however have a short enough hose for your secondary. Grab a 22" hose and stick it on the bottom port of your MK25
Cave Adventurers - Regulator Hoses (Kevlar) - Marianna, Florida USA - Never Undersold!
Your inflator and primary will then go on one side of the turret and you'll be good to go. If you are not in a backplate/wing the 7' hose is going to be rather difficult, so I wouldn't bother with it at this point it also doesn't really offer anything that whatever your current octo hose+ a swivel would be able to do for recreational type diving. This setup allows you to swim side-by-side quite easily.
If you are in a BP/W you can go straight to a long hose and either tuck the hose into your waist belt, put a pocket of some sort on there, or buy a can light simulator from Deep Sea Supply for $15 and hook it in that way. I wouldn't bother with a 5' hose, I think they're 100% useless.
The Dive Rite "streamlined OW" reg setup is fantastic, I've been using it for many years as have others and I'm glad they finally started marketing it as a way to get better streamlining and hose routing in single tanks without going to a long hose.
Regarding donation, it's already been covered, there won't be any confusion, you will either see it coming and already have it presented to the OOA diver before they get to you, or they will just grab it out of your mouth and then it's a non-issue. They don't go for colors, they go for bubbles.