Normal config to Long Hose

[llTritaTutto]

Hey yall, so I've been using the normal PADI configuration for most of my 40+ dives with the octo at the right D ring and I've always found the long hose configuration more streamlined and for me, I feel its way safer as the alternate is down at the neck on a bungee.. I am also worried some OOA diver is gonna cause me to drown or something as well if I am using the normal configuration.

Although my BCD isnt GUE compliant, I still think this regulator configuration may be worth looking into.

For long hose configuration, how long should the hoses be and how does it work? I'm using the S600 on a MK25 and the R195. So the S600 will be on a long hose and the R195 is on the shorter hose (necklace)?
Thank you!

 

[gregbenson314]

Long hose on the S600, 7ft/2.1 m in length. Some people like a 5ft/1.5 m long hose but I find the longer hose easier to tuck.


Backup R195 on a ~24"/60 cm hose.


Long hose set-ups can work with recreational BCDs but it makes a lot more sense to be on a BP/W.

 

[boulderjohn]

For everyday, non-tech NDL diving, I stopped using a true long hose quite a while ago, opting instead for a 40" hose and a swivel. The advantage of the long hose is that in an air sharing situation, you can go single file through small openings. If that isn't going to be an issue, you don't need a truly long hose.

The primary advantage of that configuration is the necklaced alternate. That setup is far superior to the standard alternate, and that is the primary reason I use it in non-tech environments.

 

[rongoodman]

I use a 5’ hose for rec diving. I think there’s a lot to be said for using the same 2nd stage on each and avoiding the cheaper “octos”.

 

[d^2b]

I dive (purely rec) with an older version of

FT1/XT2 Advanced Open Water Regulator Package - Dive Rite | Equipment for Serious Divers

The FT1/XT2 Advanced Open Water Regulator Package consists of Dive Rite's top rated FT1 First Stage and a matched set of balanced XT2 Second Stages. The use of the FT1 First Stage for this regulator package allows it to remain simple and compact for the most comfortable open water dives...

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This has the 40" hose and necklace as suggested by @boulderjohn and the matching second stages mentioned by @rongoodman.

I've been very happy with it; I don't think type of BC would really make a difference as there is no hose-tucking required. I do dive a BP/W, for what it's worth.

 

[inquis]

I like a 5' hose for recreational diving. (I'm 6'2", 215 lbs.) There's no tuck, just a wrap.

 

[rick00001967]

lots of options. 7ft would be typical but not really necessary for ow diving. but sometimes the longer hose gives you better options for how to stow the excess hose etc.

 

[tmassey]

I like a 5' hose for recreational diving. (I'm 6'2", 215 lbs.) There's no tuck, just a wrap.

That is also the GUE standard for recreational diving.

I recently made the mistake of diving a 6 foot hose. That was stupid. It was too long to simply wrap, and too short to conveniently put under a canister. I have a long enough torso that I just left it wrapped and it wasn’t that much of a problem, but I would’ve been better off with either of the other lengths.

 

[Rilelen]

I dive a 7’ long hose on sidemount and doubles, but prefer a traditional rec setup on my recreational regs. That said, if you’re going to try a long hose on a recreational BC, I would go with a 40” hose or 5’ hose.

It can tricky to stow a full 7’ hose when you don’t have a real waist strap like you would in a BP/W, and there’s really no need for it in open water.

 

[halocline]

I use a 5ft hose for single tank diving, it routes the same as the 7ft hose but there’s no excess to have to deal with, and as boulderjohn explained, the only reason for the 7ft hose is single file air sharing in restricted passages. You won’t be going in any of those, I suspect.

I use a 22” hose for the alternate 2nd stage on a bungee necklace. With a single tank, the distance to the alternate 2nd stage is a few inches less than in doubles (where the alternate is coming from the left tank) and so a standard 24” hose is a little too long.