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Uhh back in Feb-June In Vanuatu on the SS President Coolidge. I did Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures as payment for working for them for 4 months 
Primary hose length suggestions
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digital_steve
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5ft will work as well if you don't run a can light all the time
I jumped between 5 and 7 ft hoses and now run a miflex 5ft one; comfy.
I jumped between 5 and 7 ft hoses and now run a miflex 5ft one; comfy.
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7ft. Miflex hoses are nice too!!!
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Im gettin the 7ft miflex, hehe just ordered it mmmm
acqua_girl
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Hmm... I'm only 5ft tall.
It would feel really akward if I had a 7ft hose...=P
It would feel really akward if I had a 7ft hose...=P
I'm pretty sure the 7ft hose is longer than 99.99% of divers are tall
If you're sharing air and exiting single-file, you still have to consider the length of the fins and the fact that you don't necessarily want the donee's head up by your knees - in that event 7ft really isn't that long. For most people in OW, you'd probably ascend face to face with an OOA air share, in which case the longer hose isn't dictated by the height of the donor's body, and really gives each teammate a good amount of space to maneuver without getting in the other's way.
cool_hardware52
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"Long Hose" length is largely independent of the height of the diver.
Shocking, but true.
Look at the stowed hose routing. From the regulator down the right side of the diver, under the canister light / pocket / waist strap, up the across the chest, around the neck and in to the pie hole.
This length is a function of the distance from the reg down to the waist strap, and the distance from the waist strap up to the diver's neck.
These distances are not a function of the height of the diver, but are determined by the length of the back plate. Most back plates are 15 - 15 3/4" tall.
Diver's using "small" plates or "long" plates **might** need something other than a 84 inch hose.
OTOH diver's "girth" will impact the way the hose fits.
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ligersandtions
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I'm 5'-2" and I dive with a 7 foot long hose. I like it....and I only use it for purely recreational diving right now. But the times when I've done air sharing drills, it was really nice and I wouldn't want to go back to a short hose.
acqua_girl
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But doesn't that feel weird? I mean, 7ft hoses do take more space than 5ft ones (even though you wrap them around your gear)...
I'm aware that for air sharing it might be easier, but I guess I'll just stick with the 5ft for now - even though it doesn't seem to be the popular lenght of choice.
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