Dirkadiver
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So, I'm tired of fighting my tanks for more hose on my stage bottles. I'm trying to decide between a 40" or 44" reg hose. I'd like the hose to be long enough to wrap around the back of my head similar to my long hose.
Reg hose length on stages?
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I use a 40 and it's fine and works well as you stated using it. I don't know how big you are but I'm only 5'7 and perhaps a larger person would like the extra 4.
40 inches makes it pretty comfortable for me draping the hose behind my head. I took a piece of rope and ran it from my clipped on stage around behind my head and measured this length: 40 inches worked.
40 inches is the standard length for slung bottles.
OTOH, this need not be a mystery. Try one, or as shoredivr mentioned, measure your needs based on your own configuration.
Regards,
Doc
OTOH, this need not be a mystery. Try one, or as shoredivr mentioned, measure your needs based on your own configuration.
Regards,
Doc
hudson
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So would you route it under your arm? If so 44 would probably work better, otherwise 40 should be good.
The standard procedure is to start with the second stage and hose of the sling bottle reg attached to the bottle with bungee or crab pot bands or innertube, etc.
Motion to your buddy that you are going to do a gas switch - your buddy is watching you (and upon completion, you then watch your buddy perform the same task).
Pull the second stage free. Route the hose around the back of your head so that the second stage is coming from your right side. Confirm that you are working with the correct bottle by checking the tape. Turn the correct bottle on. Remove the second stage in your mouth, and replace with the second stage from the sling bottle, clearing it before inhaling. If you can inhale, you're inhaling from the correct bottle (because its the only one turned on).
I've never had any reason to want to run a hose from a sling bottle under an arm. The hose runs directly from the slung bottle valve behind the diver's head and into the diver's mouth.
Hope this helps.
Doc
Motion to your buddy that you are going to do a gas switch - your buddy is watching you (and upon completion, you then watch your buddy perform the same task).
Pull the second stage free. Route the hose around the back of your head so that the second stage is coming from your right side. Confirm that you are working with the correct bottle by checking the tape. Turn the correct bottle on. Remove the second stage in your mouth, and replace with the second stage from the sling bottle, clearing it before inhaling. If you can inhale, you're inhaling from the correct bottle (because its the only one turned on).
I've never had any reason to want to run a hose from a sling bottle under an arm. The hose runs directly from the slung bottle valve behind the diver's head and into the diver's mouth.
Hope this helps.
Doc
fweber
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At 6'5" and around 275lb, 40" hose on a turreted Apeks DST seem to work fine for me. I have a couple 36"ers on O2 regs and they are "just" long enough. If I was using a non swivel reg, like a DS4 on my stages, the 36 would be too short.
northen diver
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Dirkadiver
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I have no intention of running the hose under my arm. Don't see a reason why. simply from stage around head
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