Sidemount - why only one long hose?

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I've got a 5' and a 7'.

I had a short hose and a 7' because that's how I was instructed. A technique that seems to be carried over from backmount doubles.
When one of the hoses eventually rots out I'll replace them both with equally sized hoses. Haven't decided if they'll both be 5' or 7'. Probably will come down to whichever is easiest to access. Inititally my short hose was around 3' long but I decided to get a second long hose. The area I was in didn't have another 7' readily available so I bought the 5' (might be 6'?) and called it a day.

I tuck the hoses into the tank bands and then pull out just enough so that the hoses each go behind my neck and clip onto d rings at my clavicle.
 

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