Ahh...I'm slow tonight. Been Ebay'ing snorkles all day. 
Snorkels and the long-ish hose
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Ok, I'll disagree about favoring the 7' hose over the 5' hose. It depends on the style of diving you are doing. Open water, non-overhead environment, a 5' hose works just fine. I'm 6'1, pretty slim 200lbs....and dive a 5' hose. If you have a large frame/big chested etc...than go with a 6 or 7 footer.
Also, diving a 5' hose is DIR, just like a 7' is...so tecnitrox is wrong.
You want proof....page 76/77 of Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving
By: Jarrod Jablonski
For those who don't have the book, it shows a picture of Mr. Jablonski deploying a 5' hose and right above that it states in what situations you should go with a 5'/6' or 7' foot hose.
Ok anyways, back on track.....
I personally had this conflict when DM'ing, decided to go to the backplate/wing and long hose setup and was told that was not acceptable to teach open water students..PADI class. I completely understood and haven't officially DM'ed a class since. Kinda of sucks because I want to work with new students, but I am having a hard time because I dont want to go back to my original setup and I won't DM wearing equipment I dont normally wear.
Having a snorkel is a PADI standard, like someone else stated, buy the folding kind and stuff it away.
Also, diving a 5' hose is DIR, just like a 7' is...so tecnitrox is wrong.
You want proof....page 76/77 of Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving
By: Jarrod Jablonski
For those who don't have the book, it shows a picture of Mr. Jablonski deploying a 5' hose and right above that it states in what situations you should go with a 5'/6' or 7' foot hose.
Ok anyways, back on track.....
I personally had this conflict when DM'ing, decided to go to the backplate/wing and long hose setup and was told that was not acceptable to teach open water students..PADI class. I completely understood and haven't officially DM'ed a class since. Kinda of sucks because I want to work with new students, but I am having a hard time because I dont want to go back to my original setup and I won't DM wearing equipment I dont normally wear.
Having a snorkel is a PADI standard, like someone else stated, buy the folding kind and stuff it away.
Uh Oh. There's a local PADI shop that has instructors and DMs in BP/W and 7' hoses. The students use *gasp* DiveRite transplates, though they use the "traditional" regulator configuration. OW students are also taught in drysuits. I guess the shop owner figured out it's easier to get folks hooked on local diving if they are comfortable rather than coldjepuskar:
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Snowbear:Uh Oh. There's a local PADI shop that has instructors and DMs in BP/W and 7' hoses. The students use *gasp* DiveRite transplates, though they use the "traditional" regulator configuration. OW students are also taught in drysuits. I guess the shop owner figured out it's easier to get folks hooked on local diving if they are comfortable rather than cold
Stupid question: how can the dive staff demonstrate a skill if they aren't wearing the same equipment as the students?
Maybe the true goal is a slightly longer course taught in a proper rig?
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