Suggestions on learning long hose primary ?
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It isn’t rocket surgery. The most important thing is to make sure you can deploy the primary without it being trapped by anything on your right side.
I don't have any training with the ISE agency, but found their videos on how to set up the regs and the harness very helpful
Regs:
Harness:
Frog Kick Diving also has a good page on reg setup, with pictures: FROG KICK DIVING | FKD
BTW, if your first stage reg has a "5th port" on the end, I find that it is the best port for the long hose, with the first stage mounted to the valve at maybe approximately 15-30 degrees clockwise, such that the long hose port is pointing toward the diver's right hip.
Regs:
Harness:
Frog Kick Diving also has a good page on reg setup, with pictures: FROG KICK DIVING | FKD
BTW, if your first stage reg has a "5th port" on the end, I find that it is the best port for the long hose, with the first stage mounted to the valve at maybe approximately 15-30 degrees clockwise, such that the long hose port is pointing toward the diver's right hip.
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See if there are any divers in your area using longhose setup. Otherwise my pointers are:
1. Make sure longhose is tucked properly. It should sit against your chest going from your right hip, up and across the chest and around the back of your head. Whether you tuck around a canister light or into the waist strap make sure the loop going from the waist to regulator is also snug against you.
2. Add a small swivel snap to the second stage on the longhose. This allows you to clip it off when not in use and is super convenient.
3. Your backup now lives on a bungie necklace under your chin. Practice one handed switching from primary to secondary and making sure you don’t tangle it up.
4. Take a couple pictures in the mirror or from a dive buddy to make sure you look as cool as you feel!
1. Make sure longhose is tucked properly. It should sit against your chest going from your right hip, up and across the chest and around the back of your head. Whether you tuck around a canister light or into the waist strap make sure the loop going from the waist to regulator is also snug against you.
2. Add a small swivel snap to the second stage on the longhose. This allows you to clip it off when not in use and is super convenient.
3. Your backup now lives on a bungie necklace under your chin. Practice one handed switching from primary to secondary and making sure you don’t tangle it up.
4. Take a couple pictures in the mirror or from a dive buddy to make sure you look as cool as you feel!
I eventually want to take it but unfortunately as far as I have seen there are no instructors in my state so I would need to plan a trip out of stateGUE Fundamentals
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Mate screw the hose in and dive it and learn it
Hardest part is figuring the length of the hose and necklace on your secondary
Hardest part is figuring the length of the hose and necklace on your secondary
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