What to do with DS hose when diving wet?

[rickyd]

What do you do with the dry suit inflator hose, if you decide to dive wet?

Is it OK to just tie it off, so as not to dangle, and leave attached to the first stage, or, do you remove the hose and plug the 1st stage port?

 

[theskull]

I remove the hose and plug the port. It is no trouble.

I have buddies who stash it behind the tank band strap. There is no problem with this either.

Happy diving,
theskull

 

[gj62]

theskull has it dead on - you can loop it or strap it out of the way, but if that doesn't work right for your rig, then remove & plug. If you do tie it off, make sure you rinse the end well....

 

[Pez de Diablo]

Take it off and put in the plug. Keep your gear nice and clean, no extra hoses to have to worry about.

It only takes a second to do.

 

[Scubakevdm]

I bungee it around my neck, in case I have to donate my primary inflator hose.

 

[obxdivemaster]

I agree with Pez. If you're not using it get it off your rig. The extra hose is more drag and an entanglment hazard should it come unlooped, unbugeed, or unwhatever.

 

[BrianM]

What do you do with the dry suit inflator hose, if you decide to dive wet?

Friends don't let Friends dive wet !!!!

 

[rollins]

I bungee it around my neck, in case I have to donate my primary inflator hose.

LOL...

 

[Boogie711]

I've said it before but it's worth saying...

Someone out there at this very moment is diving in a wetsuit with a drysuit hose flopping around all over the place, but has an Air2 on their inflator hose because "it's one less hose to deal with."

 

[rickyd]

I bungee it around my neck, in case I have to donate my primary inflator hose.

LOL

Yup, I thought about that, but the complications of pressing in the little needle valve, and sucking air from the hose end just didn't seem to be worth the effort ;-). But then again, I could then donate both my primary, and my secondary!