manada
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Hi,
One of my BCD's is Aeris Oceans 5. Very nice, ultra light, and also ultra minimalistic BCDs, and I love it.
I have a one problem with this BCD though. As big guy (XXL size), I noticed that corrugated hose is definitely too short for this size of BC. It's 16 inches in length. On the picture I am comparing it to the Tusa hose (the one with the orange button) which is at least 3 inches longer, even thought it came from my son's BC size M. The problem with Aeris one is, that in a water you cannot easy reach for it. Tank drag make all BC back a bit, making this hose even shorter. It became so short that I had to unstrap from velcro and strap higher using bungy, but then it got this tends to jump on my back, making inflation/ de-inflation almost impossible without buddy help.
I called my LDS. They redirected me to manufacturer - Aeris. I asked for exchange for longer one or some other solution. NADA. Some guy said that all corrugated hoses are the same length: 16". About third party solution they obviously won't talk.
So question here to you guys. Is it there any way I can make diving with this thing more comfortable? Is there any third party solution, ex. matching longer hose from other manufacturer? Replace the only hose (changeable i think)?
Thanks for any info.
One of my BCD's is Aeris Oceans 5. Very nice, ultra light, and also ultra minimalistic BCDs, and I love it.
I have a one problem with this BCD though. As big guy (XXL size), I noticed that corrugated hose is definitely too short for this size of BC. It's 16 inches in length. On the picture I am comparing it to the Tusa hose (the one with the orange button) which is at least 3 inches longer, even thought it came from my son's BC size M. The problem with Aeris one is, that in a water you cannot easy reach for it. Tank drag make all BC back a bit, making this hose even shorter. It became so short that I had to unstrap from velcro and strap higher using bungy, but then it got this tends to jump on my back, making inflation/ de-inflation almost impossible without buddy help.
I called my LDS. They redirected me to manufacturer - Aeris. I asked for exchange for longer one or some other solution. NADA. Some guy said that all corrugated hoses are the same length: 16". About third party solution they obviously won't talk.
So question here to you guys. Is it there any way I can make diving with this thing more comfortable? Is there any third party solution, ex. matching longer hose from other manufacturer? Replace the only hose (changeable i think)?
Thanks for any info.
![aeris_hose.jpg](http://attoutsourcing.com/scuba/aeris_hose.jpg)