evad:
I would think that this would vary somewhat between different first stages. There are some that I think are not well suited for a doubles setup, for example.
Hose protectors
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I would think that this would vary somewhat between different first stages. There are some that I think are not well suited for a doubles setup, for example.
Ken abucs
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evad:
It's not just normal use you have to worry about. You need to consider what happens when it's coiled up and stuffed in a regulator bag.
I have hose protectors at both ends of all my hoses. They are loose enough to slide without putting undue strain on the hoses, but they're snug enough to prevent the hoses from kinking at the ferules. I pull them down to clean them after each day of diving, and leave them down while it's hung up to dry. Based on this thread I need to add the step of checking the hose ends after pressurizing the rig. With these precautions in places, I have the best of all worlds, and not a lot of effort.
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For those who do use hose protectors: I just picked up a T-Tool installer for $22.50 and ten hose protectors for $6.30 from the eBay store, Aqua Toys Plus. They let me mix and match the colors of the protectors from 15 color choices. The cost of shipping for those items and for 6lbs of hard and soft lead weights was $12.50. You can also choose the color of the vinyl coating on the hard weights.
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