nereas
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My safety gear includes: My common sense, side slung pony, sausage, whistle, two cutting tools (knife and shears) and a B/U flashlight. I also have a compass (is it safety gear or just standard gear?) and for deeper dives I might carry a b/u mask in my drysuit pocket.
I don't know if a long hose counts as safety gear (per se) as much as just a different regulator configuration. I use a 5' primary with bungied B/U myself.
5' is more like a training length. With a DPV that does not give you a lot of room to work with in sharing air.
I never dive without a b/u mask. Too many people have tried to kick my mask off. And once it got stepped on in the boat and broke and leaked during the dive.
If you need a light, then you need 2 lights. I always carry two or none.
I don't see much use for a pony, unless you have filled it with EAN50 and are using it to clean up the N2 in your blood prior to surfacing.
By whistle, I hope you mean a DiveAlert LP hose horn, and not a cheap plastic thingie.
Two cutting tools is an extremely safe and good idea although I only do 2 when I plan to do deco.