Removing my 6' long hose for open rec diving- ideal length for open water?

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Thanks for the clarification.

I had hoped to put ow students in 5 foot hoses so that there would be no need to tuck in the waist belt or have a “stick” to trap the hose, but for dry suits, it is just not quite there. So I’m switching to 7.

anks
Your students are lucky to learn this from you!
 
I want to remove my 6' long hose on the primary and go with something much shorter for the open water rec diving I'm going to be doing in the keys and Miami area. My backup is on a 30". What's the perfect length for the primary? I still plan to donate it to an out of air diver, but I don't need to go single file, I'm just fine holding onto the person and ascending to the surface. I was thinking 36"? I don't want it hanging out in the breeze, but a long hose isn't worth the hassle to me until I get into overhead diving.
Zimm: I would just use a 7 footer and tuck it in. It allows for comfortable distance between you and buddy in case you want to share air.
 
It takes so much fiddling to get gear dialed in...

That's the main reason I was attracted to the idea of a "standardized" configuration that at least one agency promotes. No fiddling required, even switching back and forth between rec and tec dives. Maybe it's not the absolute most ideal configuration that could ever be, but it works well enough, and I am relieved of feeling a need to fiddle with it.
 
That's the main reason I was attracted to the idea of a "standardized" configuration that at least one agency promotes. No fiddling required, even switching back and forth between rec and tec dives. Maybe it's not the absolute most ideal configuration that could ever be, but it works well enough, and I am relieved of feeling a need to fiddle with it.
Unless you’re a left handed, petite female with a sensitive back and shoulder... then there is no such thing as “standard”!
 
Unless you’re a left handed, petite female with a sensitive back and shoulder... then there is no such thing as “standard”!

Not necessarily. I know one such diver that ticks all the boxes you listed. She happens to be a UTD-trained cave diver and she develops a nervous tic anytime something is not standard. It's actually quite funny to watch.
 
Not necessarily. I know one such diver that ticks all the boxes you listed. She happens to be a UTD-trained cave diver and she develops a nervous tic anytime something is not standard. It's actually quite funny to watch.
Maybe it’s a personality thing... I enjoy being a bit different, and I love the variety of gear people dive, even vintage 1980’s day glow! I like the history, and the garage tinkerer inventiveness of it. But standardization is great for teams, it helps people understand each other’s setup, and I think it’s reassuring for people doing something dangerous like going into caves. But still, there’s a lot of wild interesting DIY in that history too!
 
Maybe it’s a personality thing... I enjoy being a bit different, and I love the variety of gear people dive, even vintage 1980’s day glow! I like the history, and the garage tinkerer inventiveness of it. But standardization is great for teams, it helps people understand each other’s setup, and I think it’s reassuring for people doing something dangerous like going into caves. But still, there’s a lot of wild interesting DIY in that history too!

Take up SM. You can fiddle to your heart’s content and beyond! :D

I use the 5ft hose on my single tank BM setup. Works well. I’m diving wet now, and I never considered it would be too short diving dry (I’m a certain number of pounds to lose and probably a year away from replacing drysuit).
 
Why does a dry suit need a longer hose? The bulk? Big underarms? The neck seal? Inflator? Curious, never dove dry...
 
Why does a dry suit need a longer hose? The bulk? Big underarms? The neck seal? Inflator? Curious, never dove dry...

Extra bulk from the suit and undergarments combined.
 
I see, yeah they are bulky... and DRY. I like to get wet when I get my gills wet LOL.
 
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