Divectionist
Contributor
I guess I would still ask myself, do I want something sticking out from my 1st stage?
I avoid extra bits where I can like most people and always handle my gear with little worry that someone would lift the whole tank by it, but a couple weeks ago two people walked past my rig and put their hands straight onto my transmitter to steady themselves on a boat, one guy heavy in full dive gear, the other one of the dive boat crew. That did it for me.
Now it looks like this, it's not as ideal as without hose, but I'll still call it streamlined and it feels a whole lot safer, from people at least.