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I finally got in the water today after a few years off from the sport. The new hoses worked out well. 24" on the backup, 18" inflator, bumped up the SPG 2" so I can see it better, and the 5' primary just fits without a canister light. The hose is up in my right armpit, so not a lot of slack...

Hey Dano, On the red hard float, can I strap a couple extra 2 pounders to do some buoyancy testing on a a buddies new rig? I'd love to have some extra lead available without having to swim back to the beach.

I had one of the first weight integrated BC's. I can't remember the brand, but it was a tech diving wannabe rig with velcro weight pockets and a lot of d-rings. It was cool as you could get in 1998. I was down off La Jolla cove near San Diego and I started slowly floating up. What the heck...

Here's a better video with a much simpler knot. FF to 3:15 if you're in a hurry.

It doesn't need to break away. It's never clipped to a d-ring while normal diving. It's there to hold it while setting up gear, while on the surface, etc. Or if you are out of air and using a buddies regulator, you can clip it off. Why would you need to rip the bolt snap off the hose? If...

Yup, it's just thin nylon braid off a spool. I took a DIR fundamentals course and we re-did all my ties anyway. My instructor liked 4 wraps instead of 3. I had also gotten lazy and used a zip tie on something, and that was a big no-no.

I've regretted diving hung over a few times. Once I thew up through my reg at depth because the surge was so powerful. The other time I was chumming the water on the surface from a hangover, wearing too much wetsuit, and diving from a 14' inflatable boat offshore in Hawaii seas. Makes me...

Sorry to highjack this thread, but I don't have that option under my avatar either. I had to join the DIR group, then leave. Now I'm an angelfish, whatever that means.

I just got back from dropping everything off at underseas sports. They're a little busy for the lobster mini season preps, but I'm going out of town, so no hurry for me. I missed the hydro truck by just a few minutes. If my tanks were empty they could have taken them, but they were full so...

So how do I get rid of the DIR label? I use a hogarthian rig, but I don't dive DIR rules. The gas math makes my head hurt and I'd rather use my dive computer on a rec dive.

Hoses are so cheap, I also ordered a 40" and a 70 degree angle thingy. I don't trust swivels with o-rings and a screw, too many extra failure points for me.

What the heck is that? I think it's maybe the light cable off the canister? It's really long, maybe it was floating up behind me.

I ordered new hoses. Some of my lengths were odd because I already had the hoses on hand. I bumped my SPG hose up from 24 to 26 as it's a bit of a stretch to see it. Back up is going from 30" to 24". I'm going to swap the 6' back to a 5' since I'm not using my canister light. Inflater hose...

I think I'm going to try brownies or underseas sports. Underseas has a pretty terrible website, so that may affect my decision just based on the fact that they didn't put much effort into it.

Do you have a link?

Is there a preferred type or brand of dive flag to tow along on a shore dive? I'm planning to use my 100' reel that I normally carry for a surface marker.

22 with a single? I just want to make sure I buy the right stuff. My hoses are 10-15 years old so I'd like new ones anyway. I probably scavenged the 30" from an old primary, but hard to remember 15 years ago....

Good ideas. So a 24" for the backup and 40 and elbow for the primary. I'll give that a go

yeah maybe I should keep the rig as is. I fine tuned it 10 years ago, but just jumping back into the sport I have to rethink everything.

Thanks for the input fellas. Snorkel is rarely used, but in hawaii at that location you have to kick out aways. Shore diving.....