LiteHedded
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not being able to clip off my longhose would be a big deal. the spg, not so much. I've actually had cave line fail on my spg twice so it's not a huge deal
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not being able to clip off my longhose would be a big deal. the spg, not so much. I've actually had cave line fail on my spg twice so it's not a huge deal
not being able to clip off my longhose would be a big deal. the spg, not so much. I've actually had cave line fail on my spg twice so it's not a huge deal
For me, the loss of the connection to clip off my primary does not mean that I can not clip off the long hose. I see a couple options. One is to attach a double ender to the hose directly and clip that to the D-ring. Another is to tuck that primary between the LPI hose and the corrugated hose. I'm sure I could figure out other place to store the primary in an improvised manner if needed.
I use a standard, 4" SS double ender and it will easily go over my primary hose like he described.that would be a heck of a double ender.
or you could tie it with line and not have to make these decisions underwater, with the clock ticking on a deep dive (if your doing deep dives). i think that might just be the hogarthian solution
these seem like solutions to problems that don't exist to me. in my mind if the 'problem' is the long hose is snagging on stuff on the boat and you might fall over, the 'solution' is to just not let it do that lol
I use a standard, 4" SS double ender and it will easily go over my primary hose.
Yes, the best solution is to not let it snag in the first place, but sometimes S*** happens, even if you're careful. I guess you've never been in a tight restriction and had a hose snag either?
Like I said, if you prefer cave line, great. My preferences are just slightly different on somethings.
partly why I'd prefer cave line. I'd rather have to back up and free something than have it snap off.
I think you're misreading my posts.Cave Diver, you might be underestimating the amount of force needed to break that o-ring. I'm pretty sure you won't be able to break it just by swimming. Of course, if you do pop it, now your (whatever) is dangling.
I'm aware of the issues. Periodic inspection goes a long way towards that. I have yet to have the o-ring connection on my SPG fail unexpectedly, but LiteHedded referenced two failures of cave line.The real issue with rubber-ish items (o rings, edpm bands, regular rubber bands) is that they break when you don't want them to. This is why many of us have extra bands on our harness, scooter bodies,stages, or light ballast, and replace them when they get worn.
I've yet to have an issue with premature breakage. See my previous comment. As far as extra slack goes, that all goes back to how you make the connection. Stuff I've used o-rings on are just as "tight" as you can get using cave line.Proper management of your equipment (tuck your spg in your belt if it could get snagged, clipping off the longhose, etc) goes a long way to prevent any issue with "snagging" of gear. The alternative methods (breakaways and rubberbands) results in premature breaks or extra slack between the d-ring and whatever you're clipping off.