Long hose routing??
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Under your reel, I wear my reel on the right hand hip D Ring and rig the hose under that.
Big Bubbles
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You set up the long hose on the right side and route it under your arm and once around your neck. I tuck the extra in my harness belt.
drizzt117
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You could also route it under a knife or seasnips attached to your webbing.
Thomas
Thomas
ericfine50
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If you are using the reel - just slip the extra into the waist strap. The shealth of the sea snips/knife works really well also.
Eric
Eric
I just took mine into the webbing for the waist strap. Works really well for me, tho I have heard others say they don't like this method.
by taking piece of abs or pvc pipe about 8-10" long and 2-3" in dia and a piece of weight belt webbing and 2 SS hose clamps and make a "dummy canister light" to use until you get the real deal! Total cost < $5. I'd use black ABS and most won't even know it's there! Leaves both ends open so it doesn't collect water. Attach some flashing red and green LED's and tell folks it a speed monitor!
I'd have concerns about running it under the reel on a right hip D-ring envisioning an entanglement situation when you need it most and the loss of that point if the reel gets deployed which then means you have to put it somewhere else. Halcyon makes a nice rigid pocket that can be used if you are not using a canister light, the only problem being they are extremely proud of it (to the tune of $90 or so!). In reality it is worth about $35-40.
Dave D
I'd have concerns about running it under the reel on a right hip D-ring envisioning an entanglement situation when you need it most and the loss of that point if the reel gets deployed which then means you have to put it somewhere else. Halcyon makes a nice rigid pocket that can be used if you are not using a canister light, the only problem being they are extremely proud of it (to the tune of $90 or so!). In reality it is worth about $35-40.
Dave D
ericfine50
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Dave,
Forgot about the fake canister idea. Looks good and fools people. What more could you ask for.
Eric
Forgot about the fake canister idea. Looks good and fools people. What more could you ask for.
Eric
large_diver
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I know someone who uses the PFC idea when diving single tanks -- he made his large enough to carry small items inside. I've thought in the past of making one of these just large enough to carry my safety sausage/lift bag inside, but have never taken the time to do it.....
Another idea for hose routing is to wear a shorter hose (5 or 6 feet) -- routing is directly under your right arm, across the front of your chest, behind your head and into your mouth. With a shorter hose you don't have to come up with all of these creative ideas to deal with the excess hose ;-)
Another idea for hose routing is to wear a shorter hose (5 or 6 feet) -- routing is directly under your right arm, across the front of your chest, behind your head and into your mouth. With a shorter hose you don't have to come up with all of these creative ideas to deal with the excess hose ;-)
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