Michael.52
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I got a Hollis S series 25lbs bladder, the one with the built in STA, which allows for a very low-drag configuration...or does it?
It appears to me that this was apparently just a gimmick, since my first stage is too close to the bladder and the hoses and inflator push on each other.
I use a DIN regulator, which sticks forward perhaps 2cm more than a yoke would, but assume even with a yoke it would still cause the same problem.
If I move the tank up, it will hit me in the back of my head, and if I move the tank down, my first stage will be out of reach in case I need to locate my second stage via reaching back.
It seems I have to use my STA simply as a spacer, regardless of stability or weighting.
I'd like to hear your experiences, opinions, solutions, approaches, and discussions.
It appears to me that this was apparently just a gimmick, since my first stage is too close to the bladder and the hoses and inflator push on each other.
I use a DIN regulator, which sticks forward perhaps 2cm more than a yoke would, but assume even with a yoke it would still cause the same problem.
If I move the tank up, it will hit me in the back of my head, and if I move the tank down, my first stage will be out of reach in case I need to locate my second stage via reaching back.
It seems I have to use my STA simply as a spacer, regardless of stability or weighting.
I'd like to hear your experiences, opinions, solutions, approaches, and discussions.