stage bottles

[beanie]

<font color='#8D38C9'>not really

sort of

have a look round the above sight for pics there diferent ones on there of 3 or 4 stage set ups 3s,7s, 10 etc

one on here er may be more aswell try under photos

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Mark Chase @ April 16 2004,15:17)]Some prefer all tanks left but this is to allow for other restrictions in their rig lay out such as torch placement and wearing the long hose around the neck.

Mark,

I cant quite make out from your photos the routing of your primary reg.  I assume your breathing a long hose?

If so does slinging a tank on the right get in the way of deploying the hose?  Or is your hose not routed this way - i can make out what could be your hose tucked into your wing bungies?

What are peoples thoughts on this - is it possible to have the long hose routed DIR style (not neccesarily with a torch canister though, maybe tucked into the harness instead) when you have a tank slung on the right, or does this seriously get in the way of deploying the hose?

Cheers,
James

[Pierre Farrugia]

<font color='#0000FF'>Hello James,

I dive a long hose and have sling tanks on both sides. What I normally do is, first fix right tanks and thenwrap long hose Dir style and this works for me, as bungie the hose I ended making damage to wing bungie, cannot stow again and other things. In my opinion the first and formost, the primary priority is to danate your reg and other diver is breathing . If hose in routed under your sling tank, let's saw under chest d ring, you first donate air and then just unclip stage and cont. on but other diver is breathing.

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (jamesdavies83 @ April 18 2004,00:31)]

Mark,

I cant quite make out from your photos the routing of your primary reg.  I assume your breathing a long hose?

If so does slinging a tank on the right get in the way of deploying the hose?  Or is your hose not routed this way - i can make out what could be your hose tucked into your wing bungies?

What are peoples thoughts on this - is it possible to have the long hose routed DIR style (not neccesarily with a torch canister though, maybe tucked into the harness instead) when you have a tank slung on the right, or does this seriously get in the way of deploying the hose?

Cheers,
James

I was in 9m of water in Wraysbury after the planed dive to 58m onthe uke was blown out. As a result I had £40.00 worth of 18/36 in my back tanks so I did the whole dive breathing of my 7ltr stage of 32% mounted on my left.

If you look at the pic you can see the omny swivel on my Ocianic reg that allows the reg to feed comfortably up from my left side without having to go behind my neck.

My normal main reg is a long hose stored in the wing bunge. It runs in two loops to alow for partal deploymnet and to reduce friction and alow quicker deployment.

ATB

Mark Chase

[Pierre Farrugia]

<font color='#0000FF'>Hello Mark,

On mine I damaged my bungie webbing with getting hose in and out, did you had same problem?

[Andy the Coastie]

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Why oh why did I take those flipping pictures, there's no stopping him now.

Andrew

Andy , is ya camera still in ONE piece after taking snaps of that UGLY OLD man. &nbsp;

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Pierre Farrugia @ April 18 2004,20:28)]Hello Mark,

On mine I damaged my bungie webbing with getting hose in and out, did you had same problem?

Yes but I changed it for braded shock chord (2.2m required) and its fine now.

ATB

Mark Chase

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Mark Chase @ April 18 2004,19:44)]My normal main reg is a long hose stored in the wing bunge. It runs in two loops to alow for partal deploymnet and to reduce friction and alow quicker deployment.

Thanks for clearing that up. &nbsp;Thats what i thought it might have been looking at your first pic.

James

[turbanator]

I dive with two ally tanks on my LHS, I used to use steels, but found when full, they banged on my left thigh.

Long hose wrapped 'DIR' style, with the slack tucked into my waistband if I don't use a cannister light.

[speedygonediving]

<font color='#0000FF'>thanks one and all didnt think i would get this much info thanks alot i owe you all one looking at getting twin 12 now thought but still got loads to play for
cheers speedy