Long hose question.
Long hose question.
Not wanting to hijack a different thread I have a question. I get the idea of donating your primary reg and going to your bungie backup. I have a Seacure mouth piece on my reg, is that something that should be changed or will it even present an issue in a high stress situation?
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Re: Long hose question.
I have read several discussions on that one. The major thing that seems to come up is the length of that mouth piece. I know we just did the rebreather demo day a while back and many of them had the seacure on them. It was no trouble for me, but I am a big guy.
Sounds like the most common thing to do is trim the length down a bit. Sounds like it still gives a nice fit and wont choke who you are donating to.
Sounds like the most common thing to do is trim the length down a bit. Sounds like it still gives a nice fit and wont choke who you are donating to.
Re: Long hose question.
I used to have a longer more flexible comfort bite mouth piece on my primary a long time ago and opted to change it.
The issue was highlighted after I donated gas to a student that had a free-flowing regulator, she had a hard time getting the mouthpiece in her mouth with a tight fitting hood and soft/long/flexible mouthpiece combo.
seacure mouth pieces are molded for your mouth, so it might be somewhat uncomfortable, but will probably be ok.
I would suggest you do a couple of out-of-air drills with your buddy and let him/her evaluate it.
The issue was highlighted after I donated gas to a student that had a free-flowing regulator, she had a hard time getting the mouthpiece in her mouth with a tight fitting hood and soft/long/flexible mouthpiece combo.
seacure mouth pieces are molded for your mouth, so it might be somewhat uncomfortable, but will probably be ok.
I would suggest you do a couple of out-of-air drills with your buddy and let him/her evaluate it.
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Re: Long hose question.
I have no qualms about hijacking, what about a tank mounted pony, what do you do w/the 3rd reg? I'm guessing the consensus is to just sling it instead?
Re: Long hose question.
That'd be my suggestion, yes. There are a few threads running about in the not too distant past regarding this very topic.winte.r wrote:I have no qualms about hijacking, what about a tank mounted pony, what do you do w/the 3rd reg? I'm guessing the consensus is to just sling it instead?
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Re: Long hose question.
Sling it where you can see it, check the pressure, manipulate the valve, and deploy the reg.winte.r wrote:I have no qualms about hijacking, what about a tank mounted pony, what do you do w/the 3rd reg? I'm guessing the consensus is to just sling it instead?
Slinging it (2 bolt snaps and some cord) is also much cheaper than a ~$100 bracket too!
A modestly attentive buddy with a long hose is much more useful than a long hose. They can untangle you from fishing line, donate gas, fix loose tank straps, etc...
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Re: Long hose question.
CaptnJack wrote:Sling it where you can see it, check the pressure, manipulate the valve, and deploy the reg.winte.r wrote:I have no qualms about hijacking, what about a tank mounted pony, what do you do w/the 3rd reg? I'm guessing the consensus is to just sling it instead?
Slinging it (2 bolt snaps and some cord) is also much cheaper than a ~$100 bracket too!
A modestly attentive buddy with a long hose is much more useful than a long hose a pony. They can untangle you from fishing line, donate gas, fix loose tank straps, etc...
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Re: Long hose question.
LOL what jake said :p
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Re: Long hose question.
Very good question...my seacure mouth piece has been sitting on the counter so I could remember to ask this q before mounting it. Double thanks for the replies folks!
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