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John, you are doing what so many divers do. You start out trying to
follow a logical progression-BUT- you stop before you reach the end of the
thought process.
First, I must ask you who your instructor was, this could answer a few
questions.
B: Let's look strictly at your perceived problem relating to your
rolling a valve and not being aware of it. This won't happen. You should
have your spg on that same reg, If you are diligent and know your
consumption rate for depth you will see that the gauge is not moving (or you
will tap the second stage every once in a while).
Thirdly, you should NEVER stuff your hose. This poses a few problems;
snag potential is high on the tanks, a deployment very likely will cause a
kink that block flow, you can't see if it is coming unwrapped or if the
restrraint is coming off, if you bang the tanks hard you could pinch the
hose and cause an aneurysm,you cannot replace the hose by yourself, and most
of all it looks stupid.
D: You need to give the ooa diver a functioning, clear and clean reg.
You cannot do this unless you give the reg you are breathing.
Lastly, the long hose should not be coming over you shoulder, it should
pass under the properly placed light and be instantly deployable to the full
length. AND, with this config, you will notice that you need the stage
bottles on the left so you have complete mobility with one arm and you don't
crunch the light.
You started out thinking, but you stopped. Try this setup, it works-EZ
>I am a displaced cave diver that currently lives in California but does
>try to migrate back to florida at least once a year. I have been reading
>some articles about always breathing the long hose. Currently I breath
>the short hose which comes from my left tank, and I have the long hose
>bunged to my right tank with the regulator held close to my neck with
>surgical tubing. I feel this is a good configuration because if I roll
>off my left valve and then my buddy needs air from the long hose
there
>could be added complication. However if I breath the short hose I will
>quickly know if I roll off a valve. I don't see any negatives to this
>approach. Also, I have read that having a stage bottle on the right can
>hinder the deployment of the long hose. Considering the long hose is
>coming from over my right shoulder I don't see the problem.
>
>Can anyone help?
>
>Thank you,
>
>John
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