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> >>Stuffing the long hose is not safe<
> 
> >Safety is really not a issue, I don't believe having a long hose
> 
Last weekend I dove with a "stuffed" long hose. When It was stuffed (into 
rubber bands alongside one of my twins), it was fine. During deco, a 
diver needed some air, so I thought it would be a great chance to try my 
long hose. Really, much easier... nice long hose... you can look at the 
guy you're sharing air with, lots of room to move about..
When I gave him the reg, I let go of it without "unstuffing" it. Pretty 
stupid. He took the reg, and moved behind me, 'cause to him, it looked 
like a normal (short hose) reg. I couldn't reach behind my BC to where the 
hose was stuffed to free it, and whenever I turned to try to face him so 
I could grab the reg end of the hose, he would swim back behind me. 
Must've looked pretty strange to everyone else... a couple of divers 
spinning around like mating blowflies.
 Of course, there was no real problem, and it's hard to see how there 
could have been, but apart from a cave dive where you may have to have 
two air-sharing divers in a narrow passage, what advantage is there with 
a long hose, and how do you balance that against "stuffing" problems?
						Regards, Bernie Woolfrey

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