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Oh, man.... You're killing me. The long hose is your primary, you don't 
coil it or stuff it. The hose is routed down the back of your BC, go's 
under your arm, up your chest, around the back of your neck and into your 
mouth. I tuck the bottom of the loop under my waist belt. There is 
nothing for anything to snag on. Do yourself a favor and get George's 
"Doing It Right" video, and you will see the beauty of a simple gear 
arrangement, which was developed by divers doing dives which require 8 
hours of in water decompression. 8 hours. I was thick-skulled about their 
techniques until I configured my gear similarly. It works, I am a 
believer.

   Jim

>Jim, a stray fish hook or leader will grab your neatly
>coiled long hose and yank it out of its hiding place, this
>I have seen on several occasions. Also, there are lots of
>ways of mounting your regs so they give you plenty of
>room to move easily without becoming an entanglement
>hazard.
>
>Mark
>
>Jim Cobb wrote:
>> I would like to point out a couple of other advantages to a long hose.
>> 
>> - The long hose allows you to route the hose so that it does not stick
>> out to the side of your head. The hose will not snag on the wreck or
>> debri and will be more streamlined.
>> 
>> - The long hose allows you to have complete freedom of left/right
>> movement of your head. With a short hose it is either pulling or pushing
>> the reg in your mouth. Less jaw fatigue, better scan rate.
>> 
>> If you are into serious pillaging, fishing or lobstering, I guarantee
>> that you will immediately notice the difference.
>> 
>>     JIm

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