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>Kevin writes: > >What's the best way to stow the long hose when you don't have a torch >canister light to loop it under ? For whatever reason - my current >reason is I don't have a canister torch yet, and I can live without it >for a while, open-water diving. > >Two possibilities come to mind : > >1) just push a loop of the hose through your harness waist-belt where >the torch should be. > >2) tie a piston clip on to the hose, add a D-ring to the waist-belt on >the right hip, and clip the hose on to it. > >I'm leaning towards 1) as it's less convoluted and probably quicker to >deploy, but option 2) is more secure - once attached it'll stay attached >until you decide otherwise, but would be slower to deploy (from 5' to >7', but not much slower than option 1). > >I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. Kevin I dive frequently without a canister on my hip, and I use your option 1. The long hose is tucked under my waist strap. It has never come out until I pulled it out. With the gloves and mitts we have to use up here for much of the season, anytime we can do something without clips, we do. -- Grant Wilkinson Ottawa, Canada grantw@fr*.ca*.ca* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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