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At 02:36 PM 25/02/1998 -0000, Phil Clarke wrote:
>>>>you didnt answer me. 
>>
>>>What was the question?
>>
>>would you agree "a 32 inch hose is less grief than a 2m one when
>>kitting up on RIB's"?

No. The longer hose is less grief when kitting up in a RIB:

In the first place, if your short hose gets trapped between
you and the tank(s) while you are kitting up, you will have 
a good deal of difficulty reaching round behind you to find
it, get hold of it and free it to bring it around to the front, 
without help.

The long hose, on the other hand, is clipped off at the front 
chest d-ring where it can be located instantly. If it is
not clipped off, the extra length makes it easier to locate, 
take hold of and extricate.

Secondly, the problem with the shorter hose is that it is just 
the right length to place your second stage under your tanks 
when you are lifting and putting down scuba gear in a RIB (and,
incidentally, on a hardboat).

With the long hose, however, your second stage is clipped up 
safely out of harm's way on the chest d-ring. If it is not 
clipped off, the longer hose means it is less likely to hang 
directly beneath your cylinders when you are lifting and placing
your rig down.

One further point. You would be Fence-Post Stupid to compromise 
your and your fellow-divers' in-water safety to gain the doubtful
in-boat convenience of the short hose.

Phil, it isn't just me. Many people have now posted to point out 
that you are wrong, that your arguuments against Hogarthian are 
flawed, and that your conditions aren't so extreme or different 
as to somehow exempt you from enjoying the benefits and the 
relative safety of Hogarthian diving.

Try it.

rgrds     billyw

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