I stand corrected, makes more sense.  As you can tell, I'm not a cave diver.

Thanks,
Art.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Maggie [mailto:mmowens@pa*.co*]
		Sent:	Friday, August 13, 1999 6:20 PM
		To:	Paltz, Art; 'Alexander, Chris   HSD';
'techdiver@aquanaut.com'
		Subject:	RE: Help: long hose for recreational setup

		Art,

		You've got it all right, except for one thing: the recipient
of the donated 
		gas swims IN FRONT of the donor. (That way, he is not
dragged along by his 
		mouth like a dog on a leash <g>)

		At 02:15 PM 8/13/99 -0400, Paltz, Art wrote:
		>Single tank means no caves or penetration.  This being said
it's agreed that
		>a 7 footer is way too long for the job.  The 7 foot hose is
so that your
		>buddy can breath while following on your fins.  In the open
ocean you'll be
		>side by side and a 5 footer is recommended.
		>
		>With no canister and a 5 foot hose just route it from the
post, under the
		>right arm pit up and around the neck and into your mouth.
I dive this way
		>and it's very comfortable.
		>
		>Hope this helps,
		>Art.
		>
		>
		>                 -----Original Message-----
		>                 From:   Alexander, Chris   HSD
[mailto:alexanc@hs*.ut*.co*]
		>                 Sent:   Friday, August 13, 1999 11:31 AM
		>                 To:     'techdiver@aquanaut.com'
		>                 Subject:        Help: long hose for
recreational setup
		>
		>                 How should one route a 7ft hose to breath
as a primary using
		>a single alum
		>                 80 recreational setup with no canister
light?  I have a
		>standard length USD
		>                 octopus on a necklace, a USD SEA4 first
stage, and a Zeagle
		>Concept BC
		>                 (integrated weights).  I do no-decom dives
in New England
		>with a wetsuit.  I
		>                 want to go with a long hose after an
incident as a donor
		>last season (short
		>                 hose caused much difficulty managing the
low on air
		>situation on the anchor
		>                 line during a "safety" stop).  Thanks.
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