Kevin, I wouldn't suggest running a drysuit inflator around to the
right.  The purpose of crossing hoses behind your head whenever
possible is to hear any gas flowing in the hose, to detect a flowing
reg that you are not breathing.  With the drysuit, you will know it if
you get a stuck valve because your buoyancy will be increasing.  Run
the inflator from the left post under your arm to the inlet, and use as
little hose as possible while still being able to move without
straining it.  With the argon bottle, the hose should reach from its
normal position as far down the back tanks as possible, under the waist
belt and up to the inflator.  Again, use only the length you need.

-Sean



On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:58:28 EST, Kevin Harkins wrote:

>List,
>     I have some questions regarding drysuit inflator hose lenghts... maybe 
>this should be incorporated into the faq some are talking about.
>
>1)  When diving without an argon bottle and running the inflator hose off of 
>the left post so it crosses behind the head and comes around front to the 
>drysuit from the right, what is the standard length to use?
>
>2)  When using an argon bottle mounted to the left side of the doubles and 
>running the inflator hose to the drysuit from the left what is the standard 
>length inflator hose to use?
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin
>
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