I think we have a left/right confusion. Using left and righ as sides of
the body, the wing inflator is always on the right post running to the
left. If one were to hook up a drysuit to the back gas, that inflation
should obviously go to the other reg since you are pressing both at the
same time when decending, the loss of the left due to roll off break off
is not so critical since you can inflate the drysuit to get past a deep
spot ( dive has obviously been called now) by transfuion from buddy or
by using the wing hose, and if you do have a right side problem where
you need to shut it down or you have had to lose your right tank and
isolate due to freeflow and roll on break off,  you still have an
acitive inflation system. Running it left to right behind the head and
under the arm, under the backup light gives you a sound warning if it is
touching your neck ( the long hose give a real warning with helium if
leaking), as mine does when I do this, but other than that it could go
the other direction if you think it will not get hung up in the stage
gear. 

The real answer is that if you are going to wear a drysuit, do the real
deal and wear a separate inflation bottle. Helium in the drysuit is
great on the surface on a hot day, but sucks underwater, and if it is
cold enough to need a drysuit in shallow water with nitrox , it is cold
enough to use a bottle of argon. A small argon bottle for short dives on
the left belt back by the backplate is fine, but using the saem gear fo
all dives makes your function and responses automatic.

My way is to do it the same all of the time   I use an inflation bottle
if at all possible. I have done some deep jungle diving without them,
but picture getting cold in Merida at 80 degrees - it happened.

Art Greenberg wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Sean T. Stevenson wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Sean,
> 
> I understand the reasoning behind not _needing_ to hear a DS inflator leak
> (hell, with my cold water hood on, I'd be lucky to hear anything short of
> a raging torrent). But what's the problem with running the DS hose on the
> right?
> 
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