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The main reason that I'm aware of that stuffing is bad is that once you deploy the hose (say for an OOA drill), it is very difficult to stowe it back without help. There may or may not be more reasons. As to losing control of the hose, it sounds like you don't have anything to loop it under. Do you dive with a canister light? If so, the hose should loop underneath. If you don't have a canister light, try tucking the extra loop of hose into your harness waist strap. My first long hose dive was with my old recreational BC and I had the same problem that you describe. By tucking the it in my waist strap I was able to keep the problem in check. Good luck, Kevin Metcalfe metcalfekj@na*.na*.mi* 925-246-5938 DSN 350-5938 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dogtrner1@ao*.co* [mailto:Dogtrner1@ao*.co*] > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 3:25 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Long Hose Stuffing VS Hogarthian(Sp?) > > > In a message dated 6/24/2001 5:48:57 AM Eastern Daylight > Time, Dogtrner1 > writes: > > << Ok, about 2 months ago, I switched from stuffing to hog. > However, I hate > it. > > When I was young, I had an ex-boyfriend try to stangle > me----not that that > means alot, except for the fact that I hate things around my > neck.....care to > guess why????VBG > > Anyway, I have a 7 ft. hose(I am a big girl). I am finding > two problems: > > 1) The reg and section of hose going around my neck, often > tighten up. > Drives me crazy. > > 2) If I am "bombing" a wreck, or going down quickly, the > hose simply drifts > off my neck and is gone and dangling. > > NOW: Some of you may feel the need to slam me, but I really > don't give a > shit. However, after having tried it---by the way in two > months time, I have > made at least 50 dives---Some recreational, but about 10 > Tech, to depths over > 130ft.--I am probably going to go back to stuffing. > > I may still use my octo as my reg, and keep my primary > aroung my neck on a > bungie, and use it in case of an emergancy. That bungie > doesnt' seem to > bother me, btw....maybe because it doesn't ride up, or tighten up. > > SO, my question is: Other than the fact that DIR doesn't > like it, what is > legitamately wrong with stuffing your hose? > > REMEMBER: I want a smart, technical answer, not just that > DIR doesnt' like > it. > > Karla Clinch > Dog Training By Karla > Ft. Lauderdale, FL >> > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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