Small Questions Thread

[Scubaru]

Well hot damn because they're definitely DIN. Thanks for the encouragement. It's always hard to spend that much money when I'm kind of unsure, but after reading and watching these boards and kind of checking out what's being looked for and sold for what price, etc, it obviously paid off with a solid start for gear buying. The tanks need hydro and I'm going to service the regs before I dive them, but I'm pretty happy with the purchase. I see skip selling more hoses than Home Depot, so I guess my next purchases will be a long hose, an inflator hose for what ever BC I go with, and some short SPGs. I see them pop up all the time on here. Guess I've got a reason to buy em now. Lol. One of the regs still has a longer style SPG because it was used as his back mount primary. Does anyone dive with that style setup in sidemount? Just more curious than anything. I think I'd prefer the cleanliness of the shorter style.

[FW]

Not many, if any, long SPG hoses used in sidemount.

EDIT: Added "SPG" for clarification.

[Scubaru]

What about the divers in this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IjAmZSLf78

[FW]

What about the divers in this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IjAmZSLf78

They are OW sidemount, not cave sidemount.

[nakatomi]

Not many, if any, long hoses used in sidemount.

That is true for sidemount only teams, a long hose is completely optional for those.

He will definitely need to use a longhose for his cave classes, even if he does the classes in sidemount.
Every agency I know of requires a long hose for all configurations when training cavern through full cave.

For the cave specialty sidemount class (sidemount/no-mount class) in sidemount only teams, the longhose becomes optional.

[Scubaru]

Thanks for that clarification buddy. I thought so, just wasn't sure. It definitely appeals to me in theory more as a convenience if anything. As long as it stays neatly tucked while not being utilized, whats the big deal? (I ask in a humble manner, as in "educate me". I hate that you can't sense nonverbal comm. while reading text.)

[Sludge]

I probably only have about 6 sets of them.

Only six? Lightweight.

[bamafan]

Only six? Lightweight.

That is just my mk 25 / G250's. I also have 5 mk25's / s600's, 2 mk 10 / g250's, 2 mk20's / g250's and 2 mk2 / g250's. I have at least 2 mk 25's laying in a bag that don't have a first stage on them. I keep buying the to good of a deal to resist off Ebay. I really don't get buying the cheap Tiawanese reg's. If you bide your time you can pick up some good regs on Ebay for well under a $100 / set. I don't dive cold water so the mk10's work just as good as anything and I have bought them with a G250 for less than $75. I have started telling myself to quit buying reg's.

[FW]

That is true for sidemount only teams, a long hose is completely optional for those.

He will definitely need to use a longhose for his cave classes, even if he does the classes in sidemount.
Every agency I know of requires a long hose for all configurations when training cavern through full cave.

For the cave specialty sidemount class (sidemount/no-mount class) in sidemount only teams, the longhose becomes optional.

Just to clarify, I was talking about long SPG hoses. I use one long regulator hose, if I am diving with a buddy(s).

[Pullnglide]

I have the same problem of buying things when it's too good of a deal to pass up.