I don't think there is a right or wrong way to route the hose that you are talking about. But I put it under the starps. I will offer my reasons why.
Being under the straps is a little cleaner, meaning not hanging out too far looking for something to snag. I do this with both a 14cuft and a 6 cuft.
Being under a strap hold it in place when the hose becomes disconnected.
To add to the discussion.
I don't see how the hose being under or over would change the removal of kit.
Why are you wasting suit gas for a SMB? The argon bottle is usually the only, single source of gas you have for your suit.
Why are you using suit gas for the wing. Orally inflating is much easier than moving hoses around underwater. Plus you are depleating the gas you planned to put into your suit.
Hope this does not cause you guys to loose more sleep!!
Cheers!!
Kevin
Quote: (Originally Posted by Garf)
Gloc and I were having a discussion until about midnight last night about routing of the Argon hose. Did i really just type that. sigh.
It was all about whether the hose should be routed under or over the waist strap.
His argument was for over, and his points were..
- It would make it easier to remove the rig if necessary
- It would make inflating an SMB easier
- It would make it easier to use the inflator for the wing.
My argument was for under, and my points were
- some bloke one told me
- Or maybe I read it on a website somewhere
- Perhaps I dreamed it
Which one of us is right, and what's the thinking behind it please.
Cheers
Garfy