Long Hose Deployment

Gareth Burrows · November 25th, 2005, 03:25 PM

I'm just thinking....

Lamphead in left hand.....deploy long hose.....

now surely the two cables are going get tangled when the long hose comes away from your chest, or when you are deploying your lamphead do you always feed the head UNDER the long hose on the chest?

Confused.

*JohnKendall* · November 25th, 2005, 03:29 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Garf)

I'm just thinking....

Lamphead in left hand.....deploy long hose.....

now surely the two cables are going get tangled when the long hose comes away from your chest, or when you are deploying your lamphead do you always feed the head UNDER the long hose on the chest?

Confused.

You can deploy the long hose from around your head without an issue. Once the reg is in the receiver's mouth, then you tidy everything up. The first bit of this is to deal with the light cord.

One thing to remember is to deal with the light cord again after you have got your long hose back again.

This will be covered on your fundies course.

HTH
J

Divingniknaks · November 25th, 2005, 03:31 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Garf)

I'm just thinking....

Lamphead in left hand.....deploy long hose.....

now surely the two cables are going get tangled when the long hose comes away from your chest, or when you are deploying your lamphead do you always feed the head UNDER the long hose on the chest?

Confused.

Garf, the thinking on this has changed recently IIRC, I had a long discussion with Rich Walker about this very thing in Aug on Fundies.

Where's John ?

**neilh** · November 25th, 2005, 03:47 PM

This was an interesting subject on the DIR gig (interesting cos I'd just got a shiny salvo.... mmmmm!)

Rich said normal use would have the light cable over the long hose. When you deploy the long hose you do indeed end up with the two cables crossed, but once deployed you just uncross the light cable and job's done.

When you're not using the light the cable is tucked into the harness waistband.

Divingniknaks · November 25th, 2005, 03:51 PM

As Neil has said, this also avoids the potential of having the light cord trap the long hose if clipped off, if it was behind the long hose when you clip it, it will form a loop round the long hose.

Make sense. ? Lot easier to demo than describe.

vid · November 25th, 2005, 05:46 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Divingniknaks)

this also avoids the potential of having the light cord trap the long hose if clipped off, if it was behind the long hose when you clip it, it will form a loop round the long hose.

Make sense. ? Lot easier to demo than describe.

click, whir, clunk .. eureka ... now it makes sense why it's better to have two lines crossed, rather than not be able to deploy the long hose at all

vid

*Clare Gledhill* · November 25th, 2005, 09:17 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by vid)

click, whir, clunk .. eureka ... now it makes sense why it's better to have two lines crossed, rather than not be able to deploy the long hose at all

vid

Exactly. - See, there is reason out there... well mostly

November 25th, 2005, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
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November 25th, 2005, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Divingniknaks(Offline) Resident purveyor of shiney kit.... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 1,038	Quote: (Originally Posted by Garf) I'm just thinking.... Lamphead in left hand.....deploy long hose..... now surely the two cables are going get tangled when the long hose comes away from your chest, or when you are deploying your lamphead do you always feed the head UNDER the long hose on the chest? Confused. Garf, the thinking on this has changed recently IIRC, I had a long discussion with Rich Walker about this very thing in Aug on Fundies. Where's John ? __________________ Phill ----------------------------- Salvo Lights, DirZone Gear , Frog Wings Dive ? http://www.divingniknaks.com

November 25th, 2005, 03:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Divingniknaks(Offline) Resident purveyor of shiney kit.... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 1,038	As Neil has said, this also avoids the potential of having the light cord trap the long hose if clipped off, if it was behind the long hose when you clip it, it will form a loop round the long hose. Make sense. ? Lot easier to demo than describe. __________________ Phill ----------------------------- Salvo Lights, DirZone Gear , Frog Wings Dive ? http://www.divingniknaks.com

November 25th, 2005, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Clare Gledhill(Offline) GUE Instructor Site Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,547	Quote: (Originally Posted by vid) click, whir, clunk .. eureka ... now it makes sense why it's better to have two lines crossed, rather than not be able to deploy the long hose at all vid Exactly. - See, there is reason out there... well mostly __________________ Clare . "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions....Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great." Interested in DIR dive training? Always happy to chat/answer questions so get in touch via PM or visit www.dirdiver.co.uk

November 25th, 2005, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,102	Quote: (Originally Posted by Garf) I'm just thinking.... Lamphead in left hand.....deploy long hose..... now surely the two cables are going get tangled when the long hose comes away from your chest, or when you are deploying your lamphead do you always feed the head UNDER the long hose on the chest? Confused. You can deploy the long hose from around your head without an issue. Once the reg is in the receiver's mouth, then you tidy everything up. The first bit of this is to deal with the light cord. One thing to remember is to deal with the light cord again after you have got your long hose back again. This will be covered on your fundies course. HTH J

November 25th, 2005, 03:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
neilh(Offline) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	This was an interesting subject on the DIR gig (interesting cos I'd just got a shiny salvo.... mmmmm!) Rich said normal use would have the light cable over the long hose. When you deploy the long hose you do indeed end up with the two cables crossed, but once deployed you just uncross the light cable and job's done. When you're not using the light the cable is tucked into the harness waistband.

November 25th, 2005, 05:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
vid(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: london/surrey border, UK Posts: 353	Quote: (Originally Posted by Divingniknaks) this also avoids the potential of having the light cord trap the long hose if clipped off, if it was behind the long hose when you clip it, it will form a loop round the long hose. Make sense. ? Lot easier to demo than describe. click, whir, clunk .. eureka ... now it makes sense why it's better to have two lines crossed, rather than not be able to deploy the long hose at all vid