Been diving with a modified setup … only 40” primary with a 70deg swivel. No need for a mile of hose for warm water reef and non penetrating wreck dives.

Hi Mark! Hope that you are in the best of health. Thank you for the video, For me it was educational and full of grate info. I am really thankful for you that you took the time to read my question and making this video as an answer. I am going to use all the info here to setup my first long hose configuration. Hope it will be perfect. Once again much appreciated for the video. Hope that you make a video on how to choose the right backplate wing and harness. And your top 10 picks of B/W/H video.

Very interesting 👍

tx cheers.

Nice reference cutaways Mark!

@rag3geCKo

Жыл бұрын

8:30 Call that a dive knife!? ;D

@rag3geCKo

Жыл бұрын

Great advice on hose tightness, and technique!

@rag3geCKo

Жыл бұрын

Omniswivel 2.0 !

have you done one on low pressure 2nd stages ie for compressor-based hookah? This was a very useful video - thank you!

#askmark I have set up a Long hose primary donate configuration thanks to you. I was told by my local dive shop that it isn't a good idea to put a swivel on the short hose portion of my second stage tha is on the necklace around my neck. He said it was ok to use a 90 but a swivel is not a good practice. Whay is this? Thanks in advance for your help.

@ScubaDiverMagazine

Жыл бұрын

Swivel joints are OK but not great. They can fail based on their design if you don't tighten them periodically. The usual design is two hemispheres with a central screw connection holding the two halves together. The way that the two halves twist and rotate through normal use can slowly unscrew the connection until the O-Ring fails unless you tighten the screw before this happens. I've seen it on a dive and had to help the diver back to the surface. A traditional fixed elbow joint is less likely to fail. It's really down to you, you can certainly use a swivel as long as you remember to tighten the joint frequently between dives

Hi Mark, did you get the long hose twin tank set up video done? Thanks.

Hi Mark, Thank you for the video. Would it be a good idea to add an OmniSwivel SW-S or similar adaptor to make the long hose more streamlined?

Tucking the longhose under your waist band works well for me. No need to hook it on a knife, cannister or hose retainer peg. Long hose primary donate is the way to go. I've never had anyone too upset when I explain to a buddy that they should take/expect the one from my mouth because it's on a long hose and you know it's ready to go because I was just using it.

Hi Mark, regarding your comments about the scratchiness and floatiness of braided hoses... would there be a chance to have you compairing them to the new Miflex XT Tech hoses (which apparently should solve both problems)? It would be nice to get your opinion about them . Are they the problem-solvers as they are advertised? #askmark Thank you very much with best regards from Berlin, kulkuri

#askmark I'd like to get into sidemount diving in the future, and have been looking at various brands and setups. From the Razor 4 (the OG I believe), the Apeks WSX (the Razor copy), and the X-Deep Stealth to the Hollis Katana. And to be honest... I'm completely lost. Could you do a comparison highlighting pros and cons of the various harnesses and bladders?

Every time you say 'BCD' the captions say 'obesity' so when you discuss low pressure hoses it says 'low pressure hoses they very much depend on your obesity.'

question here. Can I use any 2 second stages or do they have to be specific for the task? I'm planning on seting one up and I don't know if I can use the ones I have or buying new ones.

@ScubaDiverMagazine

8 ай бұрын

It depends... Most 2nd stages work in very similar ways but, they are often set up to work with different interstage pressures. Mixing models and brands can void warranties also so, while combinations may work, it can void some warranties.

@Miguelskytwins

8 ай бұрын

@@ScubaDiverMagazine perfect, I'll see what I can do. Thank you for the fast reply!