David Strike wrote:

> G'Day, Philip.  It depends on the hose length - and the type of diving
that
> you intend.  For open-water, single-cylinder diving, I find the
'shorter' -
> ie. 5ft - long hose, fits comfortably under the right arm, across the
chest,
> up over the left shoulder and around the neck with just sufficient slack
to
> allow easy and comfortable positioning and with no need to worry about
what
> to do with the slack!  :-)

Strike's 5 foot hose is the length commonly recommended for open water, no
canister light diving by those who claim the right to recommend DIR stuff.
I am a bit more comfortable with my 6 foot hose which, for me, does what
Strike's 5 footer does for him.  If I had a 7 foot hose, I would probably
move my knife to the right side and hook it under that.

Lee