WE DON’T INSIST BUT SEVERAL DIVERS DO ONCE THEY TRY IT
Dive RAID International does not mandate the use of a ‘long hose’ for recreational open water divers. That’s to say. a regulator second state on a longer than standard LP hose is not a piece of kit required in a RAID OW-20 class, for instance. It’s simply a recommendation.
There are many reasons for our recommendation, and a few for not insisting on its use at that level.
But first, let’s discuss what a long hose is and why it’s out there and available at all.