inverted pony & reg hose length

looking at having my pony cylinder mounted upside down to make getting at
the valve possible, i have a 40 inch hose on the reg and have tried
numerious different hose routes and different ports on the 1st stage, the
hose reaches but restricts head movement to the right and upwards how do
others get on with inverted pony's i though a 40inch hose seemed quite long
as it is longer than both my standard 1st stage and octopus hose, maybe the
only sollution is a slightly longer hose, if so is such a hose available ?

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 07:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mark"
<mark.wood20@btinternet.com> wrote:

>looking at having my pony cylinder mounted upside down to make getting at
>the valve possible, i have a 40 inch hose on the reg and have tried
>numerious different hose routes and different ports on the 1st stage, the
>hose reaches but restricts head movement to the right and upwards how do
>others get on with inverted pony's i though a 40inch hose seemed quite long
>as it is longer than both my standard 1st stage and octopus hose, maybe the
>only sollution is a slightly longer hose, if so is such a hose available ?
>

You can have a hose made to any length by Apeks with any fittings

Pete

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Mark wrote:
> looking at having my pony cylinder mounted upside down to make
> getting at the valve possible, i have a 40 inch hose on the reg and
> have tried numerious different hose routes and different ports on the
> 1st stage, the hose reaches but restricts head movement to the right
> and upwards how do others get on with inverted pony's

Mine has the reg and hose snoopy-looped to it and if
I want it I just grab and pull. It just runs from the
valve under my arm and up across my chest. I don't
remember it ever being restricting and the hose is
nothing special - less than 40 inches I'm sure.

nigelH

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:33:58 GMT, "Nigel Hewitt"
<news@REMOVETHISnigelhewitt.net> wrote:

>Mark wrote:
>> looking at having my pony cylinder mounted upside down to make
>> getting at the valve possible, i have a 40 inch hose on the reg and
>> have tried numerious different hose routes and different ports on the
>> 1st stage, the hose reaches but restricts head movement to the right
>> and upwards how do others get on with inverted pony's
>
>Mine has the reg and hose snoopy-looped to it and if
>I want it I just grab and pull. It just runs from the
>valve under my arm and up across my chest. I don't
>remember it ever being restricting and the hose is
>nothing special - less than 40 inches I'm sure.
>
>nigelH

If you happen to use a FFM then inverting the pony and feeding both
main and pony to a Kirby Non Return valve block which is fitted to the
mask, gives you standby air and HSE compliance. Opening pony pillar
valve switches on standby air.
Obviously run both on the same side as feed to mask.
AS you say a longer hose is required, we use Divex to make ours to
required lengths.

--
Steve Barlow