Ok, here's the challenge.
My regs on the K1 are DS4s.
They have two LP ports on one side and two on the other, along with one HP port. Tanks are inverted (as they are on most CCRs) as I was unable to reach the valves with any rational configuration with them mounted upright.
This, however, leaves me with a number of problems I don't like. The first is that I need all custom hoses. Ok, I can deal, but now I have to buy them (you should see my collection of standard ones!)
The bigger problem is that while I'm ok on my O2 connections (I need two - one for the solenoid and one for the manual add) on the diluent side I might need as many as FOUR!
BOV, Manual Add, Wing and, if I'm diving dry, suit inflation (if using air as a diluent, otherwise I need to carry a bottle for the suit that's separate)
This sucks, because I can't come up with a sane routing for the hoses that actually works and doesn't kink things horribly.
So, I think I want to run one hose to the BOV and the second to roughly center chest, where I will then take off a hose for the BC and a second for the manual add. A third port for the suit inflation gas would be nice.
I can't find any such beast. While I'm sure I can make something up from Ts and fittings, that's kinda kludgy - I was hoping to use standard scuba fitting stuff.
How have others solved this - or have you?
None of the inflator/manual add stuff is high volume, so sharing a single pipe should be ok.