Question about Swift FX

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JeffH
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Question about Swift FX

Post by JeffH » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:50 pm

Anyone using it with the hose attached to the top strap so it goes over your head? I'm thinking of trying one but every mask I've ever used went over the back of my head. Don't know how I'd do with a hose that didn't work that way.


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Janknitz
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Re: Question about Swift FX

Post by Janknitz » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:11 pm

It's kind of hard to control that slinky hose, but if you look in the lab rat fixes viewtopic.php?t=15104 (scroll down to Swift) some people have come up with solutions.

I use a homemade hose management system that suspends the hose over my head and that works really well. The other thing I've done to stabilize the headgear is to sew velcro hook tape to the inside of the back strap (UFO13's suggestion) so that the headgear doesn't shift when I move my head against the pillow.

Some people are fine with the hose hanging down, but I hate that.
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