Old timer told me to always run a spare air hose and I blew it off, till Tuesday

This guy Mike, been diving on the Gulf rigs since the 80s, told me to always have a spare air hose coiled and ready. I thought he was just being paranoid, figured I'd save space and weight. Well last Tuesday off the coast of Galveston, my primary hose got pinched on a beam and started leaking bad at 60 feet. Had to emergency surface which cost me half a day and a lot of headache. So now I'm kicking myself for not listening, but a part of me still wonders if it's really worth the extra gear. What do you guys do, carry a spare or roll the dice?

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fionarodriguez2d ago

Wait, you actually emergency surfaced from 60 feet? That's insane, you could have gotten bent.