I have 50 foot of 3/8 air hose on a reel coupled to the compressor right after the two air dryers. I try to keep most of the hose off of the floor and only roll out as much as needed. Usually I will have 15-20 foot of hose pulled off of the reel when attached to my blast cabinet. The hose is the normal run of the mill air hose you can buy at Lowes, Sears, etc