Flexable Hoses

[DogDiver]

Is anyone using the LP flexable hoses? Can you give us a review of them? I'm side mount so application there would be helpfull. Do they make HP hoses too?

[Line Squirrel]

Miflex Hoses?

http://www.divegearexpress.com/regul...ses.shtml#1698

[loquat149]

Yes, the HP hoses just came out (don't have any myself):

http://www.divesports.com/SearchResu...181&Click=2614


Dave

[J_glenn06]

I have one for my long hose and love it.

[trogloxene]

I have the miflex hoses for my primary, secondary and LP inflator. I do not have the SPG hose yet - they are relatively new.

I really like them, they are very light and of course flexible. I had someone recently tell me they did not like them because they were positively buoyant, however I never noticed if they were or not.

Sean

[Puttzer]

I have the miflex hoses for my primary, secondary and LP inflator. I do not have the SPG hose yet - they are relatively new.

I really like them, they are very light and of course flexible. I had someone recently tell me they did not like them because they were positively buoyant, however I never noticed if they were or not.

Sean

I use them for my regs and travel gas.
Being so flexible they can get tangled up like you wouldn't believe. But that may just be "me."

[trogloxene]

Yes, the HP hoses just came out (don't have any myself):

http://www.divesports.com/SearchResu...181&Click=2614


Dave

Dave,

The HP hoses will not be out until June - they are taking pre-orders now

Sean

[ShagMan]

I use MiFlex hoses (both regs & inflator), and love them... I agree with most of the points I see about them...

1) They're very light, and pack WONDERFULLY in a small reg bag.
2) They do make routing easier, and let me have a slightly shorter short hose.
3) They do lessen, but not eliminate, reg pulling on my mouth.
4) They are more bouyant, I'd say about neutral in freshwater.
5) They do tend to get wrapped up into things a little worse if you're not careful (usually not in the water when it happens).
6) The crimps on the end are MUCH longer, making me feel a little better about bending at the end, and making hose protectors redundant IMO.\
7) If you're tucking a loop under a harness or some such, these will come loose easier, the weave is slick compared to the rubber hoses.
8 ) Double/triple the price of a standard hose.


Ignore that weenie OMS light on my hand, I just got a H24 in yesterday to replace it

[BecKave]

Have them on a few stage bottles, don't really dislike them don't really love them. I'm indifferent a hose is a hose to me =)

[Brian Kakuk]

I purchased one for my LP inflator hose for my side mount rig. It lasted 5 months then I had to discard it. Abrasion resistance is not as advertised. Once the braided plastic sheath has been nicked or abraded, it starts to undo itself fairly quickly which is the part that gives the hose it's strength and flexibility. The standard rubber LP inflator hose I used prior to this one lasted me 3 years and was only discarded due to a corroded quick disconnect end, rather than chaffing.

Brian