any advice about these hoses? - Page 2

***Bob Cooper*** · September 17th, 2007, 10:25 AM

I've ordered one of these to use as an argon hose (60cm).

I'll see how it copes with the wear and tear and report back here.

Devon Rob · September 17th, 2007, 10:35 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Bob Cooper)

I've ordered one of these to use as an argon hose...I'll see how it copes with the wear and tear

Hi Bob,
is that a hose that "suffers" on your rig? I´m assuming that you strap to your BG and as I´ve little experience of that position, I´d be interested to know.
ATB
Rob

***Bob Cooper*** · September 17th, 2007, 10:41 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob)

is that a hose that "suffers" on your rig? I´m assuming that you strap to your BG and as I´ve little experience of that position, I´d be interested to know.

Yes, it seems to be the hose that gets the hardest time. Routing is under the waist strap and it always tends to be the one which gets trodden on or dragged in the mud.

Bob

GoDiva · June 2nd, 2008, 12:10 PM

I saw my hoses are starting to show signs of wear. As I dive DS4's with doubles (usually D7), the routing is quite hard on the hoses. I saw these the other day, and I like the idea.
Any news or feed back on them? When do you know it's time to change them?

cmalinowski · June 2nd, 2008, 06:13 PM

I have these on my necklace and 7'. I have only been diving them for about 20 dives. I really like the necklace as the I think it won't bulge like my last ones have at the DS4 connection.

My jury is still out on the 7'. It seems a little "floaty" but maybe not. I am not sure that the 7' is greatly worth it to me, but time will tell. I mean, it also routs out of a DS4

I will only know it a while.

Chris

daviddem · June 2nd, 2008, 06:26 PM

Do a search on thedecostop for Miflex. Quite a few people there have tried them and have discussed the pros and cons quite extensively.

TZielinski · June 2nd, 2008, 09:21 PM

They are as described from others very soft and flexible. They are giving a smoother routing. When bended the flow does not change.
I use them on DS4 with back up reg and inflator and also on Argon.
If you travel a lot a complete set of low pressure hoses can reduce the weight with around 200g.
The life time of a hose is longer, taking the materials in consideration. I can’t give estimated time. But will look in to it.

TZ

TobyFish · June 3rd, 2008, 01:52 PM

they also have a significant weight advantage if you are travelling eith them. Aqualung now use them on their ultra-light mikron

GoDiva · July 3rd, 2008, 10:52 PM

Well, I decided I wanted to try them out on 2 of my hoses; namely on the 2 hoses that get most strain. As I dive apeks DS4's this would be the backup-reg-hose and the wing inflator. And then I ran into the problem of where to buy them. A LDS only has standard sizes, and did not seem very enthusiastic or hopefull to order them I started searching the net. Not that much succes,a s the 1 place I found selling them, did not sell miflex inflator hoses...
Any suggestions (or just PM me)? preferably in Britain (good because of strong Euro) or at least another EU country (otherwise I'll be charged huge amounts of taxes).

Baltic Diver · July 3rd, 2008, 11:22 PM

Hi,

I bought my MilFlex-hoses (Longhose, Backup and Inflator) at Mike's shop (MDS - Tauchcenter Rostock Einfach Mee(h)r erleben! - Home). At least he is located in EU. AFAIK he has 210cm, 56cm LP and 56cm Inflator (in pretty blue) on stock.

Regards

September 17th, 2007, 10:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
Devon Rob(Offline) Can´t remember-member Breakout Champion! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lyme Bay.Devon.UK formerly Hamburg, Ger. Posts: 316	Quote: (Originally Posted by Bob Cooper) I've ordered one of these to use as an argon hose...I'll see how it copes with the wear and tear Hi Bob, is that a hose that "suffers" on your rig? I´m assuming that you strap to your BG and as I´ve little experience of that position, I´d be interested to know. ATB Rob __________________ this mail was checked for viruses,worms & bad breath

June 2nd, 2008, 12:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
GoDiva(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 540	I saw my hoses are starting to show signs of wear. As I dive DS4's with doubles (usually D7), the routing is quite hard on the hoses. I saw these the other day, and I like the idea. Any news or feed back on them? When do you know it's time to change them? __________________ "Miss Dodgy-Pockets" or "Miss Lime-Green, Clear-Skirt Mask"

June 2nd, 2008, 06:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
daviddem(Offline) New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 111	Do a search on thedecostop for Miflex. Quite a few people there have tried them and have discussed the pros and cons quite extensively. __________________ I'm not being confrontational. Confrontational is when I pull my gun. Argumentative is when I pull the trigger.

June 3rd, 2008, 01:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
TobyFish(Offline) Fine Upstanding Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 792	they also have a significant weight advantage if you are travelling eith them. Aqualung now use them on their ultra-light mikron __________________ Rude-boy Volvo "Gangsta Rollin' in me nine-six-oh"

July 3rd, 2008, 10:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
GoDiva(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 540	Well, I decided I wanted to try them out on 2 of my hoses; namely on the 2 hoses that get most strain. As I dive apeks DS4's this would be the backup-reg-hose and the wing inflator. And then I ran into the problem of where to buy them. A LDS only has standard sizes, and did not seem very enthusiastic or hopefull to order them I started searching the net. Not that much succes,a s the 1 place I found selling them, did not sell miflex inflator hoses... Any suggestions (or just PM me)? preferably in Britain (good because of strong Euro) or at least another EU country (otherwise I'll be charged huge amounts of taxes). __________________ "Miss Dodgy-Pockets" or "Miss Lime-Green, Clear-Skirt Mask"

September 17th, 2007, 10:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
*Bob Cooper*(Offline) Moderator - "Don't stop me now!" Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South East London, UK Posts: 680	I've ordered one of these to use as an argon hose (60cm). I'll see how it copes with the wear and tear and report back here.

September 17th, 2007, 10:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
*Bob Cooper*(Offline) Moderator - "Don't stop me now!" Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South East London, UK Posts: 680	Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob) is that a hose that "suffers" on your rig? I´m assuming that you strap to your BG and as I´ve little experience of that position, I´d be interested to know. Yes, it seems to be the hose that gets the hardest time. Routing is under the waist strap and it always tends to be the one which gets trodden on or dragged in the mud. Bob

June 2nd, 2008, 06:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
cmalinowski(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Columbia, MD--USA Posts: 175	I have these on my necklace and 7'. I have only been diving them for about 20 dives. I really like the necklace as the I think it won't bulge like my last ones have at the DS4 connection. My jury is still out on the 7'. It seems a little "floaty" but maybe not. I am not sure that the 7' is greatly worth it to me, but time will tell. I mean, it also routs out of a DS4 I will only know it a while. Chris

June 2nd, 2008, 09:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
TZielinski(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 7	They are as described from others very soft and flexible. They are giving a smoother routing. When bended the flow does not change. I use them on DS4 with back up reg and inflator and also on Argon. If you travel a lot a complete set of low pressure hoses can reduce the weight with around 200g. The life time of a hose is longer, taking the materials in consideration. I can’t give estimated time. But will look in to it. TZ

July 3rd, 2008, 11:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
Baltic Diver(Offline) New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wismar Germany Posts: 3	Hi, I bought my MilFlex-hoses (Longhose, Backup and Inflator) at Mike's shop (MDS - Tauchcenter Rostock Einfach Mee(h)r erleben! - Home). At least he is located in EU. AFAIK he has 210cm, 56cm LP and 56cm Inflator (in pretty blue) on stock. Regards