I've had my long hose Miflex from the beginning (3 years ago?) and replaced all the others on my rig more recently.
They are way lighter, and flexible...though they (especially the long hose) sometimes take on memory of undesirable shapes, which makes neat folding more challenging.
I also have to agree that the fraying is an annoyance on the back of my neck in the rare cases I don't dive with a hood. One poster mentioned the fear of poking a latex seal, and I think that's a real concern, though I use neoprene on my neck.
I'd have to seriously question the premise that they are more durable, since the only hose failures I've encountered with rubber hoses is on 6" HP hoses, and I can't recall a hose I've changed due to exterior degradation. If I dove bare neck more (now only in pool) I'd have replaced my replaced my long hose by now.
A temporary fix is to use a nail clipper to snip the frayed strands flush to the hose.
I've also been using the HP hoses since they came out. No breakage issues. However, one annoying feature for me is the that the SPG cannot swivel easily once the pressure is turned on. You have to manhandle the SPG into an exposure so that you can see it easily when you unclip your gauge. Hard to explain, but maybe some of you have experience with this...
They are way lighter, and flexible...though they (especially the long hose) sometimes take on memory of undesirable shapes, which makes neat folding more challenging.
I also have to agree that the fraying is an annoyance on the back of my neck in the rare cases I don't dive with a hood. One poster mentioned the fear of poking a latex seal, and I think that's a real concern, though I use neoprene on my neck.
I'd have to seriously question the premise that they are more durable, since the only hose failures I've encountered with rubber hoses is on 6" HP hoses, and I can't recall a hose I've changed due to exterior degradation. If I dove bare neck more (now only in pool) I'd have replaced my replaced my long hose by now.
A temporary fix is to use a nail clipper to snip the frayed strands flush to the hose.
I've also been using the HP hoses since they came out. No breakage issues. However, one annoying feature for me is the that the SPG cannot swivel easily once the pressure is turned on. You have to manhandle the SPG into an exposure so that you can see it easily when you unclip your gauge. Hard to explain, but maybe some of you have experience with this...