diverdoug1
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Have any of you tried the miflex hoses? They look good, but thought the braided surface might be more prone to snagging in a wreck.
Miflex in wrecks
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mike_s
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mine have never snagged. I guess it's possible. but if they were having these issues, you'd see threads all over these boards about it.
DevonDiver
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When hoses snag, it tends to be because they are poorly routed/protruding... and get caught on pipes etc. The surface texture / friction of the hose makes no difference with that.
ditto devondiver . . . and if anything the myflex hoses tend to naturally stick out less than the traditional because they are more flexible under pressure. I have myflex hoses but have dived mostly clean wrecks, hasn't been an issue.
Donna
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DevonDiver
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To add to this.... I haven't used milfex hoses yet (difficult to obtain where I am), but I have heard lots of comments that they are actually more slippy than conventional hoses. i.e. braided nylon produces less friction than rubber.
Ok, for those that do not have the myflex hoses, I feel compelled to comment. Forget about the snag factor for a moment, the main benefit I have experienced is that you barely feel the reg in your mouth. Octo is easier to donate regardless of situation. Quality of dive life improved is as simple as I can put it 
Donna
Donna
100+ wreck penetration dives here with Miflex hoses. No problems whatsoever. As others have pointed out, if you have hoses getting snagged, you have a gear CONFIGURATION problem, not a gear SELECTION problem.
PS - you can read my "mini-review" of Miflex hoses at the bottom of this page:
Miflex Hoses at www.DiveSeekers.com
PS - you can read my "mini-review" of Miflex hoses at the bottom of this page:
Miflex Hoses at www.DiveSeekers.com
ScubaInChicago
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Has anyone heard that they are floaty and become a possible entanglement hazard? Would really like to know from someone with experience before biting the bullet myself and picking up a set...
Have not experienced "floaty" hoses with Miflex. Some scooter folks don't like 'em saying they flop around more than regular hoses, but I don't swim fast enough to see that as a problem. (Maybe I need to get a pair of those webbed gloves?)
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