Rubber or braided hose?

[buddhasummer]

Silly reasons are why we do half the things in life..

Jim..

I'd say, more than half....

 

[buddhasummer]

From DGX:

we offer - Polyester is much more flexible, a third lighter, UV & kink resistant and enormously stronger.

 

[Centrals]

From DGX:

we offer - Polyester is much more flexible, a third lighter, UV & kink resistant and enormously stronger.

Does it apply to all the hoses, rubber and braided?
And Polyether is the preferred material. Right?

 

[buddhasummer]

Does it apply to all the hoses, rubber and braided?
And Polyether is the preferred material. Right?

I'll double check, my inquiry asked about both, but I won't assume. I'll post back when I get a reply.

 

[Pkishino]

original miflex for everything.. I know they are coming out with a coated miflex soon (saw the prototype a few weeks ago) which is the miflex coated in a thin see through resin. A touch stiffer than standard miflex but no rubbing etc. Felt really nice

 

[StephaneD]

they obviously didn't see Dan article..

From DGX:

we offer - Polyester is much more flexible, a third lighter, UV & kink resistant and enormously stronger.

 

[buddhasummer]

they obviously didn't see Dan article..

I have pointed them in that direction.

 

[Tassi Devil Diver]

Have used Myflex hoses for near on 10 years with issues, no plans on switching back to rubber.

 

[buddhasummer]

In my coming on 20 years of diving I've only ever had one hose fail and that was a DuoKev which failed first time I used it. I've owned miflex, generic braided and rubber. Having said that I do tend to change hoses rather often and sell regs sets rather often too so I guess none of my hoses are ever that old.

 

[dmc78]

Does it apply to all the hoses, rubber and braided?
And Polyether is the preferred material. Right?

Correct. According to the DAN article the hoses with Polyether lining did not experience the deterioration that Polyester showed in the testing.
Now if we could get the manufacturers to lest us know what material they use. that would make my decision simply.