Yellow hoses look great!

[duckbill]

Well, I got my first set of yellow hoses several weeks ago. Not only are they my first set, they are also first-rate ;D
I put them on my Mistral and they just look right with that yellow label. Thankyou "mossback" Michael for making them available.

Here's what I found out about them. The rubber seems very durable. I checked them for pin holes and thin areas, and they checked out just fine. I've dived with them on several dives and have even received some compliments on how visible and noticeable the yellow is.
They are a little longer than my standard black hoses, which works fine for me since I wear my regulators so low. I noticed that head turning was less restricted, but I didn't notice any additional breathing resistance over the standard length.

Now, I love these for every day use, especially on my Mistral. They look good, feel good, and are made to last. They don't have the seams or the rounded convolutions of the original hoses so they probably wouldn't win a prize at a vintage dive show (they aren't reproductions), but they get 1st place from me for functionality and appearance. Here they are on my Mistral with one of Dan's outstanding reproduction straight mouthpieces (you'll see what I mean):


I even wore them in my Advanced Diver class dives this last weekend (more on that in another thread):


If you're interested in a set or two (or more) of functional and, dare I say, beautiful hoses at a reasonable price, then contact Michael "mossback" about them. I think there are still some available.

[SeaRat]

Those hoses do look great, and notice the oval mask, right where it's supposed to be too.

John

[scubadiverbob]

Yep ... they look great !!! Terry used them at Whiskeytown Lake and got all the compliments. I was using my black hoses (got my yellow hoses after Whiskeytown Lake dive) and no one said a thing about my DA. These hoses really stand out. If everyone got some from Micheal I think other divers would start showing an interest in double hose regulators. Most who saw Terry's reg were! One thing I noticed, the yellow hoses are just as plyable as the black ones; but, appear to be a lot more heavy duty (thicker) so should last my lifetime and maybe my kids after they inherit my gear when I'm gone (I'm glad there's a river in Heaven ... to bad when my time comes I can't take my DA with me.)

[scubadiverbob]

I heard Terry let the Instructor (Jim) use his double hose ... wonder if he's going to be switching over?

[dj793]

Mossback, have you ever considdered making some other colors? I have a couple Nemrods that would simply love to be dressed in a nice medium blue just a touch darker than the back ground on this page. I'm sure some of the Healthways and maybe even a blue lable aqua lung might enjoy also. I got a set for my daughters yellow labal mistral and it does look nice. Please make some blue.

[dj793]

:-/The ends are 1" and really about 1 1/4" at mouthpiece end for both the older nemrod and the silver. Not sure if the 1" would s-t-r-e-t-c-h enough you would have to be the decider on that. Sure would love some though. royal blue where really not the right blue would probably be a pretty close match the red/blue label on the silver. And also on the blue aqua lung label. Might not match too well on the Healthways.

[dj793]

Looking at the yellow and the original yellow color, and the original blue nemrod and a royal blue, the difference between the originals and yours seem to be pretty much the same. Think you should make a few! (I'll take two).

[dj793]

On the Nemrod 1 1/4 mouthpiece ends there is also the option of putting a usd mouthpiece on

[scubadiverbob]

make coloful hoses for horse collar power inflators ? I think mine are 1 inch on both ends. I'd be interested in a bright red one to go with my black scubapro horsecollar ... with the yellow hoses that would look awsome ...

Then I wouldn't look like a seal to the Great Whites at Ft. Bragg !!