Yellow hoses

[vintagemike6]

SOOOO, nemrod, are you telling the world that stuarts '06 yellow run is availiable now? or should i check my vintage vault to see if anything is missing?
mike

[Broxton Larry]

As long as we're showing off......................



This is my "Yellow Submarine"!

How do I get some of these ? Would someone send me an E-mail or something on how to buy. Why are they bright yellow? Are these a color that I have never seen that uS Divers made ? Here is my E-mail [email protected] Thanks for any information in advance

[standingup]

The neon yellow hoses you're looking at are available ( I believe from someone in the Vintage Scuba Supply form). The controversy is because US divers never used neon hoses, USD hoses were much darker in color.
http://www.vintagedoublehose.com/forum/ ... &&start=15
the above link is to a post from Nemrod that shows the correct color. The correct color hoses I believe will be available in the future from Stuart.
http://www.big-game-taxidermy.co.uk/
this site is Stuart's just go to the Vintage Scuba section.

[Nemrod]

"SOOOO, nemrod, are you telling the world that stuarts '06 yellow run is availiable now? or should i check my vintage vault to see if anything is missing?
mike"

No, what I am saying is that with a bit more patience you will be able to get the most amazing, authentic hoses in increadible silicone. These things are more authentic than the real thing, they are soft, stretchy, orderless, tastless and color correct. I have a "test" sample in yellow and black and all I can say is wow. They were worth every cent. Frankly, I thought they were old stock neoprene, that is how good they are.

I am not entering the fray of this against that or this person over that person, just like my testing of the Phoenix nozzle I have tried to relay real life, useful and accurate information and I am doing the same here.

James

[OystrPir8]

James - you are a gentleman and a scholar.

[duckbill]

The neon yellow hoses you're looking at .............................

Gentlemen, don't go by my photo when trying to determine their true color. My camera and/or lighting does seem to accentuate the yellows for some reason. Using a black background didn't help either. You should see photos of my yellow weight belt taken with that camera. Speak of neon and fluorescent! But, I assure you that neither the hoses nor my weight belt are that bright. Your computer screen settings can also influence how you see the pictures.

I believe the seller knows that these hoses are not the same length, color, or cross-sectional configuration as the originals. He is honest to advertise that they are not reproductions.

[thepeanutking]

hey how do i get some of these Beautiful Yellow hoses i need 2-3 pairs??

[kgehring]

Just wait for the great hoses from Stuart. They will be done soon!

[Bryan]

I just got a set of the black silicone hoses from Stuart....(I think he want's some of my green ones ) They are every bit as good as the first run he did of yellow hoses a couple of years ago. Best on the market by far IMO!

[simonbeans]

I was fortunate to be able to have the use of three sets of yellow hoses. One was on an original DA complete with mouthpiece and yellow tinnerman clamps, the second was a set of silicone from Stuart (the first run, not the new ones) and a set of the currently available domestic rubber hoses. The photos were taken with indirect and direct sunlight with a digital camera. Included in the photos is Bryan's VDH drybox for comparison. The USD hoses were rinsed, but not washed. The colors rended in these images are a true representation.

[William]

Hi I have several sets of Stuart's ( what I beleived were his 1st Run Yellow Hoses and it looks like these are a lot Brighter Yellow Color. Did he have several Runs made of his first ones? The newest run he is makeing,we are all waiting for, have not come out yet, except for some like Nemrod has? My picture Was taken useing the camera flash but actually Do appear to be a very Bright Yellow Color!

[duckbill]

The picture of Nemrod's look brighter too. But Allan's picture is for comparison.
USD yellow obviously has some red tint (orange) to it. The photos I've seen seem to show that the original and reproduction (definition: copies of the originals) hoses seem to be very slightly darker than the color used on the Mistral label (if they were consistent in their color matching). The "domestic" hoses definitely lack any red pigment and are lighter than the yellow on the Mistral labels, but not "neon" or "fluorescent".
Thankyou Allan. It's good to see the side-by-side comparison. I would agree that the "domestic" hoses are as they appear in real life (assuming my monitor is adjusted properly).

[William]

The Picture of the Yellow Hoses, above picture, are the Same shade of Yellow on the 4 sets I have. The first set I purchased were from Dan who bought them from Stuart and sold them to me for the same as he paid for them, which was extremely nice of Dan to do for me. The next set I purchased were from Karl Gehring who said they were Stuart's Hoses. Duckbill describes the Shade of Yellow perfectly in that mine are a Very slight shade darker yellow than the Nameplate on the Mistral Body. A ever so slight a shade of Mustard yellow to them it seems. The mouthpiece is Not a reproduction mouthpiece but is an Original new old stock U.S.Divers Mouthpiece and is the Exact same shade of yellow as Stuarts's Hoses are in the Above picture,( to the eye), even though it appears a little lighter in the picture. Others will probably be able to tell a little better than I can. Looking at Vintage Pictures in the magazines of the Mistral with yellow hose with yellow mouthpiece they appear to me to be exactly the Same in the yellow color as each other and I suggest that they actually WERE the same shade of yellow when they were New, based on the mouthpiece, the pictures and my memory of the ones I saw for the first time long ago when they were new and mounted on a set of twins. As a child I spent day after day sitting and looking at that Beautifull USD set-up and watching the diver who owned them diving in the hotel's pool as he gave lessons to a few people. Funny, but he just let the Tanks with Regulator sit there by the pool all day, every single day never worrying that they would be stolen. I beleive Stuart's Blue and Green Hoses will be as nice and Original as his Yellow Hoses are and beleive that with his Very High Standards that they will be perfect....... The picture below are a set of Stuarts Hoses, but with a Ron Benson Reproduction Mouthpiece on them. It is Much easier to see the actual hose's Yellow Shade, as compared to the Yellow Mistral Label and actually how much Darker than Stuart's Hoses the Reproduction Mouthpiece is.

[Nemrod]

Idon't really care if the colors are not absolutely perfect even though I believe that they are. One thing you have to remember is that a camera does not see what the eye sees. I post this pic--again--because it shows the colors well and has the Mistral label in good view. These are Stuart's silicone hose and hopefully soon there will be many more. I think they are beautiful and they perform great in the water.



James

[William]

I can agree with all you are saying. There is even evidence that you are correct. I have 4 or 5 of the Reproduction Yellow Mouthpieces and All are the exact same color of yellow. On your regulator and mine too, compare the Hose to the reproduction mouthpiece. In Both pictures it appears that the Yellow Hose is only one shade of yellow Lighter than the mouthpiece is. So they should be the same in color. That means to me that the cameras are slightly different and not the colors of the Hose nor the Reproduction Mouthpiece.