Yeah, I fully understand that there is no price to high for my life. I have also been around long enough to know that most of the time you’re paying for the name on an item but sometimes you actually get your monies worth. For the most part, an HP hose is an HP hose and is pretty much made from the same thing regardless of the name on the price tag. I really love diving and I want to dive safe but if I can save a few dollars and still have safe equipment, thats what I want to do. I’m just wondering because a friend of mine said she had recently gotten a new one for one price and I haven’t found one remotely close. Could be she mis spoke or she just has a really good hook up somewhere and she is unavailable right now so I can’t ask her. Anyway, thanks for all of your help.