- I've been watching an auction for one of the modern USD Mistral regulators that is missing the first stage. At first it looked like a possible bargain... After all, these modern Mistrals are basically a single hose first stage attached (with a short hose) to a single hose second stage with two corrugated hoses on it. If the second stage assembly could be bought for cheap, you could probably attach just about any 1st stage and get the thing up and running.
- But sure enough, the bidders caught a fever and pushed the price beyond ridiculousity... Last I looked it was over $600 and I think a decent shape complete Mistral can be had for less than that.