thanks vadim,
i have thought about switching to thermobore, but i have a few concerns:
1. I currently use microbore, (od 11mm), thermobore is 13mm od, more like garden hose. this has got to be harder to drag around and will take up alot more room on my reel.
2. my microbore has an id of 6mm. thermobore has an id of 8mm. all that extra water has got to be harder to drag around. also, i often lift my hosereel out of the van, and i reckon that 100m of thermobore filled with water will be quite a bit heavier. (you might be noticing by now that i like making my life easier, not harder!)
3. Alex has, in the past, questioned how beneficial thermobore would be for "warm" water users, as it is designed for "hot" users.
this said, thermobore may be the way to go? i just thought starting with hotter water might be an idea.