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I am tired and replacing my garden hoses annually and want to see if anyone has found a good, solid, durable hose that will resist kinks and last a while. | ||
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My own search for similar spec has left me doing field trials over the last 10 years or so. Generally the ones costing about twice as much per 50' roll, and have actual brass fittings give better service for my lawn & garden. Pretty much leaves out the big box store choices, while I've found the better ones in local upscale gardening supply shops. Sorry, don't have the brand names for you. | |||
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I have some of the black rubber ones from Home Depot. They have held up well over 8+ years. _________________ This space left intentionally blank. | |||
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Apex hoses from Teknor Apex. | |||
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I have had good luck with the black rubber Craftsman hoses. They have the actual brass fittings. Caveat: Mine are all over 10 years old and still in service so I have no idea what they are selling now. The only advice I have is disconnect them and take them inside for the winter. I store them in the basement when the temps get down to freezing. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Goodyear rubber, now labeled Conti-Tech. Still made in the USA. I have several that have lasted 12+ years now exposed to the intense AZ sun. Surprisingly, black holds up as well as red. Crimped brass fittings, high quality. I find Home Depot to have the best prices. 5/8" x 50' runs about $30 there, a bit more if you have it shipped. | |||
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Agree with Signewt, with a few exceptions. It's all about the hunt for a decent deal, but a cheap hose is crap for the long run. I bought a 200 footer made for a reel, and it's going on 7 years now, in full sun, and still going strong. When it gives up the ghost, it won't owe me anything. I wish I could remember the brand, but I bought it for about half of what everyone else was selling it for, just got lucky on a good deal. Good hoses are like guns, better money = better gun, generally. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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I bought a couple of those expanding hoses you see on TV. Guess what they work. Chris | |||
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I have some that are forty years old and work well. My father was a stickler about draining the hose after each use, bringing it into the garage and coiling it into a perfect circle. Of course, the higher end hoses with brass fittings and better materials last a long time. | |||
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About 5 years ago I bought some large/long "commercial" hoses from harbor freight. They seemed stout. They are gray in color. I drain them and coil them after each use, and keep them out of the sun. Going on 5 years use, and they still work and appear like new. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.rikrlandvs.com | |||
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I've had good luck with Gilmour Flexogen hoses. Like guns, Love Sigs | |||
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Me too _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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I've had Flexogen for many years. Durable, but they do get pretty stiff if you use a reel. Last year, I bought Flexzilla. Very flexible and nice fittings. We'll see how it holds up, but pleased so far. | |||
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The Flexogens have been good here in the high desert, too. | |||
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I have had great luck with craftsman black rubber hosed from the 1963. Two stay under pressure on front of home 365. I also use more of them in my rainwater catch barrels for my gardens with electric pumps. They will last for about twenty years under pressure ,usually the male end will be the area that fails due to your flexing the fitting. They are not cheap but quality does cost. | |||
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I use the 3/4 inch contractor hoses found at Lowes and Home Depot. The original ones I bought have to be 30+ years old and still good. At others have said, keep them out of the sun. Looks like they are now $60 with some added features: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Never...Garden-Hose/50328053 41 | |||
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I have bought a handful of different ones but they don't see much use. The RV/Marine hoses seem to hold up the best in my experience. But they aren't sold in longer lengths I believe. ________________________ | |||
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flexzilla for the one I move a lot. Washing cars, watering, hosing the skunk of the dog, etc. Gilmour heavy duty for the sprinkler that doesn't get moved a ton. they're the red heave ones - I'm sure they go by other brands. Rural King has the gilmour 90' for $27ish a lot. Flexzilla was 100ft for 60$, I think. I had never-kink & they were great, until they weren't. then they kinked, cracked & just generally pissed me off. The gilmour outlast them by double, at least. | |||
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I bought 1 of these 2 summers ago and it is doing well. I store mine outside in one of this big plastic garden tubs during the winter. I also have a red rubber hose with brass fittings but no markings that was left at the house when I bought it and it works well. Neverkink are the worst hoses on the planet. Spent the big bucks on one of those one year what a freaking waste. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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