Goodyear, the red/pink-is ones with white ends. Fantastic hose.

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Originally posted by TMats:

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Originally posted by BadDogPSD:
I've had good luck with Gilmour Flexogen hoses.

Me too

Hate to use anything else. When a careless employee managed to kink one, I cut the ends off and sent them in as per their lifetime warranty. It didn't take long for the replacement to arrive. The only difference was it was grey instead of green, probably how they tell ones they've replaced.

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...[snip]...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.

I bought a couple never-kink once, I think at the Home Despot, as they were quite a bit cheaper than the Flexogen. They didn't take long to show me why they were cheaper. I called them Ever-Kink and cussed them every time I used them until I threw them away and replaced them with Flexogens.

I've been using one of these for several years now. Supposedly guaranteed for life. I have an extra one, NIB, in the basement, from when I bought three mail order two years ago. when they went on half-price sale. Seems like an excellent hose and a great value.

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I've been using one of these for several years now. Supposedly guaranteed for life. I have an extra one, NIB, in the basement, from when I bought three mail order two years ago. when they went on half-price sale. Seems like an excellent hose and a great value.

That is the good one,been using for decades,I like the 100 foot ones.

Have an industrial hose/rubber company make you a hose using 150 lb. steam hose. You can specify the ID and length you desire. They will install high quality machined brass "garden hose" type end fittings. Use hose similar to Goodyear Plicord 250.

I had Catawba Industrial Rubber Co. (Charlotte, NC) make such a hose over forty years ago. It's been terribly abused and neglected. Left outside on the ground since new and it still functions perfectly!

They're not cheap -- but you will never, ever have to buy another hose! Well, unless this one gets stolen or you slice it with an axe.