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RE: Garden hoses - tomsteve - 06-20-2021
(06-20-2021, 07:57 AM)fredhargis Wrote: Just a word of caution about the Flexilla (from one who has the garden hose, air hose, and pressure washer hose...so I really like them). If you leave them out like you plan, they will turn a mil-dewy black that can't be cleaned off.
yellow stanley fatmax hoses do the same. good hose but that dam mildewey crap sucks.
RE: Garden hoses - Flat Lander - 06-21-2021
Garden Hose
After having the same issues as all above, I went with this one, I purchased 2 of the above and will be getting a 3rd. I have had these for 2 years in Central Florida and have had no issues. The only time they had any tendency to kink was when I was opening them up the first time which I expected.
They stay outside all year long.
RE: Garden hoses - R Clark - 06-21-2021
(06-20-2021, 07:57 AM)fredhargis Wrote: Just a word of caution about the Flexilla (from one who has the garden hose, air hose, and pressure washer hose...so I really like them). If you leave them out like you plan, they will turn a mil-dewy black that can't be cleaned off. Worse, when you handle it your hands will turn that color. I learned the hard way, and after cleaning it as good as I could (which wasn't all that successful) I now keep it hanging on a hose rack when not in use. Here's my recommendation, as unbelievable as it might seem: Craftsman rubber hose. I have several lengths of the Craftsman hose from the early 70's, and at that age most of them have the male connection replaced and one was even in a grass fire. They all still work with no kinks and all things considered are in excellent shape. Even so, I have been replacing them over the past couple of years.....with the current Craftsman rubber hose. My old ones are green, the new ones black.....but they seem to be every bit as well made. You may have to search for them (for me the local Ace hardware had them in all lengths) but they are well worth it. They do kink when I stretch them out from the coiled pile, but the kinks never affect the hose. At the very least, give them a look. I currently have 2-100' lengths, and a 50' length, that gets left laying on the lawn most of the summer. I pick them up to mow, and then lay them back out. Nary a problem.
Fred, thanks. I looked up the C-Man hoses on Lowe's website. They're marked as USA-made, so one could have some hope that teh quality is still there. I found a review on another site that indicated that the octagonal shape of the hose seemed to be the factor of kink resistance. That seems logical. Overall, that review was very positive. Downside seems to be that it only comes in 50 foot lengths.
(06-20-2021, 12:24 PM)cams2705 Wrote: I don't think the brand matters as much as the care you give them. I've had a pair of 100' hoses I bought from Lowes for a number of years without any kinks or issues. The trick is to disconnect the hose after each use, "walk" the water out of it, and I coil mine into large muck buckets I keep right next to the spigots on the patio.
I just don't see me doing that for 150 feet of hose every time I want to use it. However, the muck bucket for storage might be an idea I can use to help the situation. Right now, I just coil them on the ground next to the spigot. I do have an excess 50-gallon poly barrel that could be cut down and get two plastic contianers for the hose.
(06-20-2021, 02:54 PM)EightFingers Wrote: Mine are “Kinkmaster 2000”s
I didn’t know that’s how many kinks they were going to get.
Does anyone know of a good hose reel that doesn’t fall apart in two months?
The Suncast brand is horrible!
Good hose reel...let me know when you find one. I've been searching. I think there might be a decent one available from Northern tool. Every one that I've had has fallen apart at the joint where the water supply attaches to the reel. And you're right...Suncast is horrid.
Flat Lander: I looked up the hose you linked. That retailer is not in my area, but as luck would have it, LOML and I are traveling to areas where those stores are, and perhaps I can stop in and look at them. The brand is also available on Amazon, but I can only find 50' lengths.
RE: Garden hoses - fredhargis - 06-21-2021
(06-21-2021, 07:03 AM)WxMan Wrote: Downside seems to be that it only comes in 50 foot lengths.Not really, I know it comes in 25', 50' and 100' lengths. Here's a link to the 100' at Ace, and they will ship. Actually, I wasn't even aware that Lowes carried it.
RE: Garden hoses - Howard Pollack - 06-21-2021
Flexzilla is the one that gives me the least pain. -Howard
RE: Garden hoses - Cooler - 06-21-2021
I liked he ones that collapsed into a wrinkled ball when the water pressure was turned off. I can't find them anymore. Typically the hose lasts until I run over it with my snowblower. After the lawn cutting season I will wash my car and I'm not fastidious about coiling it back up. Then I run over it with the snow blower when it is covered with snow.
RE: Garden hoses - JTTHECLOCKMAN - 06-21-2021
(06-21-2021, 08:11 AM)fredhargis Wrote: Not really, I know it comes in 25', 50' and 100' lengths. Here's a link to the 100' at Ace, and they will ship. Actually, I wasn't even aware that Lowes carried it.
I have that hose and it kinks like there is no tomorrow. I happen to buy it because Sears was selling out when they closed the store by me so got real cheap but not worth the money.
RE: Garden hoses - FireWood - 06-21-2021
https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-3-4x100-Flexogen-Hose/dp/B00C4TPV40/ref=asc_df_B00C4TPV40/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459681033251&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9289410235957413026&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001881&hvtargid=pla-1136315474352&psc=1
This stuff is awesome, but very heavy to drag around when full of water. I actually prefer the 50' sections with high flow quick disconnects between them. I'll swap connections rather than drag a hose.
These are fantastic, but expensive. https://www.eleyhosereels.com/products/garden-hose-quick-connect-system?_pos=1&_sid=a445d77da&_ss=r?rfsn=3958787.1a4e9a
RE: Garden hoses - bmich - 07-12-2021
(06-20-2021, 07:16 AM)WxMan Wrote: Did a forum search but got no hits, so here goes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1m0YTxBKqE
I keep two 150' garden hoses outside during the non-freezing half of the year. Like most, they stay hooked to the spigot. Also like most, they kink like crazy and have developed "memory" kinks that remain and reform, even when the hose is under pressure. The only way I've found to eliminate kinks is to cut out the kink and insert a coupling joint in its place. All of my hoses have multiple couplings in them.
The last time I bought hoses, I purchased hoses that were marked as durable and "anti-kink". Not only did they kink, even when new, but I've had to cut out sections that were bulging under pressure as they were about to burst.
Any recommendations for a hose brand that will serve me better?
I have a Flexzilla air hose in the shop that I really like, and I see that Flexzilla also sells a garden hose. At $65/100 ft, it's not cheap, but I guess I'm willing to spend that if it doesn't kink, is durable, and is OK for UV exposure (I'm not the kind of guy who will put it in the house after every use.)
Thanks for any inputs.
RE: Garden hoses - KC - 07-12-2021
(07-12-2021, 01:47 AM)bmich Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1m0YTxBKqE
I woulda never watched that if I was sleeping like a normal person at 4:00am... but it was awesome. Kinda makes me wanna go buy a hose.
