[Gibby]

Anyone have a recommendation on an expandable hose that isn't crap? I has one last over a year. Then the next one lasted a month.

I had an el cheapo 25' that expanded to 50' and was excellent. Paid around $20 for it. It was great until the kids abused it and out a hole it. I tried a 50' that expanded to 100' and it sucked so I sent it back.

 

[pennstater2005]

Anyone have a recommendation on an expandable hose that isn't crap? I has one last over a year. Then the next one lasted a month.

I had an el cheapo 25' that expanded to 50' and was excellent. Paid around $20 for it. It was great until the kids abused it and out a hole it. I tried a 50' that expanded to 100' and it sucked so I sent it back.

Thanks. The 100' is what I'm looking for. Something easier to move to the front yard instead of the heavy rubber one.

 

[ABC123]

Ely code abc17 is 10% off.

 

[Gorgonzola17]

Ely code abc17 is 10% off.

I am trying to use the code and it isn't working anymore 😭... Bummer

 

[MsTin]

I just bought the hose reel and 100' polyurethane hose. Ended up being $312 dollars all said and done. :shock: Don't know how I'm going to explain this "necessity" to my husband.

I would be elated if my wife approached me telling me she purchased a non-POS water hose.

I'd be elated if my wife took an interest in anything outside other than expecting her husband aka "the groundskeeper" to maintain perfection :lol:

Yeah, now I am so convinced not to even mess with any other type of hose, hose reel and connector system that I see around. I know that I am now a loyal Eley person for life. The difference is like night and day!!!!

 

[CPA Nerd]

This 50' rubber hose from Home Depot for $29.97 has done the job for me. Best hose I've ever owned in my very limited experience.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Continental-ContiTech-Premium-5-8-in-Dia-x-50-ft-Commercial-Grade-Rubber-Black-Water-Hose-20258074/100676339

 

[Greenrebellion]

This 50' rubber hose from Home Depot for $29.97 has done the job for me. Best hose I've ever owned in my very limited experience.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Continental-ContiTech-Premium-5-8-in-Dia-x-50-ft-Commercial-Grade-Rubber-Black-Water-Hose-20258074/100676339

Pretty sure that is the one I own as well. Great hose.

 

[RandyMan]

The Craftsman heavy duty black rubber hoses are great. They are a bit heavy, but super flexible and the fittings are really high quality.

Agreed. they have them in 25ft, 50 ft and 100 ft sizes.You can get them super cheap when they go on sale

 

[Gorgonzola17]

The Craftsman heavy duty black rubber hoses are great. They are a bit heavy, but super flexible and the fittings are really high quality.

Agreed. they have them in 25ft, 50 ft and 100 ft sizes.You can get them super cheap when they go on sale

Are you talking about the ones with the silver or brass fittings?? Since Lowes started selling craftsman, looks like fittings changed and don't see made in USA anymore.

 

[Alan]

The Craftsman heavy duty black rubber hoses are great. They are a bit heavy, but super flexible and the fittings are really high quality.

They are very heavy; I have three 50 footers. You must be Popeye... :lol:

 

[jimmy]

The Craftsman heavy duty black rubber hoses are great. They are a bit heavy, but super flexible and the fittings are really high quality.

Agreed. they have them in 25ft, 50 ft and 100 ft sizes.You can get them super cheap when they go on sale

Are you talking about the ones with the silver or brass fittings?? Since Lowes started selling craftsman, looks like fittings changed and don't see made in USA anymore.

The ones I have have silver fittings. Easily the best hose fittings I've ever used.

 

[jimmy]

The Craftsman heavy duty black rubber hoses are great. They are a bit heavy, but super flexible and the fittings are really high quality.

They are very heavy; I have three 50 footers. You must be Popeye... :lol:

I think I have 4 or 5 of the 50 footers.

 

[Movingshrub]

Anyone used the Underhill gold pro series?

I keep looking at the Underhill gold contractor series, in both the 5/8" and 3/4". I'll be using a 100' length. The primary application will be to wash vehicles, water plants, and occasionally feed a pressure washer for exterior cleaning. Weight for 100' is 12.5lb and 15.5lb, and a price of $94 or $110, depending on the diameter.

The other contender to me is the Eley poly 5/8" 100' which is 14lb at a price of $147.

I had looked at the Flexzilla. I saw reviews on amazon about mold discoloring the hose which made me apprehensive.

 

[Movingshrub]

Pulled the trigger on the underhill gold pro-series. Now just to see if this thing is any good or not.

 

[b0nk3rs]

For the sake of science I picked up one of the Craftsman Medium-Duty 5/8" x 50' Garden Hose for $9.78.

The hose is VERY thin and the fittings are VERY soft. I sprung a leak out of the male end just tightening it down into my sprinkler spike and it started leaking until i squeezed it back into shape. I definitely wouldn't recommend this even at $10.

 

[ken-n-nancy]

I picked up a 100' "Swan Element, Contractor Choice" 3/4" hose at Walmart for $50 (well, $49.67 actually) a few weeks ago and have been very pleased with it - definitely a high-quality hose, with an excellent fitting (the high quality connector to the hose bibb is actually what caught my attention in the store.)

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Swan-Element-Contractor-Farm-Hose-3-4-In-X-100-Ft-Brick/21781318

When I was checking out in the lawn & garden section, the clerk, unprompted, said, "That's an awesome hose." He said that they use two of them end-to-end to get water out into the parking lot area that becomes a garden center in the summer, and that cars are continually driving over the hose and that a couple years ago they'd be lucky to get a month out of a hose. They started using these ones last summer and he said they're still using the same two they did last year. On my way to my car, I looked and, sure enough, cars were regularly driving over the hose as it was routed across one of the parking aisles to get to the plants -- must have been having a car drive over it every few minutes all day long, every day...

 

[Movingshrub]

It only took me a year since the OP but I bought an underhill pro series gold water hose. It's the least costly, I think, of their water hose options.

 

[Ecks from Tex]

@Movingshrub hah yes you talked that one to death bud but good on you for getting exactly what you wanted. Looking forward to the review thread that will take up the rest of 2018 :lol:

 

[Movingshrub]

@Movingshrub hah yes you talked that one to death bud but good on you for getting exactly what you wanted. Looking forward to the review thread that will take up the rest of 2018 :lol:

:thumbup:
Unsure if what I ordered is exactly what I wanted, but I knew I didn't like what I had and was just waiting for it to finally fail before placing an order. Hopefully this thing will work well. The hose fittings felt a little dinky but if it holds up and lasts, then good to go.

 

[crussell]

@Movingshrub Any report on how you like you like your hose? I just ordered the same one today, but wishing I would have read this first and got your review.