On 7/20/2011 12:38 AM, Steve B wrote:
"Steve wrote in message
...
I don't remember the name, but I bought the 120 foot from Sam's Club 4-5
years ago. It has a lifetime guarantee and has functioned well to this
point.
Steve
wrote in message
.com...
I'm in the market for 2 50' garden hoses. Everything I've bought
before kinks and disappoints me as far as quality goes. (even a couple of
the "no kink" ones I've bought)

Can someone recommend a brand and/or model of hose that you have
actually owned, and which you would say exceeds expectations?

Thanks!

I have Goodyear hoses that I am very satisfied with.
Things to look for:
heavy, big heavy brass fixtures; not those thin cheesy brass plated ones
that bend if you step on them; long guarantee; high price. I like the 50'
and 100', as that is for usually substantial projects, and for the cheapie
little water jobs here and there, the cheapie 25 footers for $10 work.


Hard to beat a good rubber hose and I think impossible to kink.

I've got one of these 25' never kink drinking water safe hoses:

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100661316. I
/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

on a manifold at the end of my feeder 1" rubber.

Absolutely no problems and no kinks. Very flexible and convenient, so
far I love it. I'm looking for some good quick disconnects and I think
adding in a 50'.

I've seen the same licensed technology on other hoses elsewhere.

Jeff


But
you'll end up spending $20 replacing the hardware over the life of the hose.
So, might as well get a Goodyear 25'.

The Goodyears don't kink, either. Those little cheap ones will if folded
wrong, or if they get a kink from twisting. Storage affects life, and
hanging up helps a lot. Draining water out in the winter is a good thing,
too. DAMHIKT.


Steve