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"Neil Williams" <chiefneil@home.com> wrote in message news:<f7Kb7.92483$Cy.13931780@news1.rdc1.az.home.com>...
> I got hoses with lifetime guarantees from OSH and HD. I think
> the brand is Gilmour. I've had them for maybe 8 years now and
> they're working fine.  They're expensive, but probably
> worth it over time. They're extremely kink-resistant, but will
> kink if abused sufficiently.
> 
> So far two have survived 4 years on the south side of my current
> house in Scottsdale. Pretty amazing - I buy big 45 gallon
> Rubbermaid plastic containers for my pool junk, and they literally
> crumble after a year or two. Amazing how destructive the sun
> is here in AZ.
> 
> I understand if the Gilmour hose ever fails, you just chop off
> the fitting and send it back to them, and they'll send you a new
> hose.
> 
> --Neil
> 
> 
> <bearclaw@cruller.invalid> wrote in message
> news:bearclaw-860359.16434106082001@corp.supernews.com...
> > ARggh! The hose is driving me NUTZ! Where do all these pinprick holes
> > come from?! And the once nice flexible material is KINKING! Yank on the
> > hose and watch the water disappear. Sheesh.
> >
> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent hose that won't cost my
> > right arm and still last more than a couple of years

Have been both ways.  Just did buy a "heavy duty" 50' commercial hose
from the local grange supply $33 (ouch).  So I connect it, stick a
handle through the coil, unroll it and proceed to water some trees. 
You guessed it, first tree no water and a kink back 20 ft.

Also have good heavy duty hoses that I bought over 20 years ago still
in service.

Have cheap throw-aways that have been in service for 5-6 years and
just bought another 60' for $9.84.

Every one, light or heavy kinked from day one.

Harry K