Premium rubber hose in garage, and same on side of house for garden use, and going strong for about 17yrs now...
Hose on side of house just gets drained before winter, but stays outside on el cheapo hose real. Funny part, only last year, did the one hose (INSIDE garage) started forming a bubble area in the middle. Still haven't decided if I just get a hose joint and repair or just replace the hose (it's served it's duty all these years).
I damaged the brass coupling on the garage one ages ago by driving over it. I just cut off the end, got a Gardena compression style end fitting and never had an issue since.
OK, "real" heavy duty rubber hoses are not cheap. They do take up more space that these xhose things, and are heavier. But they do last quite a while.
I hate vinyl hoses (kink like crazy), and all these gimicky hoses, super flex, xhose, pocket hose, etc...
Many "rubber" hoses, are often recycled rubber/vinyl mix if you check the details. NOT the same.
My outdoor hose is something like this one.
Hose on side of house just gets drained before winter, but stays outside on el cheapo hose real. Funny part, only last year, did the one hose (INSIDE garage) started forming a bubble area in the middle. Still haven't decided if I just get a hose joint and repair or just replace the hose (it's served it's duty all these years).
I damaged the brass coupling on the garage one ages ago by driving over it. I just cut off the end, got a Gardena compression style end fitting and never had an issue since.
OK, "real" heavy duty rubber hoses are not cheap. They do take up more space that these xhose things, and are heavier. But they do last quite a while.
I hate vinyl hoses (kink like crazy), and all these gimicky hoses, super flex, xhose, pocket hose, etc...
Many "rubber" hoses, are often recycled rubber/vinyl mix if you check the details. NOT the same.
My outdoor hose is something like this one.