[AT] Hose Reccomendations

[Keith Kinney]

I'd by a Black rubber Craftsman hose from Sears.  They have a life 
time warranty.  When I bought my first one the salesman said they 
replace for life it even if the dog chewed it up.  We'll after about 
10 years my Son hit it with the lawn mower.  I took it back to Sears 
and they didn't even ask me what was wrong with it.  They saw me 
coming in the door and ask how long.  I told them 50' and they pulled 
a new one off the shelf and handed it to me.  So, as you'd guess I'm 
a happy customer.  They are by the way nice and heavy with nice brass ends.
Keith



At 11:20 AM 1/2/2006, you wrote:
>  I have purchased several hoses from Sam's Club. They are black 
> with a yellow stripe. They are a commercial hose. They have heavy 
> brass fittings on each end, and a brass external spring on the 
> female end for additional support at the at the hydrant end. We ran 
> a couple through the cattle yard this summer to get to the garden. 
> They remained there all summer. Even drove the tractor over them 
> hauling round bales. One coupling was by the fountain, so you can 
> imagine the number of times it was tramped on. The hose is as good 
> as new. The hoses may be a seasonal item, you may have to wait 
> until spring. But these are the best that we have found.  Dallas
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas O. Mehrkam" 
><tomehrkam at houston.rr.com>
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>Subject: Re: [AT] Hose Reccomendations
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>
>>The rubber ones will do the trick. I have three I purchased form 
>>Sears about 25 years ago that I am still using.
>>
>>Home Depot and Wally world have them if you know what to look for. 
>>They need to be reinforced with some kind of fabric like a tire. 
>>The heavier the better. Most of the time they are advertised as 
>>commercial grade. Not cheap but worth the money.
>>
>>PS. The light ones will last forever but will kink. The heavy ones 
>>are just that very heavy to move around.
>>
>>rasmith4 at juno.com wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm looking for some recommendations for garden hose.  I use quite 
>>>a bit of it here on the farm and am tired of having to replace the 
>>>ones now in use.  I'm looking for a hose that will not develop 
>>>permanent kinks, will remain pliable in cold weather, will not 
>>>succumb to sunlight or pressure.
>>>
>>>If you know of something that might fill the bill, let me know and 
>>>where it might be available.  I'm tired of buying the plastic ones 
>>>locally that just don't seem to last.
>>>
>>>Richard
>>>In Central NY 
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