Garden hose

 I have two of the home depot variety "kink free" garden hoses.  They are far
from kink free, in fact they kink all the time when you stretch them out.
When you roll them back up you have to keep flipping the hose the right way
so it won't kink.

However, I have a very old hose probably more than 15 years I found in this
garage and it never kinks.  It does not kink because it does not flatten not
even a little bit.  I think it's made of rubber.  Are those better hoses
than the modern day vinyl hoses?

MC

 MiamiCuse wrote:

   I remember admiring a Model A, and I asked the owner where he got the
replacement rubber, it was perfect. He said "Replacement, that's original!".

   I have a 1" rubber hose that would never think of kinking, of course,
this is a monster.

   My guess is that thinner hoses will be more likely to kink, look for
substance, no matter what you get, if this is a concern.

   Jeff

 jeff wrote:

Good point.  I have 19mm (3/4in) and 12mm (1/2in) made of the same material,
the thinner kinks much more.

David

 MiamiCuse wrote:

You bet. Heavy duty industrial/commercial one. I have one and it is so
heavy and kink free but hard to handle.

 

IMO,  yes, it is better, but after 15 years it may be deteriorating.  If you
want the best possible hose reel, go to www.rapidreel.com  After curing
every other type for years, I spent the money and have never been happier
using the hoses and being able to re-wind it easily. .