Awesome

good sturdy hose

Good sturdy hose

This hose seems to be pretty good for the price. It's "kink resistant," NOT kink proof. I'm not sure if it's even possible to buy a kink proof hose. Also, this hose has a "lifetime replacement guarantee." Just bring it back to Sam's and get another one if you have a problem with it. I did have the same problem as another reviewer. The spray nozzle I was using fused to the hose. This is most likely due to dissimilar metals and could be avoided by applying some silicone plumbers grease to the threads. The average home owner would never know to do this. I didn't even think about it, but I do usually grease connections, so they're easier to disassemble later.

Returned it immediately because it leaked from both ends constantly. The other problem was that the piece that the sprayer connected to came loose and made it impossible to take the sprayer off. It would just spin and spin instead of unthreading. I had to use vicegrips to get it off. I promptly returned the hose.

Did I think I was more talented with hoses than everyone else who said they had it kink? Maybe. Was I wrong and it's just an awful hose? Yep. I had a Member's Mark hose before that lasted us many years. We loved it. Replaced it with this piece of junk. Literally kinked in four places on the first use. Impossible to unroll without severe kinking. Useless. What a piece of junk.

While I like the ends on this hose, IT IS NOT KINK RESISTENT!!! When I was done using it the first time and winding it up, it KINKED numerous times in numerous places...I will keep it because I got it on sale and I like the length, however, I HATE being lied to about an aspect of any product!!!

Just like most products these days, this hose is made to work just as long as the return policy expires. I used it for one season, worked fine. I rolled it up neatly, stored it inside my garage for the winter, and when I went to use it this spring; well let's just say spring had sprung. This hose had about 6 leaks where it had folded on itself (not kinked, but folded flat.) For the price it seemed like a deal, but for 3 months of use once a week this thing is garbage.

Kinks easy

Long and strong!