A Garden Hose that never Kinks
By dsnygrl onO.K., I have to admit something, I'm cheap! That said, when it comes to garden hoses I my thoughts had always been buy the cheapest one because a hose is a hose. Boy was I wrong, all hoses are not created equal.
My husband let me buy all the cheap hoses I wanted over the years and laughed at me every time I asked him to untangle a kink for me so I would not have to walk over and do it. He would tell me that if I had bought a better hose it would not be tangled and to do it myself. Every year I would have to replace at least one of the 3 hoses we had for our house because it would crack from where it had kinked up or it would leak from where the threads were worn on the part where it connects to the faucet.
One day around the holidays 4 or 5 years ago I was wondering around Lowe's and a clearance section caught my eye. I went over to poke around it and one of the items in there was the Apex never kink hose. It was marked down 1/2 off so I thought if nothing else it would make a great gag Christmas gift. According to the package it was guaranteed to be self straightening and never to kink.
Well it has been several years now and even after being run over by the cars more times than I can count it still looks and works great and has NEVER kinked on me. We leave it outside all year long and the elements have not seemed to effected it at all. The threads are still tight at the faucet and there is no leaking. My only complaint I would have about it would be the weight of it. Compared to other hoses I have had, this one is much heavier but since it works, I don't mind.
I am still not sure I could go into a store today and purchase a new one for $40.00 but I will say for the price I paid, this has been the best hose I have ever had.
Kinking hoses are SO bad, and it is getting harder and harder to find good ones at a price one can afford. Congrats on your coup!
Would you believe my darling husband bought one of these for me and someone stole it? It's true. I loved the darned hose. You are so right, it never kinked even when it got smooshed under truck wheels.
I do the same thing....always looking for the least expensive hose in the store. I have to unkink my hoses all the time. When I try to drag them around the side of the house to wash my van, I have to stop half way and return to the middle of the hose and undo it. This is great and you got it on sale too! I love a bargain!
I would love one of these! I hate the hose I have now! Thanks for the info!
Here, here girlfriend-you are SO-all hoses are definitely not created equal!!! As my mom always said, you get what you pay for & you got a great quality hose ON SALE!!!!!
Uh oh, are we married to the same man? lol. My husband would say those exact words! He always tells me I need to buy the more expensive kind or it won't work. I just can't do it unless it is on sale. You got a terrific deal on this! Good to know that it still works so well today.
Wow...didn't know that they MADE unkinkable hoses:0) Wish I had one...mine is always kinking and it is very annoying!
I'm cheap too, so I also learned this lesson upon buying my first home and starting to care for the lawn.
Thanks for the information on this. I just noticed yesterday that my hose is falling apart because I forgot and left it out all winter.
I know we have replaced hoses so many times, usually when our sons forget to turn the water off and the eventually burst :(