Flexon Flextreme Pro 5/8" x 100ft Performance Rubber Garden Hose – Heavy-Duty, Kink-Resistant, All-Weather Flexibility, Industrial-Grade Couplings, Durable Outdoor Watering Hose for Lawn & Garden

I knew that rubber hoses are superior as you always see them used in the garden centers and by professionals but they typically use the heavy red rubber hoses. The problem with even the best vinyl hoses is when they do kink, and all hoses can kink, they have a memory of the kink and that spot will continue to kink and weaken. As far as I can tell this hose even when it does kink has absolutely no memory and thus remains like new. After several years of using mine and storing on a hose reel it still looks like new. I tried the highest rated vinyl hose (which apparently is no longer made) and it was a good hose for vinyl but did not hold a candle to this one. I hope they don't stop making it.Like another reviewer I just received my second hose and its different than the first one ordered 2 years ago. The surface is shiny and thinner compared to the old one. I don't believe this second hose is rubber, it sure looks and feels like a typical vinyl hose. All I can say is what a shame. The couplings are top notch - O ring, spring strain relief but what a waste if the hose only lasts a few years.Update 7/2023 - The vinyl hose burst after only 1 year. Its not any better than a typical hose you get at the home center. This is not a rubber hose despite what the description says. I still have the rubber version of this hose bought in 2021, I use it almost every day and its still functioning.

This hose is amazing! I use it for my pressure washer and mang! Does it flow! Highly recommend.

I never like to be critical of an item, but this hose is with out a doubt the worst hose I've ever purchased in my life. It came quickly and on time as stated, which is good. It arrived with a kink in the hose while still in the package. I unwrapped it hoping the kink could be undone. It didn't unkink completely but I chose to try it out anyway. Bad decision. It has kinked more while using it and remains so stiff that it's hard to hang on my hose rack. I probably can't return it now, but I'm probably going to throw it away.

I did get a kink in the first thirty days of use but it might come out whereas on a really cheap hose, it's permeant

Good value for the money

Great hose

Heavy duty

I'm very obsessive about purchases. I research like a crazy person.... Videos articles, comparisons, etc..Apparently I didn't read enough reviews or was just hung up on the made in USA part, but this hose was a total disappointment. Constant kinks from day one and after less than 1 year, it developed a bulge that caused the outer cover to split . The hose hasn't ruptured yet, but I expect it to the first time that inner liner drags something course. This hose couldn't be further from commercial.