Water Hose

[hmason]

I've always been frustrated by "garden" hoses for boat washing, water tank filling etc. I've used everything from "kink free" to the Pocket hose and they've all had drawbacks.

About a month ago, I was at Lowes and discovered a hose called Zero G. It's amazing, and it's drinking water safe. The next day I went back to Lowes and bought a second one. It's so easy to handle on board that I actually enjoy using it. And, a 5-year warranty.

No affiliation, just passing it along. Check it out.

Shop Zero-G 5/8-in x 50-ft Premium-Duty Kink Free Garden Hose at Lowes.com

 

[TONTOROSS]

Way cool. I'm on my way. Thanks.

 

[Capt.Bill11]

Thanks. I'll have to try one.

My normal go to hoses are the ones from Tricoflex

Tricoflex : reinforced hoses for water

 

[dhays]

That does look good. I hate hoses as well.

 

[twistedtree]

Is that one of the inflating expanding hoses?

 

[hmason]

No, not really. It does not shrink, it simply flattens out. It becomes so light that you can carry 50 feet on a finger or two. Guess that's why they call it Zero G. You can coil it up just like you do a dock line. Since it's fabric coated it doesn't hang up on anything, it just kind of "slides." Unfortunately it will hang up on a cleat as that seems to be a genetic trait of hoses. I also hate hoses but for a boat this is great.

I went back to Lowes to get one for a friend but they were sold out in the store. They told me to order it online if I was in a hurry.

 

[Arch]

Just ordered two from Amazon. Thanks,
Arch