PSA: The 'Pocket Hose' is crap.

[trof]

After a few uses it explodes.
Blows a rip.
Ours did and everyone we know (over a dozen friends & family) who used them had the same thing happen.
Do not buy this item.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Thank you. I nearly bought one Saturday.

[trof]

7. That's why I'm here.

[Ron Green]

2. What's the point of it?

To save shelf space in the shed?

[trof]

10. It's kind of like (you should pardon the expression) like a penis.

It expands to full length when you use it and contracts when you don't.


So, yes, it stores in a smaller place than a regular hose.
When not in use.

[hlthe2b]

3. Fortunately, I read the Amazon reviews which are nearly uniformly negative before buying...

But, prior to that I almost used a 20% off at BB&Beyond on impulse...

Good on you for warning others. I'll just continue to fight with my old heavy (and heavy-duty) standard hose...

[jberryhill]

4. And it's not wide enough for a golf ball

[BlueStreak]

5. I thought "pocket hose" was a euphemism. You mean there really is one?

[doc03]

6. I bought the DAP hose with the brass fittings, it also blew up

after only 1 week. The store gave me my money back.

[RKP5637]

8. I have several Swan hoses I bought in the 80's, superb quality and still going

strong. I think they will outlast me! About the only thing I've done to them is to replace the ends, I ran over a couple with my car. I replaced them with really solid and heavy high quality brass ends, well worth it.

[gvstn]

9. Thanks for the heads up.

They have been running a new infomercial for their heavy duty model with brass fittings etc. I was considering breaking down and getting one for the front yard. My standard hose always manages to find itself in the middle of my flower bed when I try to water my hanging baskets. I'll skip what I always thought would be a flimsy product and make more of an effort to lay my hose out rather than dragging it.

[trof]

12. Their claim that a 'regular hose' is inside the 'accodrian' hose is total bullshit.

The ONLY layer appears to be a dacron/nylon or whatever tube.

[opiate69]

11. Actually, the one I got last year did that too.. however...

the company apparently heard an earful about it, and they have redesigned it. They're touting it as "3 times stronger!" Take that with the requisite grain of salt, however, the new one we bought so far hasn't had any issues.

[trof]

13. Are they offering a money back guarantee for blown hoses?

[opiate69]

15. Actually, I didn't look at that...

Figured I could risk the $20 though. If this one blows out too, then fuck 'em.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

18. there is actually a class action lawsuit

and you can get something like a whopping six bucks back... don't know if you need the receipt or not. i figured it was more of a hassle than it was worth

sP

[MineralMan]

14. I had a 125' 3/4" hose made, using heavy duty

Hose and solid brass couplings. There's only one hose bib on my house, and that hose reaches my entire yard. I've been using it now for 10 years. It never kinks, and is fed by a 3/4" pipe and faucet. Massive output and it doesn't flinch if you drive a car over it.

Worth every penny of its price.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

16. I can attest to this as well

POW! it was impressive. i just wish there was a good lightweight hose... my little girls love to garden with us and watering is one of those things they love to do... but those big bulky heavy hoses are too much for the littlest ones...

oh well...

sP

[Tom Ripley]

17. I was mislead by the thread title

and my gutter-dwelling mind

[spanone]

19. i went there too....he said ashamed

[Suich]

20. I bought a (blue) 50' DAP hose last spring

and am really happy with it. I've read about the problems with the brass fittings but I haven't had any trouble.

[doc03]

22. I bought the 50' DAP hose on May 2nd it blew up on May 9th. n/t

[tularetom]

21. I'm ashamed because I knew that a year ago and didn't warn anyone

Looked like a good product, the price was right and I needed some more hoses so I bought two of um.

Ran one from the well to the horse trough and the other one to our veggie garden which has gotten pretty big lately. Big mistake.

Within a month both hoses blew out. Right at the place where the expanding hose joins the end fittings. Then I heard they were replacing the plastic fittings with brass. Well, whoopee fuckin doo. They could make them out of platinum and the hose would still be a piece of crap if they failed to attach the hose to the fittings properly.

Anyway, fool me once, shame on er, uh, you. Fool me twice, um, er, uh, won't git fooled again, heh, heh. (that's an ol' saying we have in Texas, probably in Tennessee).

[Aerows]

24. You are probably better off

because I've heard the materials involved are toxic to humans, so it can't possibly be good for vegetables or animals!

[Aerows]

23. My mom ordered one

She still hasn't used it.

I use my plain old 75 ft. garden hose every day to water my vegetable plants and ... it works just fine.