ELEY Garden Hose – 200 ft. Drinking Water Safe, Heavy Duty Polyurethane Hose, Lightweight, 5/8 in x 200 ft, Perfect for Home and Commercial Applications

I'm a contractor. In the era of throw away amazon products that are identical with varying names and logos I have become frustrated to find what I call "tools" rather than "consumables". It does not matter how many of the old style vinyl and rubber hoses I have bought. They are all junk. For a contractor. None of them work in the winter. They are all weak or heavy. They deteriorate pretty quickly. They are hard to roll up. After a century or more of "hose" I would think there would be something better. What about lifetime warranty expandable garden hoses with 20,000 positive reviews that break on the first use? So much trash.I found out about urethane hoses and started a new cycle of experimentation. I bought a Water Right 7/16" x 50' and it is pretty good. It does have a "set" in the coil shape that is pretty pronounced. I didn't like the silly plastic cartoon strain reliefs of the original, but they have since improved them. 7/16", however is a very low flow hose. Great for wet saws because of their small size and portability.I found out that CoilHose (the pneumatic hose manufacturer) started making water hoses. They have a standard 5/8" ID garden hose that I tried. It's bright blue, which is cool because my company colors are blue. I'd say it's a little on the thin side as far as the hose wall thickness goes. It also has a fairly strong coil "set". However, my very first one of those had leaks in it even before we used it. That was a little disappointing. I bought it from Zoro and they were fantastic about replacing it.While I was waiting for the backordered replacement to come from Zoro I ordered the Eley from Amazon. I no longer expect much quality from any manufacturer anymore. When I took it out of the box and felt it for no more than a few seconds I yelled out in my garage, "Finally!" The end fittings on this hose are great, strong, pretty. There are no strain reliefs but in my experience most strain reliefs are ineffective, break, fall off, or slide down anyway. The hose is great! Simple gray, quite thick, retains its shape even if I pinch it with my fingers. Also, stretched out, it has the least "set" of any of the urethanes I've tried and lies straighter. This is a winner. It made me smile.I know reviews are more and more useless, but I thought Eley should get some good praise for an exceptional product.Now, if there could only be one single front-trigger multi-pattern hose nozzle anywhere on the entire planet that was worth my time I would love to buy it. That is another item that is universal trash. There are some older style brass twist style nozzles that are still useful. Sometimes I want a trigger though.Well that was a fun rant!

I disagree with "heavy duty". The hose itself is medium duty and kinks easily. You can't have "heavy duty" and light weight. I would like to see a better quality hose worthy of these brass fittings. That said, the hose is also very flexible, light and easy to manage so it's a trade off.The good part: Solid chunk of brass for fittings! Can NOT be crushed! If you run over this, you better check your car tire for damage, not the hose! Uses a proper O-ring, not a cheap rubber washer. Inside diameter is huge. Good unrestricted water flow.Over all, can be better, but still amazing quality! Well worth the money!

I never write reviews but this hose deserves one! Was looking for a new hose for auto detailing. My old hose kinked all the time. After 4 washes with the new Eley hose I have not got a single kink that I had to walk over to manually fix by hand. No leaks, very light weight, solid brass connections and just feels like a quality hose in your hands. I have no doubt that this will last way past their 10 year warranty. Worth every penny!

I bought this because it is polyurethane and therefor totally safe. It also has a relatively large diameter so it has very good water flow (unlike the other brand of polyurethane garden hose sold on Amazon).But I was surprised at how kink resistant it is. As I drag it around the yard the hose will sometimes pinch momentarily but it always pops itself out of this state. I have never had to spend time trying to get the water flowing again by getting a kink out as I do with other hoses. So this has been a pleasant upside to the purchase.Yes it is crazy expensive as compared to vinyl hoses (which is true for any polyurethane hose). But the quality seems very good and the usability is also very good. And of course it is much safer than a vinyl hose form a toxins point of view.

Love this brand. Not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for. Good flow, durability, no leaks, CHEMICAL FREE water Their whole line of products are outstanding.One caveat. They do not withstand forest fires.

*Somewhat lighter than my present rubber hose, not that much. Both Eley and my rubber are 25 feet*a bouncier feel to it when pulling along.- It will get a slight small kink but pops right out. You definitely do not need to walk back to the tiny kink.*Its safe to drink from and for vegetable garden and my rubber hose is not.-Its much more expensive than my rubber hose. Overall I like this hose. It isn't as light as I thought it would be but its light enough. I've had several kinds of hoses over past 40 years made from rubber to other materials and this hose does have a unique bouncy feel to it. I'm not sure if that feel is worth this extra cost though. I presently have a rubber hose that I use in the front of the house and it is just about as kink free as this hose I just bought. The rubber hose is much less expensive. After having both and using this one for my garden, I have to say if you don't care about the hose being safe to drink from or water your vegetable plants then just buy a good rubber hose. My rubber hose does not kink and again if it does kink, it comes out but not quite as fast of a pop like this Eley hose. Ive had my present rubber hose for about 9ish years and its fine, strong, doesn't leak and for the most part its kink free like this Eley hose. Is it worth the difference in the cost of this Eley hose? You decide. It is safer to drink from and why I bought it. I was annoyed when it had a small kink while pulling to use but it popped right out. The company says it does not kink and that simply is NOT true. Ill have to update this review with a video. I think if you are using it from its wound up state to pulling out in more of a straight line it possibly wont kink at all. Ill update a bit later.