Good Morning my forum friends,
I need to recommend a durable and flexible ( in cold weather especially) garden hose to a new home buyer. I’ve been using Craftsman black rubber hose in my work and at home for years. It is very good, but messy to handle and will leave black marks on things. Thank you,Fernly
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Flexeel garden hose! Good stuff.
you serious???
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Yup
I gotta get out more....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/garden.shtml
how about that...
and they're cheaper than the air line....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Supposed to last 5-10 years, pretty good deal to me. My old hoses are gone now.
I wonder if the water hose sneaks up and strangles you like the air hose...
or wraps it's self around yur ankles so that ya end up crashing and burning from the fall...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
and then it strangles you...
yes it does seem to have that memory, i find that by rolling the hose in an "over under" technique it keeps those shenanigans to a minimum.
it is my personal goal to get the world to roll hoses like that, so far i haven't made much headway but i will keep trying.
what you do when you are roling up a hose is adding a half twist for every loop. a clockwise roll will add a half twist in a clockwise direction, and vice versa. so you lay one loop on top in one direction, and then pull another loop underneath in the other direction.
when you pull underneath you just pull under 1 loop, don't try to pull it under the previous loop you layed on top.
when you are done you just walk up to the hose and grab it and walk away and it will automatically unravel itself, unless you pull the wrong end (bottom up through the middle) in which case you will have tied your hose into one thousand sheep shank knots. as long as you don't see the sheep shanks starting to form, you are golden.
you gotta video on that? haha."It depends on the situation..."
no i do not, but if you want i can talk you through it.
if you have ever done rigging, and tried to roll up wire rope chokers, they almost have to be rolled that way,
some guys call it rolling up a hose "divers style" cause divers roll their hoses that way and lay them on the deck to play them out as divers go down. if a divers hose gets a kink in it the diver can't breathe. sort of a big deal to the diver.
well i just learned a technique for wrapping up extension cords to leave them without kinks -- i'm not sure i'm *ready* for this new stuff : )
the extension cord trick for those who don't have one: take the male and female ends of a cord, put them together. hold onto this end of the double cord while you start wrapping the it around your elbow and palm, like "normal." when you get to the last 5 feet, wrap the looped end tightly around the bundle of cord you have, fish the loop through the inner hole and hang it up for later.
"It depends on the situation..."
Same here. Drives me nuts when people wind a hose, extension cord, rope, wire, or anything kinda long, adding dozens of same direction twists together. Anyone that will listen I'll show how to alternate the twist directions so that they all cancel out. It seems to be a very difficult concept for many to grasp. My ambulance partner for the last 8 years still won't roll the cardiac leads my way. So we get to waste a couple minutes untwisting it all when we're in a hurry.
I would only hope you had some romance tips too;]
sometime back there was a thread on this.could never follow the descriptions as to how to do, then someone posted this url with a video.http://stagecraft.theprices.net/gallery/cablewrap/cablewrap-rm.html
bobl Volo, non valeo
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"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
I'll give that a try, thanks.
"( in cold weather especially)"
there's nothing in your profile.
what is cold to you?
bobl Volo, non valeo
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"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
I've seen some that are flexible in cold weather--must have silicone in them, but I don't remember the manufacturer.
I just bought one of these. It is flexible and light. I think it is about like the flexeel.
I really think it is to flexible. It could be a little more like a conventional hose.
It is green. I don't like hoses that are bright colors in the garden. The green blends in better.
http://www.amazon.com/Mean-Green-Garden-Hose-Industrial/dp/B000BSWDHY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1208743995&sr=1-2
Edited 7/3/2008 2:44 pm ET by popawheelie
Craftsman black rubber hose
Mine does not lose the black.
Nice thing about Craftsman hoses, if you find one cut from a mower or such at a garage sale for $1, take it back to sears for a new one.
I usually haul in a 1977 catalog to show them it said LIFETIME gaurantee - assume that means life of the name on the hose. <G>
hey if I send you my old craftsman tape will you take it in and get a new one for me? I am just to embarrassed to take it in myself, I need a shameless accomplice.
this old soldier isn't really broken though, but the numbers are so worn off you can't read it anymore.
will you take it in and get a new one
I actually have not been in a sears store for a few years (to inconvienient here) but have given DW broken sockets and such to return and get new.
Got an old double bit ax with broken handle for $1 that says craftsman on it, but it is such a neat pattern from 1940s likely that I want to keep it.
Learn something new everytime I come in here - that Flexeel garden hose looks great. Now, to keep it neat & easy to manage:
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WAY better than the plastic junk out there. You can google Rapid Reel. Comes in several different configurations. It's the reel deal - these guys build commercial air & welding hose reels as well. I got tired of replacing the plastic ones every couple of years, and the leaks.
Hey, that hose reel looks like the BOMB! And the price is lower than I expected.I just hang my hose up, I had two poly reels that did not last anywhere as long as they should, so I gave up on them. The Rapid Reels look quality.