Giraffe Tools Garden Leader Hose 3ft x 5/8", Short Water Hose Heavy Duty, Flexible, Lightweight Hybrid Hose with Swivel Handle, Male to Female Fittings, Burst 600 PSI

We have six 100 foot+ hose reels for various types of yard and garden watering. I just replaced one of the hoses after about 10 years. It had kinked and cracked and was ready to burst, so it was about time. It was an inexpensive vinyl hose, so 10 years is not too bad (even if it came with a "lifetime" warranty.) The other hoses are more expensive and still functional. I had no trouble installing this and it appears to be very good quality, but as the title says, you have to use it for awhile to find out. Here are what I see for this hose:1. The hose appears to have a full 5/8" (.625") bore. None of the fittings have a narrowing, which can greatly reduce flow rate. Some hoses advertised as 5/8" have restrictions of less than 1/2" which greatly reduces flow.2. It was easy to unroll and install on the reel. I can tell that the reviewers who complained about tangles while unwinding the hose do not understand how hoses (and things like cabling) are wrapped. They are spooled. You cannot uncoil from either the center or the outside - you will get a tangled mess if you do that. You have anchor one end of the hose and put your arm through the center and walk out a100' to unspool it. You then connect it to the hose reel and reel it in. There are no tangles if done properly. These kinds of tangles resulting from improper unspooling makes it look like the hose kinks easily, but that is not the case. Any hose will appear to kink if not handled properly.3. This does not look like it will have a tendency to kink.4. The fittings appear to be good quality. I always use copper anti-seize compound on female fitting that is attached to the hose reel. It also appears that a failed fitting could be replaced relatively easily. Some hoses use specialized swaged fittings and stainless steel covers that would make replacement very difficult.5. The swivel handles on both ends are very handy. They are meant to slide off the end fittings in case you need direct access to the fittings. The swivel handles assist in moderate tightening and also provide strain relief on the ends of the hose, which the area where most hoses fail. If a user is really irritated with the swivel handle sliding down the hose, it would be easy to semi-permanently attach it with a few wraps of electrical tape. However, I really do not think this is necessary.6. At the end of the season, I always blow out the hoses with compressed air so the hoses and hose reel will not suffer any freeze damage in the winter. For best protection, you can then remove the hose from the reel and store it indoors, but that is a far amount of work.7. This is neither the cheapest nor the most expensive hose. This is not in the economy grade hose category. This one appears to me to be on the higher quality end of the spectrum. The warranty is somewhat short (2 years), but I am expecting a lot more if it is cared for and not abusedI will try to update my review over time, to provide feedback on how well it is holding up.

I have had my giraffe water hose a week & have used it several times. It was very kinked right out of the box but after laying it in a straight line in the sun a few hours, it has not kinked at all while using it. It may be too early to tell but this may be the best, easiest to use water hose I have ever owned. I am very happy I ordered it.

This is a great brand of hose. It is well made, strong and pliable. I am an avid gardener and have used many different brands. This brand always proves itself to be worth the money. It doesn't leak at the faucet and does split like many others. It doesn't tangle like many other brands. It is easy to find because of the orange racer snake color. I would highly recommend it.

I use this to connect my rain barrels together but I have to move down the hose covers to turn the hose, otherwise it starts to twist itself. Just an extra step. Good quality, looks like it will last a long time. Even though it might twist a bit, water still flows.

This is a very durable short heavy duty hose that is just the right length to connect a hose cart to the water spigot. Because it is shorter the hose doesn’t lay on the ground in the way of the lawn mower. The connection hardware is substantial not flimsy. Worth the money.

These hoses are very flexible and super easy to wind up on my caddy. Even on colder weather This is the second hose I bought from them. I would recommend these to anyone looking for a quality hose. It is worth the price.

I opened the box 15 minutes ago, unpacked and unrolled the hose, and attached it to my hose reel. Immediately it was leaking from the fitting. I checked that it was on tight, it was. I disconnected it and re-attached it a couple times, thinking that the provided washer inside the fitting wasn't getting a good seal. It continued to leak. I replaced the provided washer with a different one that I had in the garage. Attached the hose and magic, no more leak.When comparing the provided washer to the washer I replaced it with, the provided washer is definitely smaller in diameter, a little thinner, and a firmer plastic material. Not sure if all are contributing factors or it is simply the smaller diameter. Regardless, when I pay this much for a hose, I would expect that something as minor as a good washer to be something they would have provided. Giraffe Tools, I understand cutting costs and saving a penny here or there but you can do better. Something as simple as a good washer would leave your customers with a better experience and more likely to recommend your product.

Easy to attach to faucet and hose cart. Easy to thread on both places. Does not kink with the added attachments covering hose extension ends. Good material. Water flows through hose quickly.