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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Good quality garden hose
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:33:20 +0000 (UTC)
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 Hat's off to Jimmie for his recommendation of the Flexzilla hose.=C2=A0 I =
bought a 50 ft as a trial and the wife loved it so I bought a 100 ft hose f=
or the other side of the house.=C2=A0=20

They ain't cheap, though.=C2=A0 Is it worth it?=C2=A0 It depends.=C2=A0 If =
you drag the hose out once or twice a month to wash the car or hose off the=
 patio, probably not.=C2=A0 But my wife is an avid gardener and she will us=
e the hose every morning to water the potted plants, window boxes and other=
 selected plants.=C2=A0 She loves it.=C2=A0 Much easier to drag around the =
yard and wind back up on the hose reel.
I'm thinking of getting a 5 footer for the brewery.
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Dave=20


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-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmie Mayfield <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2022 4:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Good quality garden hose

  I can't speak for its longevity but I bought a 100ft Flexzilla hose about=
 4 years ago.=C2=A0 It's easily the most flexible garden hose I've ever use=
d, even when pressurized.=C2=A0 It's not kink-proof but kinks...almost don'=
t matter?=C2=A0 When my other two hoses kink I have to stop what I'm doing,=
 walk over to the kink and manually untwist it.=C2=A0 But this hose is flex=
ible enough that I just need to "flick" it like a whip and the kink usually=
 undoes itself.=C2=A0=20
 =20
  I'm really tempted to buy one of those 4000psi Flexzilla pressure washer =
hoses this year.=C2=A0 I loathe having to wrestle with my current pressure =
washer hose...=20
  -- J
 =20
 =20
  On 3/28/22 14:46, Brian and Wendy Warrick wrote:
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 #yiv7409233758 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}  Does anyone have a recom=
mendation for a good quality garden hose that won't kink and last more than=
 a couple of years? I need to replace one that was done at the end of last =
fall. I have one that is a seafoam green color with the word "contractor" i=
mprinted on it, but I have been unable to find it online. I bought it at Co=
stco probably 15 years ago and it has been a great hose. =20
   Cost isn't really an issue. I am looking for good quality. =20
   Thanks  Brian Warrick  Nampa, ID=20
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<div> <font size="3">Hat's off to Jimmie for his recommendation of the 
Flexzilla hose.&nbsp; I bought a 50 ft as a trial and the wife loved it so I 
bought a 100 ft hose for the other side of the house.&nbsp; <br>
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<div><font size="3">They ain't cheap, though.&nbsp; Is it worth it?&nbsp; It 
depends.&nbsp; If you drag the hose out once or twice a month to wash the car 
or hose off the patio, probably not.&nbsp; But my wife is an avid gardener and 
she will use the hose every morning to water the potted plants, window boxes 
and other selected plants.&nbsp; She loves it.&nbsp; Much easier to drag around 
the yard and wind back up on the hose reel.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">I'm thinking of getting a 5 footer for the brewery.<br>
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<div><font size="4">Dave <br>
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size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Jimmie Mayfield &lt;mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org&gt;<br>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2022 4:28 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Good quality garden hose<br>
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<div class="yiv7409233758moz-cite-prefix">I can't speak for its longevity but I
      bought a 100ft Flexzilla hose about 4 years ago.&nbsp; It's easily the
      most flexible garden hose I've ever used, even when pressurized.&nbsp;
      It's not kink-proof but kinks...almost don't matter?&nbsp; When my
      other two hoses kink I have to stop what I'm doing, walk over to
      the kink and manually untwist it.&nbsp; But this hose is flexible
      enough that I just need to "flick" it like a whip and the kink
      usually undoes itself.&nbsp; <br>

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<div>I'm really tempted to buy one of those 4000psi Flexzilla pressure
      washer hoses this year.&nbsp; I loathe having to wrestle with my
      current pressure washer hose...</div>

    
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<div class="yiv7409233758moz-cite-prefix">-- J<br>

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<div class="yiv7409233758moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/22 14:46, Brian and Wendy
      Warrick wrote:<br>

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        Does anyone have a recommendation for a good quality garden hose
        that won't kink and last more than a couple of years? I need to
        replace one that was done at the end of last fall. I have one
        that is a seafoam green color with the word "contractor"
        imprinted on it, but I have been unable to find it online. I
        bought it at Costco probably 15 years ago and it has been a
        great hose.</div>

      
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        Cost isn't really an issue. I am looking for good quality.</div>

      
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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        Thanks</div>

      
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        Brian Warrick</div>

      
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        Nampa, ID</div>

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