While I am not a Crapsman fan, I will give them credit on their black
rubber hose. Its not all that pricey considering its covered with a
lifetime warranty, does not kink and stays flexible. Has machined
brass ends which are chrome plated........Comes in 25, 50, 75 and 100
foot lengths...........hard to beat for its value and warranty. I had
one that was perhaps 10 years old that got a soft spot in it, probably
from getting run over and busting the reinforcement ply material, and
they replaced it in the store no questions asked. There fireman style
hose nozzle is virtually indestructable as well. Some of the big box
stores have nozzles that look just like them, but they do not last.
Hell even my german shepherd used the hose nozzle for a chew toy and
never managed to do it in.

I stay away from the vynil type hoses or any hose with stamped ends,
and grey or white liners..........especially Colorguard brand of
hoses. Swan makes a good hose as long as you buy the rubber hose (Red
in color) but the rest of their hoses are IMHO junk........



On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:05:19 -0600, "DanG" wrote:

===We have a local hydraulic hose repair shop. They make up "garden
===hoses" using industrial hose. They get some kind of industrial
===grade brass fittings and are just great. Haven't worn one out yet
===(about 5 years). They do use a larger diameter hose, I would have
===to check to see what size.
===
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===Keep the whole world singing . . . .
===DanG (remove the sevens)

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===
==="Derek" wrote in message
===news:73on319inri624rnr701kn2t5vvn7ejj49@4ax. com...
===I need to replace the wife's garden hose and was thinking of
===using
=== the cheap ($20 for 50 feet) type of air line. Apart from the
=== smaller
=== diameter/volume, are there any setbacks?
===
=== Thanks.
===


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