Gilmour Flexogen Premium Garden Hose - Heavy Duty, Kink-Free, 8-Layer Construction for Durable Watering - Perfect for Lawns, Gardens, and Outdoor Cleaning

### TWO-YEAR UPDATE ### July 2024 - Still loving this hose. I've been using it as described below for two years with no problems. It still looks and functions as new. No kinks, leaks, flat spots, or twists. It gets very hot here in Phoenix and this hose hangs on a south-facing wall in direct sunlight. I can't speak for its cold weather performance; our low temp last year was 34F. *** ONE YEAR UPDATE 7/6/23 *** I've used the hose at least twice per week over the last year. unwinding the full 100 feet and dragging it over red brick, cement, crushed granite rock hardscaping, and grass.It has performed flawlessly and has no kinks, leaks, or any kind of problems. I wish all my purchases last year had been this good.I bought a version of this Gilmour hose 20 years ago. I used it a few times each week during that period. I kept it hanging from an AMES 2384010 Wall Mounted Poly Hanger for 15 of those years in direct sunlight on a stucco wall facing south in Phoenix, AZ.That hose still does not kink but has some flat spots and is beat up from dragging it around on crushed granite ground cover. So I was happy to find this new, slightly improved version of the hose. It arrived yesterday and after prepping it I tried it out today. It works great! I'm totally satisfied at this point even though it's only the first day. I prepped the hose yesterday by laying it out in the sun for a few hours, then filling it with water and leaving it in the sun for a couple more hours. In the cooler evening (down to 97deg.) I drained the hose and wound it up on the hanger. Not a single kink. This late morning I unwound it and watered plants and washed the sidewalks using a high-pressure nozzle. No leaks or kinks taking it off, using it, or rewinding it on the hanger. The shiny new brass fittings make me smile.UPDATED 8/12/2022: The hose is still perfect and I am totally satisfied. I wanted to mention that during the first 7 to 10 days the hose "off-gassed" a fairly strong Vinyl-type chemical smell. On the 3rd day, I filled a 3-gallon bucket to wash some patio furniture and I could notice the smell. By the 10th day, after using the hose 3 or 4 times, the smell is totally gone. The Shiny Brass ends still makes me smile.