Expandable hose takes pain out of watering your wildlife garden

Watering your yard just got a lot easier

It’s not everyday a new invention comes along that actually works. Expandable garden hoses, though technically not a a new invention, are new enough to many people that I think they fit the category.

My sister once asked me if I liked my expandable hose and if I thought she should get one. My answer: “I can’t imagine life without mine.” And I meant it. Needless to say she bought one too and can’t imagine her life without one.

My neighbour too, after struggling with a traditional hose for his entire life, asked me what I thought of my expandable hose. Needless to say, he’s got one now too.

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I’ve been using these hoses for at least five years now and I can’t recommend them enough. The good ones are exceptional. Not only do they work exactly as advertised, but they make the task of watering a pleasant experience.

Not only do these hoses free themselves of tangles and never kink, they almost put themselves away by shrinking down to a fraction of their size once the water is turned off.

No more tangled hoses

I can barely remember the days of untangling the hose for a half hour before finally getting it stretched out, only to then find major kinks that blocked the water from reachng the sprinkler. You guys know what I mean? And, I’ve long forgotten about the enormous hose carts that you were left wheeling around the yard with 100 ft of heavy plastic hose attached.

Yea, I’m glad those days are done.

Our expandable garden hose that I don’t think I can live without after years of fighting with traditional garden hoses.

These days, my hose holder is so small that I actually consider it a piece of art in the garden, instead of the large plastic monstrosity it replaced. The rusty hanger with the fleur de lis design would not stand up to a traditional hose, but the fact that the expandable hoses shrink to a ridiculously small size, changes everything.

Hooked on expandable hoses

These days my expandable garden hose sits on this small hook beside the water spigot and goes almost unnoticed. It stores itself down to about 12-15 feet when not in use but expands to about 50 ft when I need it. Its brass fittings are outstanding and it came equipped with a separate shut-off valve at the end of the hose that makes changing fittings or controlling the water flow a breeze. No longer do I need to go back to the water source attached to the house to turn on or off the water or even change the flow. Traditional hoses usually call for a separate valve to achieve this precise control of the water flow.

This thing just works.

The best of these new hoses never tangle, twist or kink. Once the water is turned on, these hoses can be stretch out and take the tangles, twists and kinks out themselves. It’s like a miracle. And we all need some of those in our lives these days.

The 25-foot, FitLife Expandable Garden Hose, for example, weighs in at a mere 1.8 lbs. complete with with its triple core latex and solid brass fittings. The triple layer latex in this hose is wrapped by a high-density polyester outer layer that helps protect it from sun or sharp objects. This combination prevents the hose from bursting under high pressure. These hoses can take a maximum water pressure of between 300-350 PSI.

In case you are wondering, this does make a difference. One of the earlier, cheaper models I purchased years ago, worked great for a couple of years but then burst under pressure.

That’s when I replaced it with my current hose and I could not be happier. The FitLife hoses, for example, come in 25-feet, 50-feet, 75-feet and 100-foot lengths.

If you don’t have one of these hoses, now is the perfect time to try one out.

The company is currently offering a bonus free spray nozzle with the purchase of one of their hoses. That makes it an even better deal.

These hoses are actually the best selling garden item on Amazon.

Oh, and if you don’t believe me, take a look at the reviews of these hoses on Amazon. It seems like I’m not the only person who thinks these things are miracle workers.

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