Flexzilla Garden Hose 5/8 in. x 50 ft., Lightweight All-Weather Water Hose, Durable and Flexible, Leak-Free Connections

Impressed so far
I have a large back yard, a pool and a stationary hose reel bolted to the house that holds around 250 feet of hose (depending on the hose). During the summer especially, we use this hose a lot. The reel had 200 feet of pretty good quality, heavy duty residential hose on it. That hose lasted over 20 years but was starting to show it’s age and had been repaired several times. What’s more, my wife hated the stuff. Her primary complaint was how heavy it was. She really struggled to drag it around the yard or wind it back on the reel. So it was time to replace it. My criteria: brass fittings, reasonably heavy duty and durable, decent price. Her criteria, lighter! So I searched the reviews and looked at damn near everything amazon sells and picked this stuff. I ended up buying two 50 foot hoses and one 100 foot hose.So, here’s what I think. The hose ends are heavy duty brass and well crimped. The little bits of plastic sleeve on each end are just branding and don’t provide any other useful purpose. This isn’t a criticism, just an observation. I cut them off. As others have mentioned, the female fittings are crimped a little tight. This makes it somewhat difficult to tighten them without twisting the hose. I put a little white lithium grease on mine and held the things in my hand – twisting back and forth until they lubed up and loosened up. No harm, no foul, I’d rather a little tight than loose. Once that was done, I connected all the sections and stretched the whole thing out in the yard. I connected one end to the faucet (hose reel), slapped a nozzle on the other end and turned on the water. It was a warm summer day, I let the hose fill with water and then went down the entire 200 foot length untwisting and straightening it all out. Then I left it bake in the sun for a couple hours under pressure. After that I turned off the water, and started inspecting the hose. I have about 80lbs of water pressure, left under pressure and cooking in the sun, the hose definitely swelled a little diameter wise, but no bulges or anything untoward. Connections all looked good, no leaks or malfunctions. So, I turned off the water and took off the nozzle and started winding it up on the reel. Now right away I could tell that this stuff was more pliable and significantly lighter then the hose it replaced. I carefully spooled it up on the reel and threaded a brass shutoff and brass quick connector on the end. That was the middle of June, 2023. It’s now December 2023.The verdict. I like the stuff, and more importantly, so does my wife. From my perspective, I like the color, it’s easy to see and find in the grass, I don’t trip over it or worry about not seeing it before I run over it while cutting the grass (you can laugh, but that accounted for one of the previous “repairs” I mentioned earlier). Now, when you pull hose off a reel, it tends to come off pretty straight, which automatically alleviates a bunch of twisting and kinking issues. Still, as you drag this stuff around the yard it keeps its shape pretty well and doesn’t twist up or kink. It’s flexible and yet “stiff” enough to drag around corners without issue. The hose itself has definitely faded a little colorwise, the end that gets the most use is less orange then the hose that spends most of its time wrapped on the reel, but not unduly so. After a summer of use, I’d have to say it’s held up well, without any signs of terminal wear and tear. What does my wife think? She loves the stuff. It’s much easier for her to use and wind back up. She really is the primary user, she does 90% of the pool “stuff”, plant tending, gardening and watering. If she likes it, I’m good. So, we’ll see, in a couple more years, if this hose doesn’t hold up, I’ll come back and let you know. For now I’d have to say, if you need a new hose, try this stuff.

Great — but keep it out of the sun
I have been using this hose for over 2 years.  It has all the attributes that they claim.  It is lightweight, extremely flexible, and does amazingly well at resisting kinks. It has even proven to be durable — as long as you don’t leave it out in the direct sunlight.  When I need a replacement hose for the north (shady) side of our house, I will probably buy another one of these — but not in chartreuse.I bought the 100 ft. length in the only color that was available at the time: day-glow chartreuse.  About 50 feet of it runs in shade from the hose spigot to where the garden is.  This portion looks pretty good. A little bit of dirt adheres to its minimally sticky surface.  The other 50 ft. gets pulled around on sunny decomposed granite paths. I have had less problems pulling it around than any other hose I have ever used.  As I am walking around watering, I find that it is easy to pull around bends AND I don’t need to go back and straighten out kinks.  However, the surface has become very sticky to the touch. It picks up dirt that can only be scraped (NOT rinsed) off.  The hose looks terrible. Scraping takes a layer of the hose’s plastic off. I will not scrape it, ignore the appearance, and hope that the layer of dirt protects it from the sun so it will last for several more years.

I have purchased this garden hose for numerous family members, because it is amazing! Said family members agree. I drag mine everywhere in my yard and have done so for the past four years. It rarely ever kinks, it is fairly light, and even at 100 feet, quite easy to manoeuvre around my yard. I have two of these 100 footers, because I am an avid gardener and I have quite a large yard. I also use it with my pressure washer and it holds up great! I do not see how I would ever purchase a different brand. 100% recommend. Worth every penny.

Ok. The hose does kink initially, as others noted, but once it’s laid out it seems to relax. Doesn’t have the easy connection of the traditional green Flexzillas either. The black sleeves at the end serve little purpose that I can see, and are flimsy vinyl. The fittings are, as someone else noted, cheap plastic, not brass. Will keep it, but will not buy again to replace other hoses. (Yes, I have many hoses. I am the hose queen.)

This hose is the best , quality, no kinks period