Flexzilla Garden Hose 5/8 in. x 100 ft., Heavy Duty, Lightweight, Durable, ZillaGreen – HFZG5100YW-E

I have bought a 100ft hose from Home Depot 3 times in the last 11 years at a average cost of $40. Yes they were cheaper than the Flexzilla brand $64 at Amazon but in my experience the material they use in those hoses wears and doesn’t last here in Florida and kink worse with age. Yes they are lighter in weight than the Flexzilla but with the time and effort spent dealing with all of the kinking I will happily deal with the extra weight of the Flexzilla which has not kinked on me and may aid in its longevity by appearing to be made of a thicker material. Except when I attempted to unpack it after receiving it by just cutting the plastic straps keeping it coiled up in the shipping box then grabbing one end of the Flexzilla and start walking with it to stretch it out to its full length. Boy was that a mistake. This was an absolute 10 minute nightmare of wrestling with it as I had to unkink it 1 foot at a time as it kept kinking up tighter and stronger than a Boa Constricter. Being coiled up in a 1 cubic ft. Box For who knows how long after manufacturing I’m sure didn’t help.. I mentioned this so if you order one be very careful not to just cut the plastic straps grab one end and start pulling thinking you can just pull to extend the hose to its full length. Carefully unwind the hose foot by foot after removing it from the shipping box and cutting the straps which keeps the hose coiled in position. I thought constantly while going through this unpacking the hose nightmare what a mistake I had made buying this hose after reading all the good reviews about it not kinking. I have had the hose for a couple months now, have used it many times and with much relief can tell you that it’s true that it does not kink. Yes it weighs more than my previous hoses but that little extra effort pulling to me is more than worth it to not have to stop and go back and deal with the kinks that can happen at any point in the length of the hose of the other brands I have used. I am also relieved that I didn’t buy the Flexzilla Hose model that has the “swivel ends” that claim to eliminate kinks at a cost of $35 more than what I paid for the model I bought which has yet to kink on me. (just can’t bear spending $100 on a hose in Florida with the heat and humidity that claim so many hoses lives). The only question left is the longevity of the Flexzilla I purchased. I Will post a update to that question hopefully no sooner than 5 years or more from now.