Yofidra Expandable Hose Pipe 75FT, Upgraded 3-Layer Latex, Garden Hose with 3/4"&1/2" Metal Connectors, No-Kink Flexible Water Hose, 10 Function Spray, Hose for Gardening, Washing & Cleaning

we like the fact that the hose is light and flexible, and dioesn't kink. The spray gun is a tad average but it does the job of watering the garden and post ok - and that was what we wanted.

Perfect garden hose at last. Easy to store. Easy to use. It expands when filled with water to reach out to furthest flower beds and pots. An excellent buy.

We have a traditional 1/2" hose on a reel, about 180'long. This is heavy to move around, and a pain in the neck to unwind and heavy going to fully rewind, especially in colder weather. When first unwound the coils are difficult to straighten, and it's easily kinked; by comparison the expanding hose types, like the one being reviewed, are much easier to handle. The traditional hose reel is about 25 years old or more, and has been little trouble, staying out in all weathers, though the reel is a bit leaky now; but of course it is readily repairable - one short section near the end developed a leak after frost about 15 years ago, but was simply cut off, and a couple of the plastic Hozelock-style connectors have failed, but were easily replaced.Good value, but a pain to use.Because the traditional hose is so heavy and awkward to handle, we have also had the expanding hose type for about 8 years, all of the original Xhose type, with a somewhat lighter outer cover than the type being reviewed. We have a100' plus a 75', to reach the top of the garden, these are connected with a plastic connector section, available fairly cheaply. Over those 8 years we have bought the original 2 (which were branded Xhose) and 5 replacements. A couple of early replacements were branded, others came from Amazon, or other sources. The more recent versions have had a smaller outside diameter than the Xhose originals, never clear whether this was due to the inner bore of the latex hose, the thickness of the latex hose, or the style of the outer covering, but it didn't seem to have any effect on longevity anyway. Two leaked as soon as delivered but were readily replaced. Overall, excluding those that leaked on arrival, this gives them a life of about 2 years each. In all cases it is the the inner flexible part that has leaked - the outer cloth sheathe has never gone, and the connectors have been OK. Given the failure rate, we treat them very gently when in use, but this hasn't helped. The hoses are stored over winter to prevent frost damage, but nevertheless most of the failures have appeared the following Spring on first use (though not always, sometimes they have failed mid-Summer). And of course this type of hose is not repairable, once it leaks, it's off to the tip.Obviously we have got fed up with this rate of failure, not to say that it's expensive, though the price of the original lighter versions has dropped a lot over the years - tempting to say the failure rate is related to the price, but in fact the original expensive branded versions didn't last any longer. This year both hoses failed independently upon first use in the Spring, one was 3 seasons old, one 2 seasons old.The newer heavier weight versions (like this type, being reviewed) have been available for a few years, but this is the first of this type we have bought. The differences to the older type are: the 'upgraded 3 layer latex hose pipe', the stronger woven outer cover and the brass fittings - and of course they cost more. Again we got a 100' and a 75'. I was concerned that being heavier they would lose the lightweight convenience of these expanding hoses, but in practice they are still light enough to be considered very light when carrying. They also take up a little more space than the older lightweight version when empty, but not enough to worry about.The outer fabric is clearly more robust than on the old-style lighter weight versions, but I never found that the durability of the outer cover of those older versions was a problem. The brass connectors may be more robust than the plastic type on the older lightweight versions, but the plastic connectors on those were never a problem - though of course if a connector does fail, it is not really possible to fit a new one, there are some solutions on offer on the internet but they are a bit Heath Robinson and trying to fix a connector to the inner hose is tricky and apparently a bit hit or miss.Some reviews mention a problem with the hose contracting as soon as it is turned on. Having had the hoses for a few weeks, our experience is that this does happen a bit, but not enough to cause a major problem. We have reasonable mains water pressure. The characteristic only shows when using both hoses coupled to the full 175' length, it doesn't show when they are used independently. Certainly at 175' long the few feet of the hose closest to the nozzle does contract when the nozzle is first turned on, but only by 3' or so, and it stabilises and seems to stay the same after a couple of minutes. If anything the expanded length of the hose is a little longer than advertised, and the couple of feet contraction makes no material difference. We haven't used it with a sprinkler yet, I anticipate that at first it will drag the sprinkler a few feet, then settle down. I doubt if this hose would be much good if fed from a water tank rather than mains pressure, but that's just a guess. This type of hose seems to me to be stronger when expanded and under pressure, the inner latex apparently being innately fragile - possibly the end nearest the nozzle, being un-expanded, will be prone to failure of the latex inner hose as a result, but it hasn't happened yet. On balance I am if anything encouraged by this characteristic - clearly the inner hose is stronger than on the lightweight type, and therefore requires more water pressure to fully expand (and the longer the hose, the more this shows), but I hope this means it will last longer.The nozzle is pretty much typical for the type, it works fine.The hope is that the 'triple layer' internal expanding hose is more robust and longer lasting. Only time will tell - I will update this review when or if either hose fails. Early indications are fine - they didn't leak on first delivery. The older style lightweight versions are still readily available, currently half price or less compared to this reviewed version, so these need to last about 4 years each to offer comparable value to the cheaper older lightweight style - we will see. 4 years still not good enough really, but we live in a disposable world now, apparenly. Honestly, I don't think there is any hose technology that really works - if it is long lasting it is hard to use, if it is easy to use it is fragile, maybe this type will be a bit less fragile.

This is a good alternative to the cheaper extending hoses, it is much sturdier and great quality metal connections that dont leak. I am really pleased with mine and it extends well. The only concern I have, is that I have noticed a few inches of the outer fabric puckering. I really need a reliable hose for my summer veggies that I am growing, so this is working out great for me, with a lot to water.

Feels more sturdy than the last type I bought, only lasted 3 uses then burst. Covering is thicker, spray head is good, first time I've used this type rather than the trigger you just slide lever back and forwardsLightweight to use. Purchased to save my having to roll hoses back onto a reel

I’m impressed. The connections are metal and have no leakage. The hose shrinks back after use so is much tidier to drop in a basket / box bad loads less hassle than rewinding / kinks etcThe spray nozzle is quality too with different spray and off/onOne thing after use if you pull the tap end off whilst hose is full of water ( even with you tap off) expect a surprise!!! My wife laughed at lot!!! She would buy again just for the laugh

This is my second expanding hose. My previous was the original style from a well known brand which these get compared to in the advertising images. It seem like a thinner but tougher nylon, canvas-like material.First thing I never realised is the density of the weave 3450D. There are actually some rated higher than this.So this does have brass fittings which feel nice quality but obviously are heavier than the plastic fittings. I really like the spray gun head that comes with this much more than my previous one. It feels good, nice grip, easy to change the settings and there’s a thumb operated lever to turn on and off the water but is also so easy to adjust to whatever pressure is needed. This is a good design Since easily operated with one hand.Other then the brass fittings, the hose is pretty nice weight and very flexible. It doesn’t tangle easily and when finished and emptied it shrinks back and is easy to coil up and store.Now the negatives…The brass connection where the spray gun connects has no shut off like the plastic connectors and no valve so can’t take the gun off to change to another fitting or connect to something else or the water just pours through. This is a real pain because I take the hose up stairs to the higher part of my garden and if I need to do this, I have to go back down, turn the water off but then the hose also starts to shrink back to normal size so have to take it back down the stairs again. This should definitely have an auto or shut off valve at the brass fitting.The other issue is the casing itself. It does feel nice and very soft but what isn’t mentioned is that it catches on things so easily! Maybe it’s fine if you have a smooth path, walls and open garden but mine has caught on little things you don’t even notice, like a piece of cement on the path or a stone on the wall and it pulls a tuft out the soft polyester casing so it starts to stop looking so neat and nice. I’ll have to see how long it takes till this starts causing issues. This is something that rarely happened with the nylon casing.Also bare in mind that the well known brand original expanding hose has a warranty when registered of 5 years and this comes with only 1 year.So good hose If you Have nothing for it to snag on and will never need to take the spray gun head off but I wish I had bought one of the versions that have the lever to shut off the water at the brass valve.Appreciate a thumbs up if this is helpful to some of you.

DO NOT BUY THIS HOSE!! It’s a waste of money.I bought this hose in April and the nozzle broke off in less than 2 months. I did buy protection but when I try to start a claim, garden hoses are not an option you can select to file a claim for; so far it seems Assurion doesn’t actually cover garden hoses.

This is the second hose I have bought. There are decent metal connections with no leakage. It came with a good quality sprayer that also has a metal attachment. Included also were spare washers. I like the fact that the hose is so light to move around and it does extend to 100 feet. The hose itself does seem quite durable as well.

I liked it but it ow leaks so bad I can’t use it.

The hose is fine but instead of the new sprayer pictured and advertised we received a well used, old, dirty sprayer—not happy!

This is a very good hose, but kinda fragile. No pulling! Always carry it where it needs to be. Empty after using and store out of the sunshine. It usually lasts me about 3 seasons, when they start leaking I upcycle them to my ever growing irrigation system. They are very light and small when not in use and take barely any space storing them. So, finicky, but I will stick with this style hose and slowly finish my irrigation system 😉