Garden Hose 2021 Test: Which Brand Wins?

15.4 oz (1,346 g)

13.2 oz (828 g), a lot lighter than the rubber hoses

(227 g), the lightest of all brands, about 0.5 lb

5.4 oz (1,514 g)

3.6 oz (1,919 g), the heaviest 25 ft rubber hose at that point in testing

12.5 oz (3,080 g), by far the heaviest hose tested

(1,362 g); the transcript describes this as a 25 ft hose while the video description lists it as a 50 ft hose, a discrepancy kept as flagged rather than resolved

15.2 oz (2,248 g)

5.2 oz (3,324 g); this is a 50 ft hose, twice the length of most other brands tested

12.1 oz (2,162 g); this is a 50 ft hose

12.2 oz (2,615 g); this is a 50 ft hose

tied for the largest of all brands

very small, around 7 mm

tied for the largest of all brands

very restrictive, around 7 mm

slower than the rubber hoses due to the smaller hose end opening and construction

the slowest of all brands

tied for the fastest of all brands with Goodyear

tied for the fastest of all brands with Worth

7 seconds slower than Flexzilla

barely finishing ahead of the Fildanco expandable hose

very close to 1,000 PSI, second best of all brands

easily exceeding its rated 174 PSI

the lowest of all brands

tied for fourth best of all brands

tied for fourth best of all brands, with a dramatic failure that blew the entire hose end off

third best of all brands

the best of all brands

third best of all brands

the best of all brands

the hose end itself outlasted the hose material

the hose end itself outlasted the hose, which split into two pieces

(92 kg)

(122 kg)

second best of all brands

by far the worst of all brands, the stainless steel began unraveling early

third best of all brands

the lowest of the rubber/flat hoses

the best of all brands

fifth best of all brands

second best of all brands

fourth best of all brands

not tested; the presenter judged the seam-ripper test tool would not be able to puncture the 304 stainless steel material

began bending around 2,000 lb

began experiencing damage at 3,500 lb

began to collapse at 500 lb

began to buckle at only 200 lb, tied for the worst result

began experiencing damage at only 200 lb, tied for the worst result

began experiencing damage at 5,000 lb, tied for the best result with Flexzilla

performed very well at 2,500 lb, tied for fourth best

began experiencing damage at 1,000 lb

tied for the best result with AquaPlum

began experiencing damage at 1,300 lb

performed very well at 2,500 lb, tied for fourth best

described as a very good result for a budget priced rubber hose

described as a terrific job

described as very prone to kinking

described as a good result for a rubber hose