I've had this hose a few years. If it were inexpensive enough I would buy it again, but that's the only way. Although I really liked the pliability and made the effort to recoil after each use, after one year in the sun it was misshapen and caught on itself constantly. Always felt like a tug of war when I watered my plants. After about 2 years it began leaking at the fittings.

I was surprised how heavy this hose is when filled with water, the spring-action of the coil is greatly reduced. I was hoping to be able to stretch to water a few plants, then have it recoil back to normal. Not so. Coils and springs back fine when empty, but when full it just lays there, stretched out. Takes some work to empty the water out when finished if you want to be able to have it recoil an then toss it up on a shelf. Might work fine for some people's applications, but not what I was looking for.

Just received this hose. I have another spring hose that is heavier duty, bigger diameter, and has lasted nearly daily use in the warmer months and has been excellent. Only 4 stars so far for this one. It sure is prettier, a beautiful color, but seems very lightweight. It was just what I needed and so far really beats the traditional hose I was dragging around to water pots in my back patio. I may come back and give an updated review if it proves too lightweight. So far it's so much easier to use than its predecessor I am very happy to have it!

Great hose for my needs. I use it on my balcony for watering plants and leave it attached to the spigot. It stretches plenty far enough to go to the far corner, but is springy enough that it coils up out of the way when not in use. Seems durable -- it's lasted through a season or two with no noticeable wear. I doubt you'll get the full published length out of the hose but 12-15' or so is very realistic.

This is not my first spring type hose, however, this particular brand is a genuine piece of JUNK! When another reviewer wrote of the cheap aluminum ends and not being able to tighten it to an outdoor faucet, I dismissed his review for no other reason than the many positive reviews, now I need to go back to see how many of those are "paid" reviews i.e. given a discount for their thoughts. The female end was so poorly made, it would not screw on tight enough by hand to the brass faucet, and blew water all over the place when I attempted to use it.

The reason I purchased this was for space saving convenience on my boat, a regular hose takes up more valuable space. Today, I pulled out both my old spring hose (of another brand) and also removed this new product from its package in order to fill my water tanks (one hose will not reach). At home, I have another hose rated as "contractor grade", whatever that means, which has heavy, machined aluminum ends. Those ends are much sturdier than the cheap brass sometimes found on hoses. Not this hose, the aluminum is so thin I'm surprised it did not bend when I attempted to screw it onto the brass faucet. There is no place to grip either! All you have is an almost smooth female fitting, no metal extends below it to grip as my other hoses do. The black ends below the fitting look good in the picture, however, they are a cheap hunk of flexible material and slide back onto the hose itself if you attempt to use them as a grip to assist for tightening. They must be for appearance only as they serve no other purpose.

Honestly, the last time I encountered a water hose this poorly made was when I ordered from another vendor, four of those "as seen on TV" collapsible hoses. Those were so poorly constructed, of the four I purchased, none made it an entire season and in fact a couple of them blew out when pressurized the first time. Live and learn, or so I thought I had! The good part about purchasing from Amazon is that they right the wrong, I printed my return label moments ago. Thank you Amazon!