Collapsible fresh water hose

dedmiston wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
Are any of the collapsible garden hoses drinking-water safe? I’m looking for a way to simplify our fresh water hose, and it would be great to be able to use one of those shrinky hoses instead of having a big 50’ coil in my cargo hold.

Not sure as to why folks have such a hard time with the white hoses..

To make white hoses easy to deal with you get several SHORT hoses, add them together when needed. Only use the length you need and when done break them apart and they coil up very nicely.

I have two 10' and one 25'..

Many times I get away with using only one hose but if needed can extend to 45'.

Short hoses make life easier.

Yeah, I get it. That's definitely a logical approach. It's not my first choice though.

I swear I'm not a pessimist, but I don't like junctions (on just about anything). Every coupling to connect two hoses together is another chance for another leak. I'd rather have one 50' piece of hose that I can coil into a bucket, if I can.

Over the years I have seen "expandable" hoses come and go from the market..

All have one major common problem..

Extremely short life span..

Each expansion/contraction causes some not only external wear but internal wear to the hose structure..

Eventually resulting in little pin holes if you are lucky to a flat out blow out..

If you are into disposable products then expandable hoses are for you, if not, the good old low tech hose bib connection is actually pretty dependable.. For leaky hose bib connections you simply need to replace the gasket..

New gaskets are cheap and readily available nearly anywhere..

Multiple short hoses is a great way to get flexibility in length and handling and are many times more reliable than any shrink/expandable hose..

You can try making your own short hoses from existing hoses, just buy some repair hose bib connectors and have at it. I have had good results with most repair connectors not leaking.. In fact I keep a couple of spares on hand, never know when you will damage a hose..

We don't drink water that comes through our hose. We always drink bottled water. I don't worry about what might be in the hose.

Speaking as a "Master Plumber"...Unless it says somewhere "FS" (Food Safety Service) or "FSNS" on it don't use it. Hoses can grow contamination that can really make you sick. Only use white or the new Blue hoses, look for the "NS" stamped in the connector.

I still have several white hoses in one off the bays and use a short one or two when the good hose is too long.
Problem with white hoses, they are not lined. They let sunlight in and if they sit long enough you will see brown and green growth on the inside.
They were/probably still are made hoses that were lined with silver in the lining of the hose. I found one finally on the internet but never ordered.
We have two black lined, blue reinforced hoses with the safe for drinking water labels with stainless ends.
Chlorine, might kill the algae if you let it sit in the hose but the water taste like ....
The white hoses we find now are just white and thin and stamped hose ends. And when water sits in the sun the vinyl bleeds into the water and you get a dose when you open the spigot. The little silver label or seal for safe drinking water, are the ones to buy but still they let light and then algae bloom, even with some chlorine, we've experienced.
Some people wisely put the hose in or under half of a 4 inch pipe to shield from the sun and birds. Ants like to crawl up under them too.
You would think it would be simple to buy what the Customer demands or wants.
It seems cost and profit margin is the only concern most everywhere though, as everyone else carries the same thing, mostly. So you have to hunt before they are bought out and now sell only **** too.

dedmiston wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
Are any of the collapsible garden hoses drinking-water safe? I’m looking for a way to simplify our fresh water hose, and it would be great to be able to use one of those shrinky hoses instead of having a big 50’ coil in my cargo hold.

Not sure as to why folks have such a hard time with the white hoses..

To make white hoses easy to deal with you get several SHORT hoses, add them together when needed. Only use the length you need and when done break them apart and they coil up very nicely.

I have two 10' and one 25'..

Many times I get away with using only one hose but if needed can extend to 45'.

Short hoses make life easier.

Yeah, I get it. That's definitely a logical approach. It's not my first choice though.

I swear I'm not a pessimist, but I don't like junctions (on just about anything). Every coupling to connect two hoses together is another chance for another leak. I'd rather have one 50' piece of hose that I can coil into a bucket, if I can.

I am definitely with Gdetrailer on this. I have three 15' high quality hoses from the RV Water Filter Store with brass quick disconnects and never have problems coiling or with leaks. I rarely use more than one hose. I do carry an old Camco 50' hose for those cases where I would need more than 45 feet - only used it once in over 200 campsites visited.

Gdetrailer wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
Are any of the collapsible garden hoses drinking-water safe? I’m looking for a way to simplify our fresh water hose, and it would be great to be able to use one of those shrinky hoses instead of having a big 50’ coil in my cargo hold.

Not sure as to why folks have such a hard time with the white hoses..

To make white hoses easy to deal with you get several SHORT hoses, add them together when needed. Only use the length you need and when done break them apart and they coil up very nicely.

I have two 10' and one 25'..

Many times I get away with using only one hose but if needed can extend to 45'.

Short hoses make life easier.

Yeah, I get it. That's definitely a logical approach. It's not my first choice though.

I swear I'm not a pessimist, but I don't like junctions (on just about anything). Every coupling to connect two hoses together is another chance for another leak. I'd rather have one 50' piece of hose that I can coil into a bucket, if I can.

Gdetrailer wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
Are any of the collapsible garden hoses drinking-water safe? I’m looking for a way to simplify our fresh water hose, and it would be great to be able to use one of those shrinky hoses instead of having a big 50’ coil in my cargo hold.

Not sure as to why folks have such a hard time with the white hoses..

To make white hoses easy to deal with you get several SHORT hoses, add them together when needed. Only use the length you need and when done break them apart and they coil up very nicely.

I have two 10' and one 25'..

Many times I get away with using only one hose but if needed can extend to 45'.

Short hoses make life easier.

x2
bumpy

dedmiston wrote:
Are any of the collapsible garden hoses drinking-water safe? I’m looking for a way to simplify our fresh water hose, and it would be great to be able to use one of those shrinky hoses instead of having a big 50’ coil in my cargo hold.

Not sure as to why folks have such a hard time with the white hoses..

To make white hoses easy to deal with you get several SHORT hoses, add them together when needed. Only use the length you need and when done break them apart and they coil up very nicely.

I have two 10' and one 25'..

Many times I get away with using only one hose but if needed can extend to 45'.

Short hoses make life easier.

downtheroad wrote:
We got one of these at the beginning of last season....lots of use and so far it's been a really great hose...comes in different lengths...
Got ours at Lowe's.

Zero-g RV-Marine hose.....LINK

Bought one of these last spring and has been solid. So much easier to toss this in a bucket than to wrestle the normal white hose.

Zero-G hose is guaranteed for 5 years. Save the receipt as you may need it. Just took mine back to Lowes after about a year. It was replaced right away with no problem. I was told that they replace a lot of them under warranty.