Collapsible water hose

Along with those roll up flat hoses, I've never wanted a hose that must be extended its full length to use it when a much shorter length would suffice. A couple of weeks ago, we were on a site where an 8' hose would have reached the spigot easily, and I just dropped a coiled 25' standard hose on the ground and only uncoiled the small amount needed. You can't do that with the flat or collapsible hoses that must fully expand to be used. Using less storage space would be nice, but not worth the trade-off in my view. And then there's the reported high failure rate of the collapsible hoses to consider as well...

newer versions of this hose came out a couple years ago that work fine. However, they are not to be used for potable water. I use mine for the black water flush and washing the rig only, and that works great.

The directions that come with them say not for drinking water and do not leave under constant pressure. This explains it all.

Pogoil.

We got one of the early el-cheapo ones and it blew apart in the first few days, using it for general garden-watering chores and always turning the faucet off and draining the hose.

Finally swallowed hard and bought the DAP version, even though it was 3x the price of the cheapo. Still have it - three seasons now, no problems, very convenient not having to roll it onto a reel. We use it for general yard watering chores, washing out and filling the bird baths.

The inner plastic tube that carries the water is not made of a food-quality plastic (I think it's neoprene).