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ScottG
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Jun 19, 2018

Good hose gone bad

So I've been using this same 25' hose for many years. It was a high quality hose when I bought it and it's still just as sound as when new.
Here's the weird part, after all these years it suddenly stinks like the inside of an old car that's been sitting in a junkyard for decades. It was fine two weeks ago!
The hose isn't rotted or sticky like some old garden hoses get, it just stinks. After handling it I had to wash my hands and arms twice and change my shirt to get rid of the smell.
I ended up carrying it with a stick like a dead snake and dumping it in the CG dumpster.
Fortunately I had the cheapo Camco hose that came with the trailer. It worked fine but made the water taste like plastic.

Has anyone else ever had a good hose go bad?

15 Replies

  • SidecarFlip wrote:
    Grit dog wrote:
    Given the avg age and gender of the members on here, prolly lots of good hoses gone bad....


    Ain't that the truth....lol

    I've been using the same hose through 3 RV's now. One of those white ones that rolls up in a self store container. Probably don't even sell them anymore and mine don't stink. Least I don't think it does in as much as I haven't sniffed it lately...lol


    Oh you didn't have to sniff this one. Just opening the compartment was enough to set you back.
  • Grit dog wrote:
    Given the avg age and gender of the members on here, prolly lots of good hoses gone bad....


    Ain't that the truth....lol

    I've been using the same hose through 3 RV's now. One of those white ones that rolls up in a self store container. Probably don't even sell them anymore and mine don't stink. Least I don't think it does in as much as I haven't sniffed it lately...lol
  • Grit dog wrote:
    Given the avg age and gender of the members on here, prolly lots of good hoses gone bad....


    :h :B
  • Given the avg age and gender of the members on here, prolly lots of good hoses gone bad....
  • Never..... Been using the same hose for years too.

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