Water hoses for drinking

Amounts leached out in the eco center report are only useful for comparing materials tested under the same condition; they are not useful in assessing how much exposure one will get under normal use (unless you let your water soak in the hose for 48hrs before drinking).

Welp, think I've heard it all. And didn't make it past the first page. "Same brand" of bottled water or you can tell the difference in yer coffee?
And yeah I bought a white hose for the odd time we have a hookup, mainly to not get it confused with the green hose I carry to drain the gray tank into the neighbors campsite!

At home I use whatever's hooked to the spigot to fill the tank.

The newest research should put the question to rest, whether or not to use a "normal" water hose for potable water.
The above mentioned Canadian tests show only certain VOC's are leached out of water pipes, they do not discuss the amounts of the leached out VOC's, and they also do not discuss the characteristics of those VOC's that might or might not consist of hydrocarbons.

http://www.ecocenter.org/healthy-stuff/reports/garden-hose-report-2016

If you're worried about what is leaching out of the plastic hoses into the water you're drinking why are you not also worried about what is leaching out of the buried plastic water lines that feed the spigot that the hose is connected to?

"out of sight out of mind"

Volatile organic components migrating from plastic pipes (HDPE, PEX and PVC) into drinking water
A study on organotin levels in Canadian drinking water distributed through PVC pipes
Identification of organic compounds migrating from polyethylene pipelines into drinking water

Have any of yall looked at or cut open water pipes in your home that are 10+ years old.....or got some air in the lines and observed what comes out soon aftetwards? Then think about the age and quality of these at most RV parks?

I'm no too worried about what color the fairly new flexible 25' hose is that makes the final connection to my trailer.

Just chiming in to say thanks for the helpful info, everyone! I'm starting out and was researching water hose options. I'd come across hoses from the "RV Water Filter Store" and was looking for confirmation it wasn't just hype. This made my decision!

This is a popular subject.
We currently have a stainless machine end, lined with dark vinyl or whatever with silver in it, blue outside with reinforcement in the outside jacket.
The reasons for a lined hose is white hose lets light in and any algae etc in the water, now matter how little will grow in a white or clear hose lying in the sun. the lining stops the sun and the silver kills aor cuts down on any nasties that may be in the water.
The reason for the stainless ends or solid brass, either getting hard to find, is they don't bend or crush as easily as the stamped metal with brass plating that will leak the first second or third time etc you use the hose, and or blow off if the thin hose doesn't burst first when you hook up to 80 lb or higher pressure source, or even 40 lbs.
I've notices some hoses now resembling ours with aluminum ends that appear as machined and sometimes plated to look like stainless or nickel.
Brass plated stamped metal hose ends in addition corrode and when it feel gritty trying to connect up it may not seal. Use the pliers and it get worse net time because it bends.
So most people buy one and throw it away next trip or two or three and some report using the same one for years. I need them to do our taxes.
Carry a supply of good washers.
I haven't seen any more hoses like ours, but I haven't been looking. Have seen some similar but not lined.
I'm convinced I could make a fortune, with a big reel of the right hose material, and lots of stainless steel ends and hydraulic crimper, pressure tester and some training, going around to RV events, provided I could get it a good price and sell it at a profitable price, but not so high people would continue to by the throw away chinese stuff.
Then there is the filter thing. It could fill a whole forum.

I use four hoses:

#1 and #2 are white, have a Camco inline water filter connected between them, and are used for fresh water.

#3 is a typical green garden hose. It has a backflow preventer on both ends, and is used to flush out the macerator pump. It may not get bad water in it, but I don't take chances, thus the multiple check valves.

#4 is a black, oversize hose marked "NOT FOR POTABLE WATER". This hose is used for one thing, and one thing only... the hose from the macerator pump to the sewage line. I use a check valve to cap one end, and a cap on the other when not in use.

So far, this setup has worked well.

GordonThree wrote:
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I fill the tank using a normal garden hose at home. I carry one of those expensive white hoses in case I end up at a full hookup CG.

Been drinking from a regular hose on and off for decades, haven't died yet.

I do likewise.

We are rarely attached to full hookups. Sometimes even then I don't hook up the water, particularly if we are staying only one night.