RV water hoses and pocket hoses

[Jayco-noslide]

For home use we have a couple of those so called "pocket" or "folding hoses" and they are great; light, easy to coil up, to move around, etc. I don't suppose there is any chance any have been developed to be drinking safe so as to use 1 to hook up the RV to water. I would go out and buy one in a heartbeat. I absolutely hate fooling with those damn RV hoses; especially when they are cold and stiff.

[wa8yxm]

As someone said the effect on SUN on the plastic hose plays a big part of why they are bad for drinking water less they are speciically drinking water rated.

If you are filling the storage tank, You let it run a bit and then fill the tank, water does not remain in the hose long enough or bad things to happen.

I've used my pocket hose several times now. The only problem I have had is with the quarter turn valve on teh end, it broke the first time I used it, HOSE worked good (Wal*mart Pocket Hose) but I do not use it all that often,, Basically when washing the RV 2x a year or when filling from a far of hydrent (also 2x a year).

But when I wash the MH I notice the hose wants to "Shink" a bit when I start spraying. Epically if Im using an old pressure regulator at the hydrant. (Which I do not do when washing) and the pressure drops a bit.

This can put strain on things best not strained.

NOTE: To the person who said "The ends blew off..." Where I'll be parked next week they warn you about the water pressure, well over 100PSI, they have measured and recorded in the park... Many hoses have been blown apart there, This is why Park-Regulator-----hose-------Filter (inside wet bay out of sun)-Hose-Inlet.

[2012Coleman]

Yea - and when I was a kid they built houses with materials like flooring, insulation, and siding made with asbestos. As the planet continues to spin, humans tend to get smarter about this kind of stuff - well, at least some humans...

[jcsb]

My experience -- Worthless.

First use, hose connector blew about 1 hour into first use. Called they would only honor warrenty, if I had original receipt. Bought it several months ago. No idea where a receipt for a 19 dollar item would be. The voice at the other end had a difficult time understanding me and I him.

Threw it away.

[happynow]

Gonzo42 wrote:
I bought the ones available at Wally World. Label on the little plastic container says Pocket Hose, As Seen on TV, Etc. 50 ft length.

Thanks ~ wanted to be sure.

[Gonzo42]

I bought the ones available at Wally World. Label on the little plastic container says Pocket Hose, As Seen on TV, Etc. 50 ft length.

[Ozlander]

Bad to drink from a plastic hose, but OK to drink from a plastic glass or bottle. :? :h

[KA4EBU]

When I hook to the water, I let it run a short period the smell it and if it passes that I taste it before I connect the coach to it. Habit

[_DJ_1]

I bought one and it blew the 3rd time I used it. but, with a lifetime warranty I took it back to Walgreens and they gave me a refund no questions asked. So I bought another. It has lasted over a year now. Must also be safe as I have filled my tanks in both my TC and TT. Maybe I also became immune from drinking out of hoses in the 50's/60's!!!

Even before the pocket hose I would never drag out the "white" hose while at home. Just grab the garden hose. But I do let it run for a couple minutes just to wash out any frogs/snakes/etc. :B

[imgoin4it]

The "problem" with garden water hoses and the reason they say not for drinking water is that they pick up the taste of the hose if water is in them for any length of time. No problem to drink out of the hose as it is being used but drink water after it has not been flowing and you will not like it at all. Not sure if the taste is caused by anything considered toxic or not.

[Valkyriebush]

Junk! Three strikes, I'm out.

[wa8yxm]

Some of them may well be drinking safe, don't know.. This however I do know.

They extend to full length when pressurized and 'Condense" when pressure goes down, NOT suitable for RV-Water supply.. OK for filling the fresh tank but NOT for city water use.. As the pressure changes, so does the length of the hose, Can cause serious issues. Sorry.

NOW: before these there was a flat hose on a reel.. I think I still have one in fact,, Those are small, compact and do not extend/retract under pressure, they do however inflate.. At least one was sold that was drinking water safe.

Camping World Handi Hose

This is a 50 foot version of said hose.

[ReadyToGo]

Don't all hoses for the house say "not for drinking water"?

The only one for use for drinking water is the white ones found at RV supply stores.
I have one of of those pocket hoses. Wouldn't be the first time I wasted $20.

[NC_Hauler]

Heck, I have 3 of them and they've been great. two of them for over a year now...use them to wash my truck and 5er with...wad them up and put in a small hole....Read where some say not to use over 50 psi...I have one of those, other two I KNOW have had higher pressure than that go through them and again, I paid for one and got two as gifts..so, money wise..nada...they've worked great for me:)

As far as using one as a water hose...water hose for rv doesn't cost that much, but like more than several in here, at almost 64 yrs old...drank quite a bit of water out of your ordinary garden hose and I'm still here to talk about it:B

[Homer1]

Mine blew up the 3rd time I used it. The inside in akin to a prophylactic.The outside weave is just junk cotton. Stop and think about it, there is no magic to hoses. The thicker the wall the more durable the hose.