This Hose Is Guaranteed to Last for Life, and You Can Drink out of It (Which Is Why I Have Two)

I hate to think of the thousands of linear feet of coiled, kinked, and burst garden hoses that end up in landfill every year, weakened by high water pressure, split and folded due to poor design and sensitivity to extreme temperatures and heavy use, or rendered useless by a single fail point but otherwise intact along their lengths. I was a reluctant contributor to this tangled shame, making regular pilgrimages to Home Depot to replace my sun-baked, task-worn hoses every couple of years.

That is until I bought a Water Right hose, the most sturdily built, aesthetically pleasing hose I’ve ever owned. It sees use at least once a week and it has performed flawlessly since I first bought it three years ago and, major bonus!, it’s safe to drink out of! (Oh all those forbidden drinks from the lead-lined hoses of my childhood! My 10-year-old self is mighty jealous.)

We use our Water Right hose to hand-water our citrus trees, wash our cars, and occasionally spritz the grime off of our lawn furniture when a wet cloth won’t suffice (we’re very conscientious about our water use and use a low-flow, high-pressure jet nozzle that reduces water usage).

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While in the past we used to hide our unsightly bright green and orange and striped hoses by the side yard or in a terracotta pot, we leave our Water Right hose out, coiled in our yard. It comes in an array of handsome natural colors that blend seamlessly with any decor; we chose the Olive colorway for its stealth handsomeness.

And it coils tidily: The structure of the hose is in that sweet spot between yielding and coilable.  If you do manage to tangle it, simply unspool it to its full length then coil it up. The hardware is heavy-duty lead-free brass, and the hose is flexible in all temperature conditions, even freezing. Plus, Water Right hoses are made in Oregon, which means they truly are a Best of the West company. And there’s nothing like using your hose in the garden on a hot day, then taking a worry-free drink out of it as reward for a job well done.