HBlife 100ft Garden Hose, Expandable Water Hose with 3/4" Solid Brass Fittings, 8 Functions Water Spray Nozzle

I have loved all of these new style hoses since I got my first one, now I keep buying more for all of my properties when I get a chance. They last longer than the traditional ones, they take up way less space than traditional (see picture), and end up being longer. The additions that come with this one are a great bonus and you just can’t beat the value to price ratio on this. Will buy again.

The hose fittings are 3/4" (Standard). But the interior diameter of the hose is only 1/4". This small diameter restricts water flow and pressure. My sprinkler sprays 25' to 30' with a standard 3/4" garden hose. The same sprinkler attached to the HBLife expandable hose only sprays 8' (not enough pressure). With my sprayer nozzle attached to the HBLife expandable hose, the water stream was only 4', when attached to standard 3/4" garden house the water stream on this same nozzle is 12'. I truly like the concept of an expandable hose. But the reality is that the hose is pointless. I am returning the hose.

The media could not be loaded.  **"This review is a long one, so buckle up. Also, Amazon jumbled up my photos for some reason, so apologies in advance!UPDATE 9/30/20: Still loving this hose! We frequently use it with our power pressure washer and it continues to impress us with every use!ORIGINAL REVIEW:This hose is amazing, literally love at first sight. Very impressed by the quality! First of all, this hose can expand THREE TIMES ITS LENGTH! It's a retractable hose, extremely light weight (can hold the entire hose with one hand effortlessly, it's magical 😍). We put it to the test and let our 2 year old knot it up into a pile as best he could and when we went to pick it up, it completely self de-tangled. This hose will not kink, twist or tangle, just as advertised.I LOVE that it comes with its own carrying bag and wraps up SO SMALL to fit and store anywhere! I will literally be adding all of my old hoses into the garbage can this week because I am THAT sold on this bad boy. This hose allows all of my OCD, organizational dreams to come true with it's easy and tidy storage. This would also be an exceptional hose for someone with minimal space or storage such as watering plants on an apartment deck etc.It can even withstand high and low temperatures ranging between 5°C - 98°C (41°F - 208°F if you were wondering - this is according to the HBLife website). The connectors are all a beautiful solid brass unlike the cheapo plastic connectors that break easily or leak. Oh, and did I mention that you get a FREE spray nozzle?!?! An actual quality, 8 setting, METAL (and plastic) spray nozzle. In case you were wondering the 8 adjustable patterns include: Center, Flat, Jet, Shower, Mist, Soaker, Full and Cone - see pictures. Both the hose AND the spray nozzle have all metal connectors which the listing claims to "have excellent corrosion resistance and durability" which I love.I personally purchased this hose because my 70 year old father could easily lift and maneuver it, my son and neice could use it for outside water play fun, I could use it to water plants/ grass and wash my car and although not planned, I can most definitely see my husband stealing this amazing hose for his window washing business because of how simple, lightweight, durable and easy to store it is. We purchased a 50 footer (HBLife-this one!) for our front yard and a 100 footer (Buheco-we wanted to compare the top two brands) - for our backyard.This hose would be great for any garden or watering your lawn, any cleaning project like washing cars or boats, any man's shop, or great for window washing companies too! I can't wait to use this hose more. Highly recommend!***UPDATE:I decided to put the two top rated expandable hoses on Amazon to the test: Buheco and HBLife (this one!). Again, we purchased a 50 footer for our front yard (HBLife) and a 100 footer (Buheco) for our backyard.The connectors on both hoses are all a beautiful solid brass unlike the cheapo plastic connectors that break easily or leak. The Buheco hose also comes with a free spray nozzle that has 10 spray patterns which include: Full, Flat, Shower, Soak, Jet, Cone, Angle, Mist, Center and 1/2Vert - see pictures. The spray nozzle is made out of plastic and unfortunately the quality does not compare to the metal spray nozzle that you receive with the HBLife retractable hose. (That being said you will save roughly $10 for the same length expandable hose by purchasing the Buheco over the HBLife hose).I definitely recommend both brands but again, the metal spray nozzle that you receive with the HBLife hose is far more superior than the plastic spray nozzle that you receive with the Buheco hose. Based off when I purchased both hoses however, the Buheco hoses were roughly $10 cheaper for the same size (for the 100 footer in particular) when compared to the HBLife hoses. The hoses themselves appear almost IDENTICAL and the brass fittings would have looked the exact same if not for a slightly different font used for the 3/4" marking.For the above mentioned reasons I would rate the Buheco hose a 4/5 and the HBLife hose a 5/5 because the spray nozzle and carrying bag are definitely a higher quality, but again, you do pay slightly more for this. Both hoses are exceptional though and I would definitely recommend them both! :)

When stretched to full length, maneuverability and weight can be a challenge. However it gets the job done and my gardens are happy!Edit: There was a stick/small branch that had stuck to the cloth exterior of the hose near the connection to the spigot, and it caused the hose to wrap around itself and tangle a bit toward the spigot end out of my view. Then, when I was trying to stretch it to its full length, I was having maneuverability and weight challenges because that section of hose was not being extended properly. Once I noticed the issue and freed the stick from being tangled up with the hose, my maneuverability and weight issues with the hose stopped. It was simply a case of operator error. :)Now, I'm buying a second one of these, one for out back. I really like it now that I solved my problem!

This is a nice light weight easy to use hose. I’ve used it for watering animals, washing my car and hooking up to the pressure washer. I love that when you don’t build up pressure the hose stays shorter and if you want extra length you can close the valve on the end and it almost doubles in length. It’s easy to put away and easy to get back out without it kinking. I’ve had it for a few weeks now and have used it quite a bit and it’s holding up to the abuse very well so far.

I tried other cheaper hoses but they each lasted a month! When I bought my first HBLife hose last year, I got the 2 yr warranty with it because I was sick of buying hoses and then have them last a week after their 1 mo warranty expired!. So, my first hose lasted all summer and now I have another for the back of the house. Super happy with both.