Hozelock 7850P0000 Ultimate Hose, 50 m, Yellow

I mean, let’s not get emotional, it’s a hose. It’s described by Hoselock as ‘robust’ and I would echo that. Lightweight it is not. I tend to think ‘lightweight’ in this context means ‘flimsy’, anyway. I bought it to replace our old Hozelock hose, which must be at least twenty years old and was full of kinks and leaks. Well, over the years, its length has been substantially reduced where leaking sections have been cut out and, frankly, we’d had enough. The new hose, compared with the old one, is wonderful. I’ll be surprised if it ever kinks or leaks and I can’t think how it could be improved. It’s not cheap but you get what you pay for. If you want something which does the job properly without you having to compromise to accommodate its failings, this hose will not disappoint, whereas many cheaper offerings will. Disappoint, that is. I bought a new Hoselock spraygun, which I’ll give its own review in a minute, to go with the new hose and replace the two old ones we had which, while doing the job, shared the water with me or the surrounding area and were driving me nuts. The new one is a joy to use, all the water comes out of the nozzles, all of it goes onto the plants and none of it leaks over me. Couldn’t be happier.

Require new garden hose pipe this product is extra strong does not kink when using in garden.

The hose supplied is of a much better quality than the actual Hozelock Garden Reel. This meant the diameter is larger resulting in the full 30m not being fully utilised. There was still more than sufficient gathered in to the reel so happy with the purchase.

Forget extendable hoses. In my experience they are a waste of time as the internal latex membrane ruptures far too easily. This substantial hose occassionally kinks if caught behind a table leg or flower pot but it is resilient enough to bend back into shape. So far, two months in, I have been vey pleased with my purchase and would recommend this hose wholeheartedly. TIme will tell…

I was looking for a more robust hose that didn’t get twisted or knotted like my old Hoselick hose did and this has more than ticked those boxes.

Is very well made, thick (but still manoeuvrable) and doesn’t get twisted or knotted. Feels very well put together and designed to do the job it’s made for.

The only caveat I’d say is make sure your hose reel can take it as thicker than other hoses I’ve had in the past, so been a Bit of a struggle to wind it round my older hose reel. If you are buying a hose reel for this to go in, def get a minimum 30m capacity one

I feel comfortable enough having tried pretty much every hose and hose connector going. So I can say pretty confidently that I will never spend another penny on any garden hose related item except hozelock. Yes they are expensive, but they fit perfect, they don’t leak, they don’t become brittle and cause your garden to flood till you find it. 5 years and counting on my hozelock ultimate & metal set up. I’m running two sets of these and they are as good today as when I bought them!!!

I’ve had one of these for years and years and it’s still going strong. It’s a little harder than the new one I just brought, but it’s still flexible and it works perfectly, so I can safely say that this hose definitely stands up to the test of time, so much so that I have just purchased a second one so that I have one out the back and the front.

It’s very pricey, you certainly can buy much cheaper hoses elsewhere, but I have never found a hose that resists kinds like this one so it’s well worth spending the money on, especially given that my old hose is still going strong and I’ve had it for years. I initially went for one of these because I was fed up with kinks and twists that stop the flow mid use, and I have never looked back, or even thought about purchasing another cheap hose.

I would definitely recommend this. You buy cheap, you buy twice. If my old hose (or my new one for that matter) ever decides to kick the bucket, I will update this review, so if there is no update here assume it’s going strong! The 30 year guarantee is nice, but I doubt I would ever have to use it given the quality of this hose!