Stainless steel hoses

[Stormevey]

Has anyone purchased a stainless steel garden hose?? I’m trying to get some independent feedback before buying one because I’ve had so many problems with the last three that I’ve bought. Two were extremely expensive but didn’t last a year ( one was a traditional heavy duty plastic tube hose that became so kinked it was impossible to stretch out. The other was a disreputable online retailer who sent me a 25ft hose after I requested a 50ft)and the third one was fairly cheap (one of those material expendable ones) that didn’t even last a year because it got ripped when being pulled across the garden. So as you can imagine I’m fed up with all the crap hoses on the market so want to know if the stainless steel ones are any good. It’s crazy because hoses used to be of such high quality. The ones I can remember my parents having would be in use for over 10 years 🤷‍♀️

I’ve never heard of a stainless steel hose.
Rubber with brass fittings tend to last. RUBBER as in real rubber not plastic.

I wouldn't enquire about it if I didn't know that it existed. I asked for people who have one to let me know if there're reliable,

I'd never heard of them either, but they look like the hose you get for shower heads, just longer. They aren't really expensive so I would try one out and see how it goes.

I have got a stainless steel braided hose and honestly it has been a game changer after years of cheap ones splitting. The braided ones are much tougher than the standard rubber hoses — no kinking at all which was my main frustration before. They are heavier for sure, you notice it when dragging it round the garden, but they do not get those horrible weak spots that split after a season. Brass fittings are standard on decent ones too which makes a big difference — the plastic connectors always seem to crack eventually. Drawback is they do not coil up as neatly as a rubber hose, you kind of have to loop it rather than expect it to sit in a tidy circle. Had mine about 18 months now with no issues at all.