Customer Reviews

Gilmour 20-58100 20 Series Platinum 5/8-Inch-by-100-Foot 8-Ply Flexogen Hose, Platinum

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I really like these hoses. I have two, one is 50 feet and one is 100 feet. The hoses are sturdy, don't kink and the reinforcements near the attachments are brilliant. That is one of the areas where my old hose failed. It got crushed where it was wound up and so was permanently kinked. This hose hasn't kinked yet and it doesn't have the weird chemical smell when I run the water. When I need to replace my other hoses, this is the one I will buy.

Here is an impressive hose. Imagine 8-ply, brass hardware, a quality-build all the way around. We're glad we ordered the 100-foot length. We love the first one and had to order a second. My wife likes it so much that she's paying for the second hose. It's light, strong, doesn't kink. What else could anyone want?

I live in the Colorado Desert where the summer heat is quite severe. Most hoses I have owned have a one year life span at most.

This hose is so strong (even pretty with its silver color) and dependable that it is a pleasure to use. Even my gardener told me how thrilled he was with the performance of this hose. I'm going to buy another one as a second hose of mine has just sprung a leak. It isn't even a year old. But the summer took its toll.

This one didn't even flinch in the downbeating sun. It did great and it is a pleasure to have it.

I HAVE PURCHASED MANY GILMORE HOSES OVER THE YEARS BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE BETTER THAN MOST BRANDS THEY STILL KINK. THE NEW PLATINUM HOSE IS MUCH SUPERIOR AND EVEN REWINDS VERY EASILY.

This is a very nice hose. Probably the best hose I've ever owned - HOWEVER, my response to all the reviews saying this can't get kinks in it would be: "not in my experience". I've experienced several kinks - definitely less than if I had a typical cheapo discount store hose, but this is certainly not absolutely kink proof like other reviews and the high price tag would imply. Just to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong, I had my local hose enthusiast Blair come over to test it out, and he experienced a number of kinks as well.

3 stars - very good hose, but I deduct 1 star because it's not truly kink proof, deduct 1 star for the high price, and deduct 1 star for the annoying metal coil that makes it difficult to access my hose roller-upper, then I add back 1 star for style points due to the sweet metallic coating.

Hard to wax poetic over hoses, but this is a nice, sturdy lightweight hose that doesn't kink.

Great hose... soft and heavy feel to it... easy to drag around and rarely kinks. Gray color is kinda nice as well.

purchased the 100 ft hose. I purchased this hose to match my rapid reel. used it some. it's a good quality hose. its a silver/gray color. one side of the hose has a hard plastic/metal spring no kink attachment (doesn't appear removable). the box said it has a lifetime warranty, if it ever fails cut off the end and send it back, they said they'd send a new one. can't beat that.

Thank you to all the prior reviewers who shared their experience with this hose. Your reviews led me to purchase this for myself after practically losing my mind fighting with the piece-of-you-know-what NeverKink brand sold at [...] and Lowes. This hose uncoils and coils beautifully and doesn't kink, even though Gilmour doesn't go so far as to make that claim. The only problem I've found is that there is a slight drip at the faucet connection which hasn't completely gone away after tightening. No one else has mentioned this, so maybe my experience is unique. Either way, I'll take a slight drip any day versus the hassle with other hoses.

I finally purchased a good quality garden hose. This hose is soft, winds easily on the reel and has proven to be worth every penny spent. I won't have to replace this hose for a long time! Well worth the extra money.