Junk, like everybody says, BUT it had a lifetime guarantee (this hose was guaranteed for its life, not my life), I wisely saved the paperwork and the new owners of the company (Fiskars) sent me a new hose (failed hose lasted a few years). New hose is nice. Completely different technology. Heavy and solid. Tough reinforcing cord. Not carcinogenic. Nice hardware. So, purchase this garbage on the cheap and when it fails they will send you a nice new $80.00 hose for free. Just make sure you can live with this hose's horrible kinking behavior. It's as limp as a noodle. Needs Viagra AND Cialis!