On September 27th, 2011 Ipurchaseda Gilmour 10-34050 3/4-Inch-by-50-Foot 8-Ply Flexogen Hose. Prior to thiswe had an economy hose we'd purchased at our local garden store. We needed to replace our previous hose witha more heavy duty hose because we had excessive water pressurethat split our other hose. This hose was amazing. Like others have stated it holds it coil shape quite a bit but that didn't bother me much, on hotter days it relaxed more than on colder days. At the time we were living in a rental and used this hose for nearly a year before we relocated out of state. We unfortunately left this hose behind andevery time I use a hose I regretleaving it behind. If we're ever in need of a heavy duty hose I will re-purchase this product.