Had a different one from a different company. They didn't have a 50 ft one then. I liked it, so I wanted another 25 ft to connect them. I found this website offering the same hose but with a lifetime waranty. I got it, and it's just like my first one and connects well. My old plastic hose was always getting tangled and damaged. I thought a expandable hose would be better. I was worried it might be heavy, but it's actually light, only about 2.5 lbs. It doesn't tangle or kink, which is awesome. The hose is 5/8 inches thick on outside, so the inside is a bit thinner. There are other models that might be thicker, but I didn't see any info on that. The water flow is good which was another concern of mine. I haven't used it much yet because it's been raining a lot. But it seems way more durable than plastic hoses. I'll see how it holds up in the summer. The nozzle that comes with it is pretty good too. It has 10 settings like shower, mist, and jet. A nice touch is small peice that keeps it open, so you don't have to hold it the whole time. That's way better than my old nozzle. It also came with 4 spare gaskets but there were already gaskets in all connections.