A hose is an essential item of equipment in a garden. The choice of a hose depends on its durability or in other words, how long a garden hose would last under various weather conditions a garden is subjected to throughout the year and the battering it receives in use and also, with what degree of ease it can be used, or its maneuverability. Heavy duty garden hoses come in handy when standing up to all these requirements.

The traditional reinforced rubber heavy duty garden hose though still in use have certain disadvantages. They are heavy and hence, have restricted maneuverability. Additionally, they cannot stand sunlight and soon get brittle and break off into pieces. They tend to get worn out too quickly by the constant rubbing it gets against the ground or against other objects in the garden. There is another disadvantage in rubber hoses. They may contain various chemical additives incorporated to prevent cracking and wearing off that can contaminate water. These drawbacks in heavy duty rubber hoses should naturally make a consumer wonder about the existence of other options.

  In deed, heavy duty garden hoses made of vinyl and polyurethane are available as alternatives to rubber. They are definitely lighter than rubber hoses and therefore, least burdensome in handling. From the point of view of durability under demanding conditions in the garden, vinyl and polyurethane heavy duty hoses surpasses their rubber counterpart in leap and bounds. Contamination of water as in the rubber hoses is also no longer a danger.

            Of the three alternative materials for heavy duty garden hoses, by far the best are hoses made from polyurethane. Polyurethane is a material that has high abrasive resistance that can easily withstand the type of rough usage a garden demands. The material offers excellent resistance to oil and other solvents. It has a very high load bearing capacity therefore, permitting hoses made of this material to withstand constant pressure that sometimes is required in watering. It is also highly tear resistant and weather resistant. Its flex-life is also extremely high. What more qualities should a heavy duty garden hose have? Just one more, that is, weight. Length for length, a heavy duty hose made of polyurethane is extremely lighter than its rubber or vinyl counterparts.  This makes it extremely flexible and maneuverable and ideal for the use in the garden. Then the best choice for any enthusiastic or professional gardener? Its heavy duty garden hose made of polyurethane, indeed.