Nice article. I echo what Hetty said. And like you, I have a hose that I've had for 25 whole years. By now I have had to patch it once but only once. It also has no name on it. It's a 50 footer. I paid $25 for that many years ago & that was a cut rate price as I worked for a landscaper at the time & got a discounted price. It's heavy, it's rubber, it's black. I only wish it had a name on it. It has never kinked on me.