I've had 2 black rubber craftsman hoses since about 1986. Like my 1981 Sony color TV, they've outlasted several younger models. I always leave my hoses out and the only problem is that the sprayer attachments fuse to the connections, so when the sprayer dies, I can't tuen it off at the working end anymore.... I'm in that situation now and when I can't stand that anymore, I'll go after one each - Craftsman and Flexgen. And I'll get a coupla BRASS sprayer attachments! Then I'll be set for life.
