For ease of use, it is good, retracts & extends well, but due to the material used in making it and maybe due to our intense hot days here, it is always bound to burst.
I am treating this flexible hose as a consumable. It will burst no matter what. But I do keep getting it, since it is easier to use for me, and not bulky to keep around in the garden. No more expectations of having it last longer like the other garden hoses.
