I'm using one for watering plants on my front porch. Because the faucet is not handy, I put a splitter on the faucet, attached a short length of hose (15') that is always charged with a shut-off between the pocket hose and the lead hose. So far, so good. I like it much better than the coil hose I previously used for this area. First season, so can't speak to longevity but I do plan to bring it into the barn for the winter (if I remember...)
Funny story when purchasing at my local Ace Hardware -- this hose was in an aisle filled with various yard tools and irrigation items with several 50% off all garden/irrigation items signs strewn along the aisle. When I got home, I noticed that I was charged full price for the hose. I took it back to the store the next day and pointed out their error. The clerk initially pulled the 'oh, but not for that particular item' so I took her to the aisle in question and asked how one might discern that this single item didn't qualify for the sale? Of course by then, all the pocket hoses had been moved to another location, but there was definitely a glaring empty shelf where they had been the day before. She then tried to convince me that another customer must have mislaid the hose in the sale aisle, but I assured her there were several of them on the now empty shelf the day before. She finally relented and gave me a refund.
