I wanted to like these hoses. In fact, I wanted to love them. The idea is fantastic and while they work, they are some of the best hoses I have ever had. BUT, they fall apart at the over time. I take care of my stuff too, so it's really disappointing to have a product that I had such high hopes for fail repeatedly. I bought 3 of these on a deal and all 3 have fallen to the same fate about 1 year after purchase.