Product review (5 stars): Handy little pal!
It does the job! Never even bothered with the hose, I just fill it up with a bucket. I've had this since April and it's still working just fine..I've only had to go to the laundromat a few times since then to wash my comforter. Be sure to watch some youtube videos, since the instructions are a bit confusing. There's a bit of a learning curve. I can do approximately a milk crates' worth of clothes at a time, great for a two person household. You will need to tend to it more than you would a regular washer (for example, changing the clothes over to the dryer and back again for the rinse cycle), but I spend a lot of my time off at home, so I use it while I'm doing something else.