A method of controlling hoses and pipes comprising the steps of: providing a hose or pipe having at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c), the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) each having a pair of connection ends (16a, 16b, 16c) and a hollow body having a fluid channel (20a, 20b, 20c), the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) being attached by the pair of connection ends (16a, 16b, 16c) to create a joint (22a, 22b) such that the fluid channels (20a, 20b, 20c) of each of the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) are in fluid communication; positioning an elongate tether across each of the joints (22a, 22b), each of the elongate tethers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongate tether being attached to one of the segments (14a, 14b, 14c) adjacent the joint (22a, 22b) and the second end of the elongate tether being attached to an adjacent segment (14a, 14b, 14c) adjacent the joint (22a, 22b), anchoring at least one of the at least one elongate tethers to a first anchoring structure using a further elongate tether, the further elongate tether being attached to at least one elongate tether and the first anchoring structure; and providing a zipper line, the zipper line having a first end connected to the first anchoring structure and a second end connected to a second anchoring structure, the zipper line being attachable to each of the elongate tethers attached to the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c), the method characterized by the zipper line being connected to the first anchoring structure independently of the further elongate tether connected to the first anchoring structure. providing a hose or pipe having at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c), the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) each having a pair of connection ends (16a, 16b, 16c) and a hollow body having a fluid channel (20a, 20b, 20c), the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) being attached by the pair of connection ends (16a, 16b, 16c) to create a joint (22a, 22b) such that the fluid channels (20a, 20b, 20c) of each of the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c) are in fluid communication; positioning an elongate tether across each of the joints (22a, 22b), each of the elongate tethers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongate tether being attached to one of the segments (14a, 14b, 14c) adjacent the joint (22a, 22b) and the second end of the elongate tether being attached to an adjacent segment (14a, 14b, 14c) adjacent the joint (22a, 22b), anchoring at least one of the at least one elongate tethers to a first anchoring structure using a further elongate tether, the further elongate tether being attached to at least one elongate tether and the first anchoring structure; and providing a zipper line, the zipper line having a first end connected to the first anchoring structure and a second end connected to a second anchoring structure, the zipper line being attachable to each of the elongate tethers attached to the at least three segments (14a, 14b, 14c), the method characterized by the zipper line being connected to the first anchoring structure independently of the further elongate tether connected to the first anchoring structure.