About to buy a 50 foot drinking hose and seeing some HORRIBLE Amazon reviews. What has worked for you?

[Teaney Hull 292]

About to buy a 50 foot drinking hose and seeing some HORRIBLE Amazon reviews. What has worked for you? 

Thanks

Gary

Hull 292

[Jim and Frances]

We've been using the Zero-G hoses for several years now.  No issues to date.  They are approved for drinking water and store easily.

Also, since I am lazy and have a bad back, we use the stainless quick connect fittings on the trailer and all our hoses.  Fast and easy! (The more expensive stainless fittings are much better than the brass ones - which tend to leak a bit.)

Hope this helps! 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:34 PM by Jim and Frances
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[Mike and Carol]

We’ve also been using Zero-G for years.  Both at home and while camping.

Edited yesterday at 04:53 PM by Mike and Carol

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, Teaney Hull 292 said:

What has worked for you?

Keep in mind, flat hoses and other compact hoses recommended do not work for filling the fresh tank via the boondocking port. Something we do often, filling from our extra 35-gal fresh tank in the pickup bed. When pulling water by suction you need a rigid hose, one that will NOT shrink or flatten.

We go with the standard Camco hose. 35 ft is what's needed to get from our truck to the boondocking inlet when hitched. I had a 25' hose so purchased a 10' hose which is great alone when we have water hookup at a campground. They are firm and many complain about rolling them up. I roll in big loops and it fits in the Oliver Trunk and unwinds nicely. Good reviews on this Amazon item:

https://www.amazon.com/Camco-TastePURE-Heavy-Duty-Construction-22843/dp/B004VHXS20/?th=1

[John Dorrer]

A number of us have purchased these hoses, and there have been no reports of issues using to fill fresh tank or for city water.

 

Use the search and type the word:

Hoses

 

 

[mountainoliver]

I’ve been using the zero g hose for several years as well with no issues. Because they aren’t a flat shrinking type hose it fills the fresh tank quickly. I have four 25 foot hoses and typically only use one 25 foot hose but have used all four at times.

[Patriot]

Here is a link to the Gorilla hose -

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gorilla-1-2-in-x-25-ft-Marine-and-RV-Hose-GMAR0025/325990305

[johnwen]

Ditto on the Zero G for us.  Get the dark gray hose, not the blue ... we went through several blue ones because of leaks and finally tried the dark gray, the end fittings are much easier to screw onto a faucet.  I'm not sure they still make the blue hoses but if you find one, do yourself a favor and don't  buy it.  We are very happy with Zero G.

Best of luck,

John

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

A number of us have purchased these hoses, and there have been no reports of issues using to fill fresh tank or for city water.

Correct, but not for just a small few of us who need to pull water (vs. push) though the Boondocking inlet. When a hose shrinks or flattens it cannot be used as a suction line.

We just had a thread on this subject.

[johnwen]

11 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

Correct, but not for just a small few of us who need to pull water (vs. push) though the Boondocking inlet. When a hose shrinks or flattens it cannot be used as a suction line.

We just had a thread on this subject.

Very true...we use a short non collapsible one for that :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0894GTNZN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

[Rolind]

We are also big fans of the Gorilla Hose. We carry a short rigid hose for drawing water from an external container

https://a.co/d/3D14tZS

[ScubaRx]

9 hours ago, jd1923 said:

Keep in mind, flat hoses and other compact hoses recommended do not work for filling the fresh tank via the boondocking port. Something we do often, filling from our extra 35-gal fresh tank in the pickup bed. When pulling water by suction you need a rigid hose, one that will NOT shrink or flatten.

Because of so many recommendations, yesterday I bought a 25 foot marine and RV Gorilla hose from Home Depot. Like John, we do a lot of boondocking and often fill our tank from our Scepter Military water cans. I was unaware that they "...do not work for filling the fresh tank via the boondocking port..." This will not present a problem for us as I have a dedicated set-up for that purpose but I mention it here for the benefit of others that might not have known. On Home Depot's website, this is a buy one, get 20% off on the second one until 07-27-2025. I believe I'll get another for a dedicated black flush hose. They are so light and compact they'll take up only about 10% of the room as the old hoses presently do.

Edited 14 hours ago by ScubaRx

[John and Debbie]

9 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

Because of so many recommendations, yesterday I bought a 25 foot marine and RV Gorilla hose from Home Depot. Like John, we do a lot of boondocking and often fill our tank from our Scepter Military water cans. I was unaware that they "...do not work for filling the fresh tank via the boondocking port..." This will not present a problem for us as I have a dedicated set-up for that purpose but I mention it here for the benefit of others that might not have known. On Home Depot's website, this is a buy one, get 20% off on the second one until 07-27-2025. I believe I'll get another for a dedicated black flush hose. They are so light and compact they'll take up only about 10% of the room as the old hoses presently do.

I did buy a Gorilla RV hose for the black tank flush a couple months ago.  I found that at some dump stations, the hose they have isn't long enough.  I have another one in case the Camco 25' hose won't reach the city water inlet.  I have only used that once at a KOA that had the water faucet past the hitch!

John

[Galway Girl]

We use US made Flexzilla hoses. They are drinking water safe and stay flexible in low temps.

Here’s our complete list in our blog:

https://4-ever-hitched.com/blog-articles/f/campsite-water-setup?blogcategory=Camping+Equipment

 

[Treasure Coast Vault]

+1 Flexilla

[Patriot]

12 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

On Home Depot's website, this is a buy one, get 20% off on the second one until 07-27-2025.

Just beware that the 20% discount applies for on line orders only. I was informed by an HD associate that if you are in the actual store and naturally want the 20% discount, order and pay for it on your phone. Then go to customer service with the product in hand, then show your on line receipt and you’re good to go. 
 

I learned this lesson today. 🤷‍♂️

Edited 1 hour ago by Patriot

[DavePhelps]

As far as the more traditional RV hoses that won't collapse in a siphon scenario, the very best that I have found are the ones sold by The Water Filter Store. The fittings are excellent and the hose is also very high quality material. They will also custom make them to length as you require.

https://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/products/custom-built-hoses

Dave