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 Monday 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 Monday 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 yesterday at 04:14 AM 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 yesterday at 04:50 PM 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 

[Galileo]

23 hours ago, johnwen said:

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

Been using the blue Zero-G hose for two years and 4 long trips. No issues other than I don’t care for the fitting metal.

I don’t imagine that hose will be very forgiving of manhandling the hose near the fitting, but I don’t, so it’s fine. 

[Galileo]

22 hours ago, johnwen said:

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

I just snapped up a male GHT “repair” hose end with a bard, and a 3’ piece of heavy vinyl tubing to fit from the local hardware store. Though I generally only need to use it for winterizing, I did have to press it into service to boondock 10 gallons into the tank at a campground with electric only hookup. 

[jd1923]

On 7/21/2025 at 3:08 PM, johnwen said:

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

We use a 35 ft rigid hose to get from our truck bed to the Boondocking inlet! (when hitched) Here I used only the 25’ hose since I had backed closer. Not carrying those little water jugs! We fill about 18 gallons at a time, every 3-5 days, half our 35-gal storage tank.

Filled up this morning while breaking camp (in the rain) and dropped some gray which is allowed in our remote NF location. Ready for our next camp!

 

Edited 18 hours ago by jd1923

[johnwen]

4 hours ago, Galileo said:

Been using the blue Zero-G hose for two years and 4 long trips. No issues other than I don’t care for the fitting metal.

I don’t imagine that hose will be very forgiving of manhandling the hose near the fitting, but I don’t, so it’s fine. 

We are full timers and use ours a lot these past 5 + years.  3 replacements of the "blues", because  of leaks, had me looking for something else.  No arguments here, just wanted a better fit for us.  Just my opinion and do really like the easy way both the gray and blue wrap and store in our front basket :)

[Galileo]

Yes, I switched to the Zero-G (was on a prominent display at Camping World) after I got tired of the Camco white hoses. I’ve found those can’t take being hooked up to even regulated (30-35psi) water for extended periods. They swell and don’t inspire much confidence. They also kink pretty easily. 
 

I’ve never seen a grey Zero-G hose. I was just attracted to the light weight, smaller coiled size, and - so far - no leaks.

Front basket? While you drive? I’ve never left anything in there while moving except between the registration booth and our camp site, and then the dump station. My cords and hoses get tucked in the “basement”. I’m eyeing the SeaBiscuit cover, but hesitating due to the $$$.

Dunno what they bill the difference between the blue and the grey as being. Perhaps I got a later one that doesn’t have the issues you experienced.

’Course, now I’ve jinxed myself and I suppose the damn thing will explode on me tomorrow…

[Ronbrink]

7 hours ago, Galileo said:

Dunno what they bill the difference between the blue and the grey as being.

The diameter of the hoses are different; gray is 5/8”, blue 1/2”. I have two dedicated gray hoses, one for freshwater hookups, the other for black tank rinse; and a blue hose for general washing and cleaning. The black tank rinse hose lives in the rear bumper compartment with the other dump equipment, the other two in the basement. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Ronbrink