Flexzilla Air Hose

[pelligrini]

Has anyone heard anything about the Flexzilla Air Hose, or used one? Lee Valley obtained some and has them on special right now (limited quantities)

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,43456,43465&p=69369

I picked up a Kobalt 100' PU hose last year. I like it, but it can be a bit unruly at times.

[dbhost]

I have a Hitachi 50' PU hose that I got on Loring's recommendation. There are a lot of things I like about it, and a few things I hate. It's nice and light, very flexible, and puts up with my abuse very well, but it tangles very easily. I think a hose reel would fix my problems with it, but I don't want to bother, at least not yet... The irritation is only mild, and infrequent... Just gives me something to complain about instead of having real problems...

[sweensdv]

I have one of those Flexzilla hoses. They're nice but they also are not quite what I expected it would be. They claim to not have coil memory but mine does as I still need to keep twisting the end of the hose when I uncoil it. The thing I like the most about it though is that it's very light weight. You hardly realize you're dragging a hose around behind you.

[jseklund]

I have one, and I think it is completely awesome. It's so much more flexible than the PVC stuff, it seems to have held up very well over the past 4 years or so, and it has a little memory but not much. Buy it, you'll be happy.

[cabinetman]

It looks very interesting and hearing a comment that it's light might make me want to try it. I've been using rubber hoses, and the coil type. I tried one of the blue PU hoses because it was very light, and I like that about it. It's not just dragging the hose, but when attached to an air tool, a light hose can make use on a daily basis less strenuous.

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[LCHIEN]

I have a Hitachi 50' PU hose that I got on Loring's recommendation. There are a lot of things I like about it, and a few things I hate. It's nice and light, very flexible, and puts up with my abuse very well, but it tangles very easily. I think a hose reel would fix my problems with it, but I don't want to bother, at least not yet... The irritation is only mild, and infrequent... Just gives me something to complain about instead of having real problems...

I bought one of those $6 orange electrical extension cord reels that has a black hand grip in the middle and a crank on the outside of the spool, that they sell at the box hardware stores. Easily holds 50' PU hose and much more. I wind my PU hose on it. When I need it I unwind it onto the drive way usually about 25 ft down and then back. When I'm done I lay it back on the ground in a straight line with maybe one bend or turn in it. Wind it up. THis way it has no twists in it - the hose lays out with no twists and has very little memory. The main reason for laying it out in a line is to get enough tension to roll up OK. When I say wind it up or spool it out I walk away from it or walk towards it as I reel it out or in, so as not to drag it.

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[pelligrini]

Buy it, you'll be happy.

Great, all I needed was another Lee Valley order... Can't just put a lonely hose in a box and ship it. It'll need some other tools in there to keep it company.

[sweensdv]

Great, all I needed was another Lee Valley order... Can't just put a lonely hose in a box and ship it. It'll need some other tools in there to keep it company.

You might want to check locally for one. I don't recall if mine was on sale or not at the time I bought it but I paid less for mine than what Lee Valley is selling them for.

[LCHIEN]

I have one of those Flexzilla hoses. They're nice but they also are not quite what I expected it would be. They claim to not have coil memory but mine does as I still need to keep twisting the end of the hose when I uncoil it. The thing I like the most about it though is that it's very light weight. You hardly realize you're dragging a hose around behind you.

I'm assuming from the physical description that the flexzilla is a polyurethane hose. Unlike most of the ones i've seen for sale this one is a 3/8" ID, the ones i bought were 1/4" ID. Larger is of course better for airflow.

The problem is that it has no memory but it doesn't like to have axial twist. When you take a straight hose and twist the end it will cause a coil loop to occur rather than just spreading the rotation over the length.

[RAV2]

I've got all kinds of hoses around the house.

This 100' one from Harbor Freight can be picked up for about $15 with a coupon. It is not bad but it is certainly isn't as flexible as a rubber band.

http://www.harborfreight.com/100-ft-x-1-4-quarter-inch-air-hose-for-roofing-and-framing-nailers-93338.html