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Brass garden hose fittings
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My father had these thick black rubber hoses that he got from work or the military back in the ‘70s. Those fuckers were stiff and damn near indestructible. Does anyone have a BIFL source for them or something similar?
This one is rated to be used with Sulfuric Acid. Just in case you ever needed to do that lol
Sure, any farm store. Probably home depot as well. look for rubber hose. Mine are 3/4 inch and red.
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Parker-Hannifin makes industrial products, these will do you the trick
We have a hose from the "Flexzilla" brand. I'm not sure if it was any amazing deal or anything, and we haven't used it heavily I guess, but it has lasted four seasons with only sun-bleaching to show. Traditional garden hoses never lasted that long for us.
If you search for 'Fiber reinforced hose' you should get something comparable (cheaper than anything that's labelled 'military grade' and fit for a lot of water lines PVC is decent and cheap, but if you're using it for drinking water try and get something that's silicone, just for safety's sake