The GOAT of Boat Sprayers

Finally, a hose for boats!

At least, that’s how it’s marketed. “The first Pocket Hose made specifically for all types of boats & marine vehicles.” And people are definitely super thankful to finally have this solution for their yachts, catamarans, and other various watercraft!

Why, just check out this review from The Home Depot:

I wanted a small and lightweight hose to keep in my small storage box at my community garden plot, since the shared hoses there always fail. I’m also glad that it is drinking water safe for my vegetable plants.

Huh.

Well, okay, yeah. Designed for boats or not, it is, at the end of the day, a thing that sprays water. And besides, what is a garden if not a vessel that delivers us to the land of sustenance or aesthetic pleasure?

But, to backtrack, in case you’re unfamiliar with the “Pocket Hose,” it’s an expandable hose that’s easy to stash away. In other words, when water’s flowing, it runs about 100 feet long. When it’s slack it’s only… uhh… I don’t know. Just not as long, okay?

With a feature like that, you’d think there might be something sacrificed in build quality. Well, think again! According to the product’s copy:

Pocket Hose Marine’s anti-burst interior hose is made with 3 layers of high-strength latex, wrapped in a new tear-resistant polymer blend that’s three times stronger than other Pocket Hoses.

And then think a third time when you read the reviews on Amazon and see stuff like this:

Hose split inside, rubber anti-kink shield also broke almost right away. Very low quality. It is sad because this would be such a perfect hose if only it was made with higher quality components.

An interesting strategy, huh? Putting this extremely negative review into our copy? But here’s the thing: we only include it because the manufacturer has assured us that this issue with construction has been resolved. Specifically, they moved production to a different factory and saw a dramatic decrease in quality complaints. And, as that Amazon review says, without those issues it would “a perfect hose.”

As for how we got them for so cheap, it basically goes like this: Bulbhead wanted to run a social media campaign featuring them, but the standard Copper Bullet model was selling so well they decided to keep selling those, offloading their excess onto us.

In conclusion: it was not always a good hose, but it is now a very good hose. For boats. And also, not for boats.