{"id":525,"date":"2019-09-25T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildrebelfarmhouse.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:47:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T16:47:08","slug":"hoses-the-good-the-bad-and-the-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildrebelfarmhouse.com\/hoses-the-good-the-bad-and-the-broke\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoses – The Good, the Bad and the Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we moved to our farm<\/a>, we had never owned a house before. This meant that there were many items that we never needed before, that now became a necessity. Shovels, rakes, a lawn mower, trimming tools, and the list goes on… However, one item caused us no end of grief… Enter the garden hose (water hose?). Or whatever you call it. Maybe the Southerners have a special name for it, like “grab ye hoos y’all” or something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first real need for a hose was a couple months after we moved in. We bought two Llamas and two Alpacas and using a hose to fill up their water is far easier than hauling heavy buckets of water around. As a sidenote: Llamas hardly drink anything…they really are like camels! Cows on the other hand, well that’s another story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Black Hose #1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Unfortunately the hose has been removed from Amazon so I can’t find the price or any info on the hose, but it looked just like this picture. It was 33ft long, expandable to 100ft and cost probably $50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having never owned a hose before I wasn’t sure what to look for. But it was well reviewed, the price was good for the length and it was expanding! Pretty cool sounding, yes? Expanding, yes! Ha! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our initial impressions were good. The expanding hoses are light weight and for the price you can get a longer hose. They also store pretty easy. But there are several downsides to this style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n