Best Retractable Water Hose ⚙️ Comparison Review of Hoselink & Giraffetools Retractable Water Hoses
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2022
- In this video, I am giving my comparison review of retractable water hoses by Hoselink and Giraffetools.
➡️ The market is flooded with retractable water hoses and the majority of the best options are a bit too pricey to buy and compare. I was given a retractable hose by Hoselink as well as one by Giraffetools and I am offering my honest opinion after spending a year using both products.
It’s pretty clear from my other videos and the links below which option I prefer, but this video explains the details that led to that decision.
Join me for a side-by-side comparison of the retractable water hoses by Hoselink and Giraffetools and learn which one I am recommending after a year of working with both.
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I can attest to giraffe brand is complete garbage. I’ve been through 4 units now. Each one had issues with the recoil not working. The retract is insanely fast and can injure you if you let it go. I’m eventually replacing all my units with a hoselink. Will donate the giraffe brand ones.
Yes the recoil is crazy when you get it but then deteriorates fast. Mine wouldnt go back into the unit by the end of season 1!
Perfect timing I was looking at both of these for this year 👍
My pleasure doing the video. If you want you can use the link in my bio😉 I'm glad I could help with your decision. Hoselink is superior
Thanks for reviewing both. Saved me from disappointment.
No problem. I stand by hoselink. The Giraffe tools did not do me any wrong but I hear things and see reviews. I'm glad I could help
Thanks for taking the time to do the review. I bought the hoselink along with the cover.
Man I need to get a cover. Justbin case the black ones get faded! They are kind of stylish too!
We hope you'll love the retractable reel and it will serve you well for years to come Sunny Life!
Thanks for your review. It helped me in my research for a retractable hose reel.
The hoselink is hands down the best
Great review, brotha! Answered a lot of questions for me and I’m sure many others.
I'm glad I could help. I love my hoselink. I have no complaints. Their sprinklers are awesome too!
this is the video I've been looking for , thanks!
No problem Ian. Hoselink is superior. They are running all kinds of mothers day deals right now. I have their website in the description below. Their sprinklers rock too
Thanks for the information. You have helped me make my choice.
Respect from NC
I hope the hoselink is treating you well. Mine still is!
Love mine. Picked it up for a deal over Black Friday. They must have updated slightly as the quick connects are beige and spray head is beige/black. My wife loves it … sitting on a 4x4 post. Great job Hoselink!
They really are awesome!
Thanks for the review. I was looking at the giraffe but you provided great info.
No problem. They are a gardening company. Their solar lights are awesome too. They are great accessories to the garden
I love this channel and all videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Really awesome presentation
Great video man. I talked myself out of one when the year had a sale a month or two ago. Will be adding one or two to the lineup this year fo sho. 🇺🇸
I appreciate it Jason. I had to go a full season before I could recommend one. I stand by the products I suggest on my channel and use them myself! Thank you for the kind words!
Great job! Just purchased two! 🙏🏽
Thank you Anna! I really appreciate it. It's little comments like this that make me want to make more videos. I didn't know if this video was going to be any good because I repeat myself alot. It's because I don't script anything, I just say what I'm feeling. Thank you for the kind words... and purchasing the reels. You won't be disappointed. How are you going to mount them?
Great video! Last part reminds me of that Allstate Mayhem Hashtag Challenge commercial. 🤣🤣🤣
Haha I didn't think anyone would make it till the end🤣😂 Thank you for watching! I appreciate it!
Great review, was wondering how these would hold up! I was 50/50 between the two, but now I’m decided on the Charcoal Hoselink reel. Thanks!
LOVE Hoselink..just bought my second one!! The shutoff at the spray nozzle is genius..definitely worth the $. Love to know where you got the 2’ EZ spike I could only get the 35” and I’m having a hard time pounding it in.
Awesome review Clint! I’m picturing the cars driving by staring at you standing outside with your camera filming your hose getting kinky with you. 😂
Everyone was staring at me that day. There is a point in the video, I don't say anything but I have a look in my face because my neighbor was just looking at me!
@@TheNeighborDominator I know the feeling except I don’t record myself on my lawn. I feel like all my neighbors are watching me when I do things like pull a wooden drag all over my lawn when I leveled it. I’m pretty sure they were watching because you don’t normally see people going to those lengths in my neighborhood.
I have 2 of them and l love them. You get what you pay for and these things are solid.
That is 100 percent true. The Hoselink is golden
This video covers all the problems I have encountered with the retractable Giraffe Hose. The Giraffe Retractable Hose has the potential to be dangerous as it has snapped back quickly knocking over potted plants and shearing off tops and limbs of plants. After listening to your video, I added an Amazon review of this product and urged people not to buy.
Thank you for this. People were thinking i was paid to say that the giraffe did stuff like this. I was not paid and did an honest review. The hoselink is a better product. Thanks again!
Just got the Hoselink a few weeks ago. Glad I did!
You won't be disappointed. They are solid equipment. What color?
@@TheNeighborDominator charcoal! I also picked up some extra quick connects and the oscillating sprinkler
Very good content 😍😍😍
I like this all video😍😍
Thanks for your honest review. I think I made my choice. I went on their website and I like what I am seeing. I am a gardener, and that appeals to me alot. I just have to see if 82 feet is enough for my needs.
I'm glad i could help you out! I have a gardening question for ya! My pumpkins were doing great and just took a turn and dies. They had the powdery mildew on there but I was told it was no big deal. I got 8 pumpkins out if it but they won't make it to Halloween! What could have happened?
@@TheNeighborDominator aww man, sorry to hear. Unfortunately I have yet to grow any produce. But I'm definitely going to try my hand at it very soon. As well as some herbs. Unfortunately squirrels are my worst enemy here in my garden. So I will have to figure out that battle.
@@TheNeighborDominator blight? From potatoes?
thanks man...appreciate the honesty. Wife has been busting my balls about the 5/8 in 100 ft hose nightmare I got a Costco (going back). I was trying to find a solution, when I came across the Giraffe vids on YT. I hadn't done any research and caught myself when I came across your video. It stopped me from making a bad mistake. I just watched a clown called Garage Gear "review" the Giraffe alone and basically said it the best thing since slice bread . Video was useless and kept popping in stupid pics into the "review". There was no real testing; nothing but a guy in sunglasses and a used car salesman persona. Some of these youtuber are in it for free shit or money or both.
Thanks brother I appreciate it. I think the Giraffe Tools have some potentially good stuff to offer but when it comes tonlawn and garden I think we need to leave that to the professionals (hoselink). I have heard of garage gear, never watched. I will check it out. Thank you for commenting and I hope I earned your subscription!
Super nice video, Big up
Great review!
Thanks JD!
I love the flexzilla hose reels they make amazing hoses for all applications air/garden hose/pressure washer hoses you can not go wrong with flexzilla hoses and for air and garden they have hose reels as a built kit aswell or you can purchase just the hose especially if you want a long hose like 100 ft
i have a 50 foot long flexzilla hose. Love it; but it is HEAVY. So far i have coiled it up and slung it over my shoulder 2 times to be able to use it on the front gardens. One way i'm looking at this is that it is giving me extra work-out. lols. Got the hose last year when my expandable hose sprung a leak; and now the one for the front has done so also. Can't buy this hoselink because once i get the approval to put it on the outside of my condo; which i doubt i would; it becomes a permanent fixture to the condo when i go to sell it. I'll have to see about flexzilla hose reels.
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I like it because it's a semi turtle neck. It covers my mic!
We just picked up 2 hoselinks... apparently my wife and I are on the same page as I got her one for her birthday in December, and she got one for me for Christmas. 🙂 Your video validates our brand choice. Thanks!
I'm glad I could help. They are a gardening brand. It's just a solid piece of equipment!
Thanks guys, we hope you love them and they serve you well for years to come!
@@hoselink just tried to purchase couple items and 82ft hose reel, your website keeps adding so called “free gift of 10-20 PCs of planter bags and adding to total amount at the check out. I keep deleting them but websites says “congrats we added free item” add fandom number of planter bags and adds to total amount at the check out.
@@hoselink can’t locate you on Amazon. I’d prefer to purchase through there as it is easier and hustle free
@@soniamonia573 apologies from our end! We did have some issues with our website, but it's been resolved now. We apologies for the inconvenience and please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any problems at all!
This is almost the perfect hose. I own one. They really need to release a 3/4” diameter model. Then it’s endgame. But I’m still left wanting an Eley because of that.
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Hoselink is Australian and so their plastics appear to be designed to withstand (to a degree) the punishing Aussie sun and the effects of UV on plastic. Those in my neighbourhood appear to have far less “chalking” than the cheaper brand reels.
Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 omg you just saved me so much f*cking money and headaches!!!!
No problem. If you are going to go hoselink there is an awsome link below to their website😉 I'm glad I could help my man. I just filmed an install into a post with these. Easiest and fastest way! Coming out next week
I will buy it
Supper excellent bro❤️
Thanks for the honest review. Did you try a sprinkler on the Hoselink? Wondering about water pressure.
YES! YES! I have crap pressure here and have used everything and I have their oscillator sprinkler. It's a metal frame and helps with flow. I am going to do a quick video on it in the near future. I love it!
Quality full videos
what didn't do you like about the Hoselink ? do you think it will do well in high-heat environments? It regularly gets over 100 here and i need something that can handle that
Thanks for saving my money! I didn't end up getting the hoselink but a Gardena which should be better than the giraffe.
Double check on the fittings. I can't be certain but i heard you cant put regular nozzles on because of male and female connections. Not positive though.
@@TheNeighborDominator Thanks, I did not realize they required quick connectors. I ordered some extra.
Good stuff, been really debating which to go with but you answered that for me. I am curious if the matte black hoselink one will fade like the giraffe tools one since it’s also a dark color
STEPHEN! Long time no talk. I am curious too. We will find out after this season. Let's start that email chain up again!
@@TheNeighborDominator ha, for sure man! It’s been awhile
May be an automotive plastic polish will help with the fade ?
If you are worried about the sun smashing the reel, we recommend a cover for it - you can find out more information about those on our website :)
Love my Hoselink. It’s luxury and so much fun to use ❤ but buy a cover for it.
I just did! The bugs and webs that I clean off it. I'm excited fornit this season!
I need one of these that can stand up to 100F weather and 90-100% Humidity (Houston, TX), because this type of extreme weather kills most things within a season or two
The hoselink is your best bet for sure!
I agree with the giraffe... My bracket after a year is pretty weak and same with the retraction.😫. And worse you can't just buy a new bracket after it warps/breaks
I keep hearing the same stories that happened to me. I've had my hoselink for 2 years now with no problems.
Hoselink looks like the winner. @ 5:26 hose bibb. Will have to change that too. Made in China lol
Hahahah that was out of my control. That was on the house when I showed up!
Love my Hoselink! Buying extra of their quick connect fittings and putting them on all of my sprinklers and spray nozzles is the shiiiiit. Bonus: my wife likes that it doesn't try to get kinky with me
They really are amazing. Their quick connect system is the best. Their sprinklers are solid as well!
Can you use other quick connects on hoselink?
How about testing gallons per minute for each from same source? Big volume is best in the long run.
I hear ya on that, but if one is broke and leaking after a year...🤷🏽♀️
I like your choice regarding the Hoselink brand however I see that it is presently unavailable. Is the company out of business? Where did you acquire yours, if I may ask?
glnk.io/z7rx/theneighbordominator
This takes you to the site. It is my personal link to show I bring traffic in. If you were looking on amazon they are not suppose to be on there. Only from their official site can you order and have it come with 2 year warranty. It is amazing my friend!
Did you have to drill into the Brick to mount it or was the mortar sufficient ?
The mortar was sufficient but alot of people say don't do that. I did that because I grow tall flowers there, all the others are on a post with a spike at the bottom and it works fantastic and way easier. I did another video on that with full demonstration. Hope this helps!
Good review.
Thank you my friend! Hoselink is the way to go!
@@TheNeighborDominator I tried everything out there and nothing last. I might pull the trigger on a hose link. Only if wife approves. 🤣
@@SuperTA329 they are solid man. I know it's plastic but no problems what so ever
Hose link is too small for my yard. It would be nice if they made a 130-150 feet hose
I hear ya. It's tuff to get a decent size girth on a hose that long that will be on a retractable mechanism. My parents need a longer hose for their property too
Over the years hoses get beat up, how do you think the repairability is? Could you use standard hose patching techniques and keep the retractabilyt on?
I always wall it back in when i retract it. As far as fixing it, I'm pretty sure they come with a good warranty, 2 years maybe? Hoselink customer service is great!
Are these heavy enough not to move back and forth on the bracket in high wind areas?
I believe so. I haven't had any problems and I live on the water where it is windy every day. Maybe some gail force winds could move it
One year on, do you still recommend the Hoselink? Also, does it reduce water pressure (like the Giraffetools does)?
I am doing a two year review. I absolutely would recommend. I have more pressure with these hoses. I am not a scientist but it just does. Their oscillating sprinkler is the best I've ever used.
Wish the hoselink came in a longer hose
Ya i hear ya. The other companies that offer a longer hose only offer a smaller diameter🤷♀️
Rhe only thing i need to add to the hose link is a tamper proof screw where it wouldn't come out easy from the bracket so no one steals it
There is a way to lock it. But I feel ya. They are good looking. I get people asking all the time about when they walk by!
I have a knock off Hoselink that works great, it’s the one Lowes currently sells. Water pressure isn’t the best due to the hose width. Do you ever use yours when using a sprinkler? Curious how it performs / water it puts out
The Giraffe Tools was a smaller hose so it didn't work as well. I am going to do a sprinkler soon. I have crap water pressure and hoselink makes one that is incredible!
More videos🙂
Like to see Hoselink vs Flexzilla
Does flexzilla make a hose reel?
Bring it :)
@@hoselink I’m buying a hose link now just because this comment. Lmaoo.
Place is good
The problem with the hoselink is that it’s only 1/2 inch rather than 5/8 like the giraffe tools. That means less pressure…
I have low water pressure and these hoses have helped with that issue. Maybe because its a 9/16 but I definitely understand what you're saying. I did own both and did not notice a difference.
I bought the 5/8 giraffe tools and the hose is much narrower than 5/8 inch.
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100%👊🏾 This thing is built tuff
Hose link is not that great either…I bought 2 both in black a months apart, 1st one in Nov 2021 and 2nd one in March 2022…First one I’ve had problems since the beginning, it won’t reel the hose in all the way..The sprayer broke shortly after…I had leaks from the same places you mentioned on the Giraffe brand…If you dare leave the quick connects on all the time the cheap plastic breaks…I bought my father one too when I got mine, he’s had the same problem…Maybe all 3 came from the same bad batch…Too bad the price has gone up so much because I still need retractable hoses but I’m not willing to spend over $200 a piece again…Great for you they gave them to you for free but for most it’s ridiculously expensive!!
Sorry to hear that you had problems. Some people have had luck with giraffetools and hoselink. I can o ly speak from personal experience with both companies that gave me their products to review freely. I had no problems with the hoselink and problems with the giraffetools. Nowa days it seems that everything is ridiculously expensive in the world we live in.
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Where can I find the hose link?
Amazon don't seem to have it
I have the link in the description. Takes you right to it
They are running deals right now for mothers day!
@@TheNeighborDominator I just checked I don’t see anything longer than 82 foot am I correct?
@@greekmaster1001 at the moment, that is the longest hose we have.
You can find us on hoselink.com :)
Like ya sell it in a “garage sale or something”….nice of you
That would be a treasure at a garage sale. I go garage sale hoppin every year!
@@TheNeighborDominator lol yes some dude will see that and say honey we’ve got a treasure here this is $150 retractable hose reel and I’m getting it at a steel for $20. Let’s go home and hook it up. And then he hooks it up and it leaks and it doesn’t retract properly, etc. etc. and then the sad times.
Do they have anything longer than 82 feet?
Unfortunately no. 50 and 82 foot
@@TheNeighborDominator cool I already ordered two 82 footers through your link
@@greekmaster1001 🙏I appreciate it. It helps out so much! Especially for the channel. What kind of content are you interested in seeing? What do you look for when searching on toutube? Lawn and garden product reviews? How to stuff?
@@TheNeighborDominator I look for anything
I just happened to need to replace my hand wining reels which broke and leaked so I seen these two I ordered the giraff one you showed like 5 min before I seen your video then canceled it and ordered two hose link lol
Nope
All these reel hoses are very useful but the mounting brackets are terrible
They need to be metal
The hoselink is as solid as it gets. The Giraffe tool was drooping after one season. The hoselink is 3 years old...no problems
These are not made to be hanging on high level. They are made for low mount. You got this higher than the window and that will affect the water pressure
So it should be mounted below the spigot? Ive never seen that
Sorry brother. I didn’t mean it that low. But I meant to say not as high as the windows. No way below the spigot but as close as you can. But you are right the work around the house never ends there is always Maintnance that has to be done. Love your video 👍
@husseinhussein4099 i normally grow Zinnias that are very tall there. If i can get better pressure by bringing it down (i have weak pressure) she coming off the wall!
First time I’ve seen someone mount this 7 feet off of the ground.
Lol.ya i grow zinnias there. Its coming down though after this season.
Bro your mortar joints
You think it's bad? I was told to anchor it in there. I have steel bolts snug in the holes?
Why so high up?
I grow Zinnias over there. They get really tall over there.
Hoselink is only 82 ft...deal breaker for me.
Dammit. Wish I came upon this video before I bought the stupid Giraffe hose. Going to see if it's possible to return it and what that would entail. Ugh.
I'm sorry. Did you use it yet?
@@TheNeighborDominator no not yet. Fingers crossed 🤞 but I'm guessing shipping costs alone will make it not worth it.
@@shariurbancic3234 worth a shot. The hoselink is superior for sure. All their products are legit. I'm setting up my solar garden lights next. I wish you the best of luck
Expensive and it’s big I can buy 2 giraffe and doesn’t take too much space inside the garage.
The 5/8 90-foot is 190$ . I've owned both. It is bigger but not a catastrophic amount. The giraffetools had brackets break, didn't retract back all the way, faded color. The hoselink is a superior product, in my opinion. Others have had great success with giraffetools. I unfortunately have not and the reviews on amazon speak for themselves🤔
Checkout Gardena 😉
My giraffe hose broke in one year! Junk
I know right! I wanted it to be good but that thing wips back in to fast and the connects are weak. Not to mention the trash bracket!
Mine stopped retracting …
Wow, hoselink is $400 for a 50ft. Giraffe is $100 for 65ft
Not sure where you are looking. I have $ 230 in the US for a 82ft and $195 for a 90ft.
@@TheNeighborDominator Amazon.
@@factionfx hoselink is not on amazon. Those are people reselling and scamming people!
1:26 I think there is some user error involved with the Giraffe Tools bracket failure. You're not supposed to anchor into the mortar.
3:08 You also shouldn't be allowing the hose to retract without your hands guiding it back. Letting go and allowing it to slam into the reel is what caused the damage.
Not very fair, not to mention that Hoselink cost 3x more money. 3x product should be better product. They are not in the same ligue.
I don't know where people are getting their prices. If it's Amazon they are not hoselink authorized. They are similar in price. I'm going from personal experience with both products after a year of having them. I had zero problems with Hoselink.
I believe Giraffe is a cheap Chinese knock off of the GARDENA, which I believe is a German and company. The reviews on Amazon are way better but I don't know if they're real or not.
All I know is, is that the hoselink is legit. Both companies gave me one for a season no strings attached. I prefer the hoselink hands down
Its not a great idea to sink you masonry screws into the mortar joints
After I did the one I instantly regretted it. They are now all on posts
@@TheNeighborDominator
Its OK to mount them on the wall. The anchors just need to be sunk into the brick (preferably the centre) not the mortar
@@tassie7325 Thanks for that. I saw how he mounted it and wondered whether that was a good idea or should it be in the brick. I plan to go into the brick.
Dude, appreciate the reviews, but please be a little more organized when you present your views. You literally repeat yourself 5-6 times
I'm working on writing outlines. I have never wrote anything down since i started. I just press record and leave mistakes in there.
My geraffe is trash broke after 2 months. Also the size of the is off by 3o feet I would never recommend this trash
Ya the Giraffetools is not a good quality as the hoselink for sure. I'm sorry that happened to you. After one season my Giraffe wouldn't retract back in!
Sorry, I don't trust anyone who drills in to the mortar 😪
I heard thisnfrom a few people. I was instructed to do so. I am not a carpenter at all but, will a few little holes bring the house down? The bolts are in the mortars place.
@@TheNeighborDominator no but mortar isn't a good material to anchor heavy things to over time it'll fall out due to the weight.
@@dtxgmoney ok. I knew i should have done the brick. Now i know! Thanks!
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