posted 07-31-2001 11:11 PM                  

As a general rule,,when you shop for the lesser price, you will usually find the lesser product.

Your statement is exactly the reason that I haven't put these hoses into my inventory. Most shoppers are too short sighted to look for quality when making their purchases and I don't sell junk!

Thanks Laddie! (rim shot)

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Larry (Cruise Control) Lord
Larry@FMBbox.com

posted 08-01-2001 01:17 PM                  

These hoses have brass connectors (not plastic), are MADE IN USA and also have a 5 year warranty!
Not a cheap import like you will get at Lowes.
25' Hose $34.95
50' Hose $54.95
Add $6.00 shipping cost for the 25' hose
Add $8.00 shipping cost for the 50' hose

Solid colors available are; Green , Red, Blue and Hunter Green.
Translucent colors available are; Wineberry, Copper, Green Violet, Red and Blue.

Before anybody else says that they cost too much and that you can get them cheaper somplace else, let me say, PLEASE DO! I am only offering these to give people a source to buy a quality hose. Are they expensive? You bet! But so was my car. If I only shopped price, I'd be pushing a Yugo instead of driving a Prowler.
As I said before, take it or leave it. Makes no difference to me.

posted 08-01-2001 01:54 PM                  

First, Loews doesn't carry them anymore.

Second, There may still be a few stores someplace that have them but you could grap your sleeping bag and leave Coulton and search the greater Los Angeles area for 3 days and not find one.

Third, If you did find one, you would discover it wouldn't work. The one that Loews used to carry was made for gardners to water their indoor plants with a watering wand. It has a non standard, small fitting at the nozzle end. Accordingly you can NOT attach a standard hose nozzle and you can't wash your car with a two foot watering wand.

posted 08-03-2001 12:03 PM                  

"The coils themselves are 3 inches (diameter), larger than I thought.
It is high quality. Brass fittings. Good nozzle.
40 inches long unstreached.
The male end has a straight piece of tubing 21 1/2 inches long before the coils start. On the female end, same story but 12 inches.
These straight pieces can be stuffed inside the coils and when you coil the coil hose itself, it will take up a space of 13 by 16 inches in your trunk and 3 inches high.
The 50 foot hose stretches nicely to 35 feet before you feel any meaningful pressure and before the loops themselves shorten. When you release it , it contracts fully back in place. Obviously it would stretch further if you needed it to.
Handles 125 psi and delivers 4 to 5 gallons per minute."

It sounds to me like the Griots Garage hose is a better deal than the ones that I can sell. Mine don't have a nozzle end. Other than the color choices, I can see no advantage.
I would rather not sell these anyway as I make only about $7.00 on them and need to either drive 20 miles to pick them up or pay the UPS charges to have them delivered to me.

posted 08-09-2001 06:07 PM                  

You connected the bib end to the faucet and just walked out into the yard spooling the hose behind you. At the end, you unclipped the sprayer end from the cartridge and set it aside. When you were finished, you clipped the sprayer end back in, disconnected the faucet end and wound the reel. All the water would get pushed out the faucet end and you'd hang the whole thing on the peg board in the garage. It was the coolest thing!

This thing would be perfect for the trunk of the Prowler. Way better than the coiled hose mentioned above. If it still exists. My Dad and I bought this at the hardware store years ago for $20.00. Of course it disappeared over the years and I've been trying to find another one ever since. I've had friends tell me that they've seen them in Marine stores, but I've never been able to find one there. I think if they're still made, there'd be a lot of Prowler owners, and even car show people in general, that'd buy them off the shelves.

Anyone have or have seen one of these things lately?

Dave

posted 08-09-2001 06:24 PM                  

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Rich Ware
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posted 02-23-2002 08:53 AM                  

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posted 02-23-2002 09:06 AM                  

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