Editor's Note — April 16, 2025: We've updated this article to add a new category, the best garden hose for boats and RVs, for which we selected the Flexi Hose Expandable Hose. But, for all their ...

Flow rate was determined by attaching each hose directly to a faucet and, with no restriction, using a stopwatch to time filling a 5-gallon bucket. Finally, for the hoses that claimed to have ...