Marketed as the original expandable hose, the Xhose Pro Garden Hose is one of the few without a nozzle included, which may account for its bargain price. Instead of a woven polyester cover ...

There's a new breed of as-seen-on-TV expandable garden hoses that promise to be lighter, easier to use and will never kink. Consumer Reports checked out the Pocket Hose, FlexAbleHose and XHose.

We tried out a new breed of garden hose that weighs ... The tested hoses were 50-foot models: the Pocket Hose, $28, FlexAbleHose, $39, and DAP XHose, $48, including shipping.