BLUBIRD BB3850 3/8" x 50' Rubber Air Hose, 100% Rubber, Lightest, Strongest, Most Flexible, 300 PSI, 50F to 190F Degrees, Ozone Resistant, High Strength Polyester Braided

Excellent hose. Made very durable and rugged. This is used in my open shed where others have failed within ninety days. This hose still looks and functions as new after using it for over a year. As long as these are available I wont buy another brand.

The orifice is not as big as other reviewers led me to believe...some people claimed it was .3125 inches, which may have been true for older production models, but not applicable to the newly made ones. It's a decent hose, however the model with the 3/8" hose (which has the 1/4" NPT thread ends) necks down to a .2810 inch diameter hole inside the hose end brass fittings. This is still better than my previous hose, which was a Made in USA Tekton hose that only had a .2660 inch diameter orifice inside the hose end. For comparison, the Milton V style hi flow 1/4 NPT fittings have a smallest diameter of .2770 inches at one end anyways, so I'm glad I bought this hose because I did experience a gain. When you compare the (pi*radius squared) areas of the holes, this Blubird hose neck has about a 12% increase in area over the Tekton hose. But keep in mind that just because the rubber hose may have an inside diameter of .3750 inches (3/8"), your limiting factor is going to be the smallest part of the entire hose, which is actually .2810 inches. But if I had to order everything over again, I might upgrade to 1/2" I.D. hoses and the larger 3/8" NPT thread size Milton V high flow fittings to get even better CFM.

Hose seems good out of the package, but have not put to heavy use yet. Hose came with 3/8”NPT fittings on each end and included reducers to 1/4”NPT.

The media could not be loaded. Mission:…. Winterize the lawn sprinkler system.Cold front coming in Monday October 28, 2019. Forecast low of 28 degrees fahrenheit. Irrigation company says the soonest they can get to it is November 8th which is an absolute NO GO!!!!!Forecast for October 30, 22 degrees!!! Yikes!!!Ordered 1) Bostitch BTFP02012 6 Gallon 150 PSI Oil-Free Compressor…………………..$101.802) BluBird Lightest, Flexible Rubber Air Hose (3/8" x 25') - BB3825 ........………..$19.993) Hromee 20 Pieces 1/4 inch NPT Air Blow Gun and Brass Fittings Kit ...............$16.99Order placed October 25th, 2019. Arrived October 28th 2019. Drove home from Wyoming where Rawlins was –16 for a low and drove in 13 degree temperatures from Cheyenne. Arrived in Omaha at 4:40 A.M. Home thermometer said 30 degrees so I went to bed. Woke up at noon and it was 40 degrees outside. Assembled the three above items in reasonable amount of time. Plugged in compressor and about had a fit when I heard a massive air leak. As a truck driver I hate this sound. Looked at bottom of tank and noticed what appeared to be a twist valve with a knurled knob. Gave it a twist and the FIT I was having disappeared. Back to DEFCON 5. Plugged in the compressor and let it run for two minutes. Plugged in hose and let the compressor run until it shut off.See video..... Mission accomplished.... Forecast low for Wednesday October 30, 2019 22 degrees.... No chance irrigation system could have survived that.

No problems...especially like how it works well in cold weather.

Very well made. Comes with 3/8 in NPT built into hose and includes an adaptor with 3/8 in NPT female to male 1/4 in NPT. I needed the 1/4 in so it worked out well. The hose ends have robust reinforcements to protect the fittings. Nice product.

Excellent quality rubber hose. Probably need to wipe whatever the substance that is on the hose. Something sticky and will get all over your hands when rolling back up the first time. Not a big problem though.

We bought these to use on our heavy duty tow truck to connect the tow truck brakes to the trailer brakes of a tractor trailer when towing. Blue is the color of the hose and glad hands for the emergency air so it makes it easy to know that's what it's for. Stays flexible even in the cold, cleans easily and is very durable.