Water Right Slim and Light Review

What You Are Buying

Polyurethane is a different material from the PVC or hybrid polymer used in most other hoses in this category, and it is the reason the hose achieves both its light weight and its drinking water safety.

Reinforced strain reliefs at both hose ends are a deliberate design feature aimed at the single most common kink point on any hose, the connection right at the faucet.

Performance

Weight in hand: At roughly 3 pounds for 50 feet, this is dramatically lighter than any other hose in this category, comfortable for anyone including kids or elderly family members to coil and carry.

Flow rate: Rated at approximately 4 gallons per minute at 40 PSI, adequate for hand watering, filling watering cans, and standard sprinkler attachments, but slower than a 5/8-inch hose for filling large containers or pools.

Kink resistance at the spigot: The reinforced strain reliefs noticeably reduced kinking right at the faucet connection compared to a standard hose without that reinforcement, the most common kink location in daily use.

Temperature tolerance: The hose stayed flexible through both a hot afternoon and a cool morning without the stiffening some vinyl hoses show, consistent with the manufacturer's year-round outdoor use claim.

What It Does Well

The drinking water safety is unambiguous and consistently labeled across the product line, unlike some competitors where certification varies by specific listing.

For RV owners and anyone using the hose to fill a container people or pets drink from, this removes any guesswork.

The weight savings is the other standout feature.

Coiling and moving this hose daily is meaningfully easier than any 5/8-inch hose in this category, a real quality-of-life difference for frequent gardeners.

What Falls Short

Filling a large pool, running a sprinkler system with multiple heads, or washing a car with a high-flow nozzle attachment all take longer with the narrower 7/16-inch bore than with a standard 5/8-inch hose.

At 300 PSI, it has a lower safety margin than zero-G's 600 PSI rating, though 300 PSI is still comfortably above the 40 to 80 PSI most home water systems deliver.

Who Should Buy It

The Water Right Slim and Light is right if: you need drinking water safety for an RV, a pet bowl, or a kiddie pool, want the lightest hose available, or are watering a small yard, patio, or container garden where flow rate isn't a priority.

Consider alternatives if: you need to fill large containers or pools quickly (Flexzilla), want the highest burst pressure rating (zero-G), or are on a tighter budget and don't specifically need drinking water certification (Craftsman).

See Also

Water Right vs Craftsman, head-to-head comparison Best Drinking Water Safe Garden Hoses, full category roundup Best Garden Hoses for Small Yards, where light weight matters most