I definitely prefer it then the orange stuff when using hot water its more flexible when it cools down too, it does stretch a little bit when using hot water but still fine on a 22ft pole using the univalve. Haven't used it with just cold but water but compared to the orange stuff which you just couldn't use with cold its a lot better, although i'm not convinced its going to be that much different to the general all season hose when using cold water, especially this time of year. It is very flexible though and tough.