We’ve been making do connecting our water hose with a leaky collection of fittings for the past five years. So when we purchased 100 feet (30m) of light weight and soft hose last week we decided it was time to upgrade the hose fitting inventory. In this part of the world quick disconnect is the way to go. The nine Euro/twelve Dollar collection you see above allows us to join 15 and 19mm hoses together, connect sections of hose with quick disconnect fittings, or thread two onto two sizes of hose bibs. This is neater, simpler, and cleaner than the old fashioned fittings with hose clamps we have been using.