This may seem a silly point. You should take care of hoses but, believe me, it's not. I see hoses tossed in piles, thrown in the Sun and left full of water. As a result, when you go to use them, they are a tangled mess.
First. When you finish using hoses, get the water out of them. This is easy to do. Just stretch the hose out, grab one end, ad lift. Then, just walk down the line, picking up the next bit of hose while letting the previous part lay back down. You will notice an amazing amount of water coming out. Why is this a good idea? Well, all of that weight makes the hose heavier than it need be. Also, the water will, over time, rot the hose. Finally, if you don't do this, inevitably, you will soak yourself the next time you use the hose.
If you just throw the hose in a pile, it will tangle and that will lead to kinks. Then, when you go to use it, you will waste time untangling it and as you stretch it out, it will keep kinking. Again, you will waste time, and get sorely aggravated, so why not put it up right to begin with. If you have a hose reel, great. But, as you wind it up, make sure you're not crisscrossing the hose, or, when unrolling it, you will have those tangles. Without a reel, just make large loops and hang it up. You'll be fine.
Try not to leave a wound up hose in the Sun, It will get hard and brittle and will start to leak well before it should be wearing out.
All of these things may seem trivial but I bring them up for a reason. By simply taking a few extra minutes to store equipment properly, you will save a lot of time, aggravation and expense.
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