Works well. No outer jacket to protect against wear (don't know how important that is as it didn't work on my last hose). However, without a coating, it is easier to see punctures/cracks. The only major complaint is that the lugs are crimped to about half their length. This resulted in it going stiffly through the outer handle of my Radnor 17fv torch head (I was able to push it through just enough to tighten with a thin combination wrench. It would have been fine tubing at this price point if they had crimped the tips over their entire length.