>> I just hate dragging that rubber monster around
Me, too! I was always dragging it over some plant or around some bush.
>> attached to the outside faucet
Yup. I used one roll of 3/4" black polyethylene irrigation "mainline" to reach from my existing outdoor spigot as far as I could. Then I ran 1/2" polyethylene branches from that, with shut-off valves.
But 3/4" mainline is overkill for me. 1/2" lines can handle 240 GPH, which is plenty.
3/4" lines can handle 480 GPH (8 gallons per minute). I'll never have that high a flow rate!
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