Hose damage by squirrels

[Don Fry]

I recently purchased a hose to connect my Q100 up to a 20lb LP tank. A number of the 1-star reviews on Amazon said there was a problem with squirrels or other animals damaging the hoses. Has anyone experienced this first hand or is this just an Amazon urban legend? If so, is there anything you can do to protect it other than removing it after use?

 

[Jon R]

I have personally lost 2 hoses due to squirrels. After the second one got chewed, I gave up and always turn the tank off, run out the propane from the line, and put the line back in its box in my shed. I cut off the end of one of the old hoses and taped up the cut part and screw this onto the Q to keep the spiders out when not in use.