Forest Lite is a single jacket, circular woven, 100% high tenacity polyester hose intended for forestry and wildfire firefighting.

It can be coupled with NH, NPSH, special threads or 1/4 turn. Field detachable couplings are also available for 1″ hose. Forest Lite meets U. S. Forest Service standard F-187.

• Service Pressure: 300 psi
• Acceptance Pressure: 600 psi
• Burst Pressure: 900 psi

Forest Lite is a single jacket, polyurethane-lined lightweight hose intended for use in wildland fire suppression. It meets or exceeds NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard, 2007 edition.

Jacket Construction: The jacket is virgin spun high tenacity polyester. The outer jacket is thoroughly impregnated with a polymer compound to provide superior resistance to chemicals, abrasion and ultraviolet light. Compound is heat set at 250º F.

Lining: The thermoplastic lining shall be a single-ply extruded tube and shall be unaffected by ozone. The finished form shall be free of pits or other imperfections and shall have a smooth finish. No reclaimed material shall be used. The tensile strength of the liner shall not be less than 2000 psi, with an maximum elong(more...)