An inkjet printer having a print head mounted on a carriage and an off-carriage ink reservoir, the carriage being arranged for moving the print head relative to a receiving medium, wherein the printer includes a hose for connecting the print head to the reservoir to enable the supply of ink from the reservoir to the print head, the hose having a multi-layered wall, containing an intermediate poly-urethane compound containing layer disposed between low density poly-ethylene compound-containing layers.