hose made from an elastic material , which is designed to be fitted on a hose connection by means of a hose endpiece of the hose being pushed over the hose connection , and which is designed to be fastened on the hose connection by a hose clip to be arranged in a fitting region of the hose endpiece , wherein the hose endpiece has at least one thickened area which protrudes from the outer side of the hose , said thickeded area protruding from the outer side of the hose at least to such an extent that a hose clip suitable for fastening the hose on the hose connection is held on the hose endpiece by the thickened area , with respect to the influence of gravity when this is effective in the longitudinal direction of the hose endpiece . the invention further relates to a hose having at least two branch - off points .