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I think I am not alone in saying that I dislike garden hoses -- and perhaps it is because, over the many years of my life, I have chosen cheap or ineffective ones.
Over the past few years, I have bought retractable hoses. These are the hoses that shrink when not in use. I thought they would be perfect due to being extremely lightweight, and easy to wrap up in the hand for storage. However, all four that I owned sprouted leaks within the first two years of ownership.
This time around I want to buy a regular hose. I need one that's 75 feet and the only use I have for it is to wash my car.
My budget is about $100 which would be perfect (or even overkill) for a quality hose of that length.
However, as I thought about it, if I went with a regular hose, I would have to constantly wrap it by hand after use before storing it
in my garage.
I could buy one of those cheap plastic wheels to better organize the hose. However, I have owned a few of those and they tend to fall apart.
Looking through Amazon I saw this and thought, "What a great idea!"
I like the portability of this hose and holder. The hose automatically recoils back into the unit for easy storage.
There's a $60 coupon bringing the cost down to $100 which is in budget
I do have two big questions though...
While something like this seems portable in the sense I can carry it from usage to storage in the garage, I see no handle on it to carry. All of these types of devices have mounting hardware. I don't want to mount it.
Can this be used as a portable hose that I can carry from one location to another?
And with the pull factor (pulling the hose out of the retractor), does it need to be mounted to give it the ability to be properly pulled out?
Just wondering if anyone has experience with these types of hose reels and if you would even recommend it.
Over the past few years, I have bought retractable hoses. These are the hoses that shrink when not in use. I thought they would be perfect due to being extremely lightweight, and easy to wrap up in the hand for storage. However, all four that I owned sprouted leaks within the first two years of ownership.
This time around I want to buy a regular hose. I need one that's 75 feet and the only use I have for it is to wash my car.
My budget is about $100 which would be perfect (or even overkill) for a quality hose of that length.
However, as I thought about it, if I went with a regular hose, I would have to constantly wrap it by hand after use before storing it
in my garage.
I could buy one of those cheap plastic wheels to better organize the hose. However, I have owned a few of those and they tend to fall apart.
Looking through Amazon I saw this and thought, "What a great idea!"
I like the portability of this hose and holder. The hose automatically recoils back into the unit for easy storage.
There's a $60 coupon bringing the cost down to $100 which is in budget
I do have two big questions though...
While something like this seems portable in the sense I can carry it from usage to storage in the garage, I see no handle on it to carry. All of these types of devices have mounting hardware. I don't want to mount it.
Can this be used as a portable hose that I can carry from one location to another?
And with the pull factor (pulling the hose out of the retractor), does it need to be mounted to give it the ability to be properly pulled out?
Just wondering if anyone has experience with these types of hose reels and if you would even recommend it.
