The Suncast – Hose Hideaway easily wraps even 200-foot-long hoses in a neat, even spool.
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The biggest beef we have with this design is that the inlet hose fitting doesn’t have a spinning coupler: attach the hose to the reel side before you attach to your supply, or you’ll find yourself trying to figure out how to spin the entire box around to get the hose screwed in. It’s the retaining clips that keep the inlet assembly together that give up first if you put a strain on the inlet hose, so we wish they would reinforce that part instead. Suncaster has a version of this reel with upgraded brass fittings that we considered, but on the whole, the parts upgraded (internal tubes and threads) don’t seem to be the first to wear out. It's the only reel we found for less than $100 with this feature, and the wheels make moving a long hose around much easier. This covered reel will neatly and evenly wrap your hose without the stop-and-rewrap games you usually have to play. If you don’t, this box is light enough to drag across the grass or concrete when you’re struggling with a long hose. We really do recommend staking down a reel with an extra-long hose. Note that no stakes came with ours, though the parts list says they should be included. The updated replacement features a set of wheels and a dolly-handle instead. When we originally tested, we found a Suncast model with a handy swiveling base - a great feature when you’ve got a super-long hose that you’re dragging all over the yard.
We used two of the cheapest, stiffest 100-foot-long hoses we could find, and this reel wrapped up 240 feet without any need to rewrap or correct any overlaps on the spool that could cause binding. We picked this model because it has a built-in winding guide (called a “level-winder unit” in industrial spooling applications for rope or cable) that keeps the hose evenly distributed so it doesn’t bunch or overlap on the reel. Keeping that in mind, this is an amazing reel for long hoses. It’s not going to spontaneously fall apart but manage your expectations.
This model has a limited lifespan and reviews indicate the plastic hose fitting on the side won’t survive abuse. The Suncast – Hose Hideway is, all things considered, just a plastic garden hose reel. For a more heavy-duty reel that will survive longer but doesn’t have as many features, the Liberty – 703-1 is hard to beat. This “hose hideaway” not only keeps your hose out of sight, it also makes coiling and using your hose much easier than any other affordable reel we could find. After six weeks of washing cars, watering plants, hosing off toys and performing other backyard chores with five contenders, we think the Suncast – Hose Hideaway is the best hose reel.
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