Garden Hose Reel

[garden-love]

I've heard that there is a garden hose reel that automatically winds the hose when you are done watering. I saw these hose reels on Garden-Gadget**and it really caught my eye. Any input would be great. Does this product really work?

[backyardgardener]

Of course the products on Backyardgardener.com work a lot better than the other firm.

:)

Backyard

[Newt]

I like the Suncast with the smart track or slide track hose guide.* You have to wind it, but the one with the hoseguides will automatically space the hose on the wheel so it won't get all tangled and bunched up.** I have two different ones.* I have an older one that doesn't have the smart track and it's a mess to roll up the hose.* I contacted them to see if I can get parts to convert it, but that's not possible the way it's built. * The one that I* really like is at the bottom of this page on the left.* There's even a place to put your foot to hold the entire box in place while you rewind.* You can see it at the bottom of the box on the right.* It's most helpful when you have a long hose.* I have found the Suncast folks most helpful.* One winter I forgot to disconnect the hose from the spicot and the water froze and broke the place where the hose attaches.* They sent me a new one for free even though it was my fault.
http://www.suncast.com/lawnandgarden....aspx?page=all

We sell them here.* I didn't realize we did until after I told you about mine.* I did a search by clicking on 'Products' on the left and then searching with the term:* Hose Hideaway
http://backyardgardener.com/cgi-bin/...ardening_Tools

Newt