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Garden Hose Reel - recommendations
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Site Supporter   Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4833 
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Hands down the best hoses I have bought are "GatorHyde" hoses made here in the USA by your neighbors in Oregon. I would not say they are stiff, but very "tubular". Makes them kinda a handful in that it wants to twist sometimes as you unroll it but it also keeps them from kinking. If it starts to form a kink it will just unroll out of the kink loop. SOLID machined end fitting can be driven over hundreds of times and never deformed.
I love these hoses and have been using them for over 6 years with NO problems. I never turn the faucet off. I have a spray nozzle on one and valves on the ends of the others. They never get "baloony" or care about winter. They dont get the "hose taste" either when drinking from them. |
| Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:22 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Skagit County, in the woods Joined: Tue Apr 7, 2015 Posts: 1058
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Tonydec wrote: I also kill those reels regularly. My plans are to make one. Haven't done it yet, but I've seen where people use a wheel, typically from a brand of sports car they have/like. You can mount it on a post or against the wall. I doubt you can break it. That's an excellent idea, and I happen to have a spare M-Sport rear wheel from my bimmer. Anybody know what to use for a swivel fitting? |
| Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:15 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
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On a related note, how would I mount a hose reel to my wall? Do I need to find a stud and sink a screw in there past the siding and particle board?
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| Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:31 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6817 Real Name: Matt
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edogg wrote: On a related note, how would I mount a hose reel to my wall? Do I need to find a stud and sink a screw in there past the siding and particle board? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Correct, if you can find a stud, used some 1/4 x 2 1/2 inch stainless lag bolts. If you go any longer than 3 inches on the bolts you risk hitting your internal house wire. Your sheathing could be as weak as 1/2 inch OSB and wont hold a lag very well. If you can't find a stud try using some stainless toggle bolts. _________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:26 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28174 Real Name: Ace Winky
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mcyclonegt wrote: A good hose reel is only part of the solution, you need a quality hose. Heavy duty does not always mean quality. Air hoses have 120 psi and are thinner than those insane industrial garden hoses. A heavy hose will tear up most hose reels, plus you can't fit more than 50 feet of them. A few years ago my wife wanted a nice hose and reel. I did a good bit of research and found a company that makes a lightweight commercial hose and teamed it with a nice metal rotating hose real from Home depot. The hose was not cheap, 100 bucks for 100 foot. The company is called Water Right. They use industrial grade polyurethane hose then put either stainless or chromed brass fittings in them. Not PVC and aluminum. It is just as flexible when its 35 degrees out and rarely kinks. Since it is light weight it does not tear shit up around the house. A 100 foot of the 7/16 is perfect for watering plants and supplies plenty of water to my pressure washer and works fine for washing cars. We have had it for 3 years now and it looks just as good now as the day we bought it. Zero issues and the wife loves it. They sell 1/2 and 5/8 ID also. Buy once cry once right? Hose reel with swivel has been real nice. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Liberty-Gar ... /205440171 Water right hose Apparently made in Oregon, so that's nice. https://www.waterrightinc.com/collectio ... hose-25-ft We went with 75': https://www.waterrightinc.com/collectio ... arden-hose And also your recommended reel. The 5/8" stiff beast I moved elsewhere. I gotta say, that is one nice 1/2" hose! The reel is sweet too, but the wife says I need to mount it lower. Not a problem. I used 5/16" stainless lag screws. Thank you!! Oh and I should have started with the failure mode of the last Suncast:  _________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:50 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6817 Real Name: Matt
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Glad I could help. It's crazy how you can tell immediately its a quality hose that will last.
_________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:10 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999 Real Name: Josheewa
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Hosers
_________________ It must be frustrating always being the smartest person in the room.-Jagerbomber35 Divided we fall. |
| Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:13 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 12474 Real Name: Steve
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Pablo be, like, always asking guys about their hoses....
 J/K...good info here... I bought a highly rated one, two actually, great reviews, but diameter is a little small... Good ones, made in the US, but I wasn't up on my diameterology of hoses at the time... |
| Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:20 pm |
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 Site Supporter  Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 18446 Real Name: Johnny 5
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_________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:23 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Maple Valley Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 Posts: 844 Real Name: PW
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*gets fancy hose reel, wife still leaves the hose in a tangled pile after watering the garden*
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| Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:51 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28174 Real Name: Ace Winky
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PW45 wrote: *gets fancy hose reel, wife still leaves the hose in a tangled pile after watering the garden* Reality is a cruel bitch.  _________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:04 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Round Rock, TX Joined: Thu Mar 5, 2015 Posts: 3899 Real Name: Dave
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Pablo wrote: PW45 wrote: *gets fancy hose reel, wife still leaves the hose in a tangled pile after watering the garden* Reality is a cruel bitch. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink _________________ There are dead horses yet to be slain.... - NWGunner |
| Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:09 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52021 Real Name: Steve
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You bitchez are gonna cost me some cash. But I'm going to buy once, cry once as soon as I get off my ass.
I have an outdoor faucet that will barely turn off anymore. Pretty sure I need to figure that out and replace it. Attached to that faucet is a hose on a hose reel. The reel is broken and floppy. The hose is kinking all over the place. I was standing next to it the other day and it spontaneously popped a leak and shot a thin stream over in my direction.  If there was ever a sign from God that I need to spend some money, that was it. Gotta do it. _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:32 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 18446 Real Name: Johnny 5
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MadPick wrote: You bitchez are gonna cost me some cash. But I'm going to buy once, cry once as soon as I get off my ass. I have an outdoor faucet that will barely turn off anymore. Pretty sure I need to figure that out and replace it. Attached to that faucet is a hose on a hose reel. The reel is broken and floppy. The hose is kinking all over the place. I was standing next to it the other day and it spontaneously popped a leak and shot a thin stream over in my direction. If there was ever a sign from God that I need to spend some money, that was it. Gotta do it. The universe works in weird ways, sending messages like that.... _________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:48 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52021 Real Name: Steve
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All right . . . got the 75-foot Water Right 400-series hose, in color cranberry, en route.
 FYI, if the 400-series is what you want, it's cheaper on the HSN site: https://www.hsn.com/products/water-righ ... e/10077321 Next up . . . I think I need one of those parallel Eley hose reels. And a new damn faucet.  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
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