Wall Mount Hose Reel

There are many reasons to keep your garden hose on a hose reel.

It certainly looks better than if it’s all strewn about the ground
The hose keeps cleaner; I have some hoses that have been on the ground seemingly forever and they are permanently discolored. Depending on where a hose is this may be an issue.
The hose is protected. I’ve had the misfortune of destroying a hose with a lawnmower. It was close to invisible in the grass it had been forgotten in. I've also driven over many hoses. A decent garden hose survives, but the end fittings and hose nozzle may not.
It’s certainly convenient for a number of reasons depending on the type of garden hose holder you have.

I have a number of different types, including carts with big inflatable wheels, but the most common type is a wall mounted hose reel. They come in various sizes and styles ranging from large capacity reel to small capacity and from ornate to merely functional.

I have a wall mount hose reel in the front of my house where a hose lives in the summer. It never goes far but is used to water the flowers in front and the tomatoes and other veggies I grow in pots in front as that is where I have the best sun. We also have a short garden hose on a wall mounted reel at the family summer house. It’s used simply to wash up after coming in off the beach. There is no need for a moving garden hose cart or reel here, and if there was I sure the kids would be a bit too tempted to play with it anyways :)

Of course there are wall mount reels for other types of hoses too, for example pneumatic, but this is a gardening site!

The Ames True Temper 2388700 Hose King is a very popular hose reel that is made in the USA.

It holds 225 feet of 5/8 inch hose, and has a heavy duty handle and a sliding guide that easily guides the hose in place.

It also has a storage tray and towel bar and the reel and hose can easily be removed to store the hose inside during the winter or off season.

It has a 7 year warranty, comes with a brass coupled 4 1/2 foot leader hose with a 90 degree bend proof watering system.

Ames backs its hose reel with a 7-year warranty.

Reviews in general are quite good, but range from DDJ in Fremont's 5 star review of "Does all it's supposed to do" to Alvocado in Cincinnati who says "Complete junk."

Click Here to read the reviews yourself. By far most reviews are 4 and 5 star as of this writing.

This Suncast 100-Foot Wall-Mount Hose Reel is also very popular.

It holds 100 feet of 5/8 inch garden hose, the big stuff, comes fully assembled, has a guide for easy winding.

It also has a convenient removable reel for winter hose storage - you can store the hose and reel easily in the garage, shed, or wherever for the winter.

The "easylink system" creates a watertight connection to the hose.

This is a less expensive plastic model, and as expected reviews are all over the place, although they average 3 out of 5 stars. Click Here to read the reviews yourself. For the record, I own several Suncast products and am happy with them.

These are both more on the functional than beautiful style, although they blend into most environments well.

A much more attractive hose reel is the Ames True Temper Decorative Bronze Wall Mount Hose Reel - I love this one!

It's made of durable rust free aluminum with a antique bronze finish which is much more attractive than plastic (in my opinion).

It's a wall-mount unit and holds 125 feet of 5/8 inch hose.

It has a 7 year warranty and most reviews are superlative. Dan Dalton in his 2009 review says, "Far Superior to Any Plastic Reel." Click Here to read his full review.

Downside? It only holds 125 feet of hose and is a bit more expensive.