On a small scale a powered hose reel has tempted me. The hand crank stuff is more trouble than just looping the hose over a wall hanger. Although a wall hanger is not always possible because of location. The trouble with hose reels is that you still have to un-reel the hose just to do anything. Usually when I go pulling on the hose the reel falls over and I get frustrated. That being said, if I didn't have 600 ft of hose like I now use, I think I would buy the one with the water motor and try it. Keep the receipt though for possible returns if it's not worth it.

SO happy to find this thread- I am lugging 150 feet of hose around my back yard and am so tired of it. I have to wrap it around my body and lean into it like I am a draft animal! To add insult to injury my husband has a mental block about winding it up properly so that it doesn't knot up when I am dragging it back out- I swear most of the cursing from my back yard is over his winding up the hose. I am currently using old Lifetime guaranteed hoses that the company has now replaced three times for me- I really got my money's worth, lol. Which leads me to ask about the DAP company and how reliable we think their lifetime guarantee on the Pro series is? I know no one can make my mind up for me, but a total of $90 (hose is $70 plus two 9.95 shipping charges) is a lot of money for me even if I am getting two 75 footers for that price. Plus I need a set for the front yard! Just want to be sure I am not making a mistake and I don't live near enough anywhere to go have a feel for myself.

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Maybe this one: https://www.eleyhosereels.com/products/wall-mount-garden-hose-reel We have the 2-wheel cart from this company; it was expensive but is absolutely the best garden reel we have ever had. Nice well built steel. We live on 2 acres. Have had numerous other plastic ones and light metal ones over the years, they all performed poorly and broke in a year or so.