Customer Reviews

Ames True Temper 2388100 65-Foot Cassette Hose King Reel

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I say that, but there may be big ol' wheely cart like things out there that are better and hold a lot more hose. For those of you who don't want a giant piece of funky looking stuff to store or haul around, and would rather have a reliable convenient hose real that doesn't stick out and look cheap and ugly but works,....then this would be the one. And BELIEVE ME I have tried lots of hose reels! I loath most of them and especially the way they trash up a yard.

I got an extra 25 ft of hose in case I needed more length. It only holds so much and we find we are using the 25 extra ft on occasion as well. (we have a long driveway)
25 ft of hose is easy to mess with and can just sit by the faucet coiled up neatly.

The only improvement I could see them using on this would be to put a little weight on the bottom of it because if the ground is not completely level it falls over sometimes when one is pulling the hose out. Not a biggy,...still works.

It's SO easy just to pick it up and carry from our back yard to the front yard. It's super easy to pull the hose out and roll it back up in comparison to the "Big Boys."
I will bring it in in the winter and it will be very easy to store because it takes up very little space.

This is the only hose reel I've ever had that doesn't make me feel like ripping my hair out! Always works smoothly.

UPDATE MARCH 26, 2009: I'm here to give this two thumbs up for durability! All the rest of the reels I've had have fallen apart by now or quit working smoothly. This one is still working like new. I really like it- it isn't nearly as cumbersome to use as the rest of the competition!!
UPDATE MAY 4, 2011: Happy to say this hose reel is still going strong! That's a record for me in the hose reel department! Bring it inside in winter to store.

Ames True Temper Cassette Hose King Reel with 65-Foot Hose

Pros:

- Compact, so it doesn't take much room to store.

- Lightweight, so it's easy to carry or put on an upper shelf for storage.

- Comfortable to carry when rolled up.

- Simple rewind mechanism works with little effort.

- Rustproof; so it can stay outside.

Cons:

- Light-duty thin hose material can kink. It won't last as long as a heavier-duty hose, if used frequently.

Summary:

I've had mine for about 10 years, but use it only occasionally (e.g., with a utility sump pump).

This is a good choice if you have a very small yard or little room to store a hose.

I was so excited to receive this product. I own a business and I need to use my hose year-round. In the winter, a traditional hose cart (the kind with wheels), would get it's wheels full of snow, and thereby getting snow in my house when I'd bring it inside so it doesn't freeze. This cart is so much easier, you just pick it up and move it. I do wish however that the hose was a better quality. It's a little flimsy, so I don't know how well it will hold up over time. I guess time will tell. But so far, I am loving this!!

Honestly, it took me 28 years of home ownership to find the solution to my garden hose problem. I've tried everything and spent hundreds of dollars on solutions for the hose on my front porch that never quite worked out for one reason or another. I didn't imagine this would work either. But here I am, 18 months later, with a still intact and quite well functioning garden hose and holder sitting on my front porch. I did not even bother to bring it indoors last winter, because I never dreamed it would hold up past one season of use. Easy to roll and unroll. Lightweight for easy portability if needed. And in the heat of the summer I roll and unroll this daily for watering the garden, hosing down the driveway, washing the car, etc. It has been so well worth the price paid for it. Next spring, I plan to invest in another for my back yard. I feel like I won the lottery with this product!

I ordered two at the same time (one for front of house, one for the back) and they were both defective.

While one leaked from the bottom of the housing that connects to the faucet, the other one GUSHED water from inside the case where the outside line should connect to the actual hose.

I picked this reel because I wanted something cute and small because it would have to be quite visible on my deck behind the house. I also don't have much storage space in my townhouse so I was resigned to buying a new reel every year and just leaving it outside. The first winter, I left the reel outside. It was even still attached to the house, but I had drained the hose out as much as possible. In the spring I tried it and thought it would leak everywhere but at least I could use it to water until I bought a new one. To my utter amazement, it was as solid as the previous summer. I'm now past the third winter where this has stood outside (I do disconnect it from the house now) and the only thing I've had to do is replace the quick connect this spring where it attaches to my faucet because that cracked from all of the temperature changes. I love the way the connector hose coils around the back so you barely have any visible hose and it's so compact that you can put it anywhere. You don't need extra space to turn a crank that's on the side of the reel like the one I have in my garage. And when that crank goes around it hits the drywall and makes marks all over it as the hose is pulled out. This reel is like a spool that you crank from the front of the unit. Thank goodness the garage reel broke so I can get another Ames for the garage before I ruin anymore drywall!

After 25 years my old Ames True Temper 65 foot Cassette Hose King Reel was finnaly showing wear and had spung a couple of leaks. I was very happy when I found the exact duplicate of what I purchased 25 years ago. This is the best hose for the money and it so easy to use. After receiving my new Ames Reel Hose I was able to put a new hose on the old 25 year old Hose King Reel and it has been moved to the side of the house ready for another 25 years.

This product is awesome!

It's a simple, fairly lightweight reel. I'm happier than I thought I would be. I am able to set it down on my lawn and pull the hose out without it tipping over. Although if you were to lay it on it's side, the hose would still unroll just as easily.

Hoses don't last long for me. At least, they haven't of late. I partly blame myself for not storing them properly, I partly blame where we decided to store the hose, and I partly blame the hoses we've bought for kinking so easily.

This one looks like it will solve our problems. First off, $50 for this is a heck of a bargain. It's a good hose with a very capable reel, and about 4' of connecting hose you can run to the spigot. It connects to the spigot via a quick release valve, which both makes it a cinch to hook up, and easy to move around if you have extra quick-releases.

The reel mechanism is solid, and I have no complaints so far. Time will tell, but I feel pretty good about this one. It may just last us more than one year this time!

I purchased this many (at least 10, probably more like 12) years ago. I assume it has undergone changes and upgrades since then. It has been a pleasure to use, easy to move it to where I need it, winds up easily, and looks so much cleaner than anything else that's portable. I'm still using the same hose, though I've had to replace the washers a couple times and the female coupler. The winding knob did break off after several years, but I wind it just as easily by hooking a finger across one of the openings around the face of the reel and pulling.

Overall, It's been a champ. I have been extremely happy with this purchase and would definitely buy it again.