Customer Reviews

Quick Winder RAP-100 Electric Cord and Fiber Optic Cable Reel

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I bought this power cord holder after I saw it in one of those airplane mall magazines. I bought a heavy duty 100' cord and this bucket easily holds it. It is made of sturdy plastic. The only problem is that the bucket moves around when I am winding the cord. I solved this problem by just stepping on the corners with my feet. This is a great gadget.

Like other reviewers, I was hesitant to spend so much to keep an extension cord neat. I have owned it for some months now and found that it does everything as advertised. Winding and unwinding my 100' 12 gauge extension cord is a snap. It was well worth the money.

I was a little worried that this product wouldn't stand up to it's name and that I would be wasting my money, but let me tell you, you will not regret purchasing this product, I finially got that 100 foot cord out of the way and wound it up in seconds, versus the old fashion hand and elbow routine...Highly recommended..

One thing I have never been good at is keeping my extension cords untangled. Even thought I would wind my 100' cable around hand to my elbow, there would always be a knot when going back to use it again, despite my very best efforts to keep it straight. My dad looked at me funny the first time I brought this bucket out and pulled some of the cord out, but after he saw me wind it up back into the bucket in about 10 seconds, I saw that his facial expression changed.

I have a 100' cord in it right now, and for my use, it is all I need. This is a simple product which has eliminated a constant and irritating cord tangling problem that I have had for years.

The one thing I would suggest is making sure you have about 5-7 feet of cord at the top of the bucket so you can have some freedom to place the product near an outlet that may not be totally accessible.

The convenience of this item is worth the cost plus more. When it arrived, I was amazed at how simple it is - a bucket with holes cut out and a winder. Whoever thought of this is a genius - it makes dealing with 100 foot 12 gauge cord for my snowblower manageable instead of a nightmare. Seriously, I was at the point where I would shovel the snow if I possibly could rather than get out the electric snowblower and have to deal with the heavy cord issue and tangling, etc. Then afterwards trying to get the thing to wind around one of those $10 reel things when it was actually too big and heavy for it made shoveling look like an easier alternative. No more, this works like a charm - just did it twice - first time I left the wrong end in the top cavity but easily unwound it and did it the correct way to use with my snowblower. This is also USA made which makes it an even more attractive product to me. Never in my life did I think I would get this excited about a cord winder but after dealing with every other kind without success, this product is a home run out of the field great one! Deserves 10 **********.

I was a bit concerned about what to use to store my power cord for my electric snowthrower. This thing rocks! I only got to use it twice this winter (very mild for northern idaho), but it saved me lots of time and headaches. You won't be disappointed!

Excellent product, will last a long time and does what it should do.
One suggestion: Needs a small latch to keep the folding winding handle up when winding. Easy to install by the customer but the manufacturer might consider adding it to the design.

I am using this great reel with 100 feet of 12/3 and it a perfect fit. This tool is very handy and just works. I'm thinking this may also be good for long strains of Christmas lights. The construction is good and the materials are strong. I'm glad I purchased it and I will be buying another one. I live in hurricane land and when the lights go out I'm running extension cords all over the house to my generators; this reel will keep my heavy duty extension cords neat and ready for use.

Love it and would recommend it to anyone who as every suffered through a crappy broken cord winder or twisted, knotted and kinked hand wound cord. I use it with a toro 18 inch electric snowblower and 100ft cord. Read the directions as the male end of the cord length should be stored in the rotating tray when winding for it to work correctly. Works fast, easy to carry. A clever invention. Not cheap but well worth it.

Makes working with electric yard equipment a pleasure. Could use a larger crank knob. Get US Wire 99100 12/3 100-Foot SJEOW TPE Cold Weather Extension Cord Blue with Lighted Plug and reel out only what you need. Thicker gauge cord (lower number) costs more, but delivers the full voltage your tools need to perform to spec.