I think if you use the Eley link navigation bar you save 10%.

 

There isn't allot of options. Cheap plastic ones that are terrible, the ones with four wheels that hold 400' of hose for 100$(a heavier duty version for $150) but those are so big a cumbersome. I was like you on the eley, no way was I spending $200 on a wall mounted hose reel but I went ahead and bought it. Loved it! Since then I bought the very expensive sprayer end, the reel cart, and outfitted every tool and spigot I have with their quick disconnect system. Their stuff is top notch and the price isn't out of line of what you get. It's high but worth it, buy once cry once.

 

I bought this Liberty 880 off Amazon two years ago for $120.00, after seeing the one my father bought the year before. I did not know about the Eley reels when I bought this cart. I only have 100 foot of the Craftsman 69605 all rubber hose on it, but they claim it can hold 300 ft of 5/8 hose. I store my cart in the garage, It is powder coated, but my father stores his cart outside during the summer/fall and it has faded a little. Although I have not attempted to polish it too see if it shines up. I am very satisfied with the design of the reel cart and it has performed well. The currently sell for $147.00 on Amazon. I am thinking about adding a mounted Eley reel to my deck in the backyard.

https://www.libertygardenproducts.com/products//sku/880

 

Another vote for Eley Hose Reels.

Buy once, cry once. :thumbup:

 

I have 2 of their older models when they were called Rapid Reels and I have had them for well over 10 years now and they are still going strong. They have sat outside their entire life and have never really had anything go wrong except the brake (I have the older design, which I think they fixed with the new ones). But when the brake did go bad, it was nothing but a phone call and they sent me a replacement part no questions asked. As old as they are, they are still a pleasure to use each and every time!!!

 

A very similar one to the Eley is the Strongway from Northern Tool.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200640138_200640138