Suncast 175 ft. Wicker Style Resin Hose Hideaway with Hose Guide, Java, Mocha Brown

Works perfectly! Hose rolls out smoothly and rolls back up just a smooth.

Easily holds 100ft. Of flex Zilla hose.

The company (Suncast) should really add a note in the package that tells you to turn the washers in the hose over before you put the whole thing together. I had to call Suncast, submit a service ticket etc. before figuring out that the washers they provide in the hose attachment need to be flipped over first so that the unit doesn't leak/spray water. So once that all got sorted out, the unit is leak free and looks great on the driveway. Hopefully rolling the hose after uses won't be a pain. It seems ok.

Suncast has always been one of my faves. 1st. This is a hand driven hose reeler. That is why there is a hand knob on it. I'm on a budget and this is what I purchased. The auto reelers (making the hose move back and forth on roller) are more expensive. 2nd. The little stakes ( metal rods ) they are for stability. There are 2 holes bottom back of box. They go in those and into the ground. On this. Yes. Suncast should have put a tag at least on these to state this and took me a hot minute to figure out. BUT you do need to use them to stabilize the unit.Where the hose connects to the box. YOU NEED TO NOT ONLY TURN THE CONNECTOR PIECE. YOU NEED TO TURN THE HOSE ITSELF. Otherwise, it can leak.Suncast makes a great quality product that I have enjoyed for years. On this product. Maybe at least a helpful hints list with it would have been nice. I hope this helps. I already have had the Suncast auto reel one for 6 years in front of my house in direct sun. I never worried about the rods because it sits on concrete. It still looks and works great.

Worked great for a few months, looks good and winding function is better than on other reels I've used. Mine sits on a concrete patio so it cannot be staked down. I would have liked there to be a step to place your foot to keep it from moving so much while winding, but it is manageable.The out-tube has a little plastic blowout plug that seems to be epoxied in place, mine failed with normal house water pressure. It is only held in place by the glue, not screwed in or press fit, so the whole thing is unusable now that the plug fell out. Glue left on the plug looks like it was not applied evenly. A new out-tube assembly is about $12 + $8 shipping from the mfg. Contacted manufacturer to inquire about possible warranty. Might try to glue it myself if not.*Update* Manufacturer responded within 24 hours to an email on their product support page. They are sending a replacement in/out tube repair kit free of charge. Excellent customer service response.

This Suncast 175 ft. Wicker Style Resin Hose Hideaway is an absolute abomination and a complete waste of money. The "wicker style" might look decent in the picture, but in reality, it's nothing more than cheap, flimsy plastic that feels like it will shatter if you look at it too hard."Not sturdy" is a massive understatement. This thing wobbles and flexes with the slightest touch. I put my hose in it, and the entire unit felt like it was going to buckle. It's clearly not built to withstand any real outdoor use, let alone the weight of a standard garden hose. It might survive in a climate-controlled museum, but not in an actual backyard.And don't even get me started on the "rolls up hose without problems" claim – that's a flat-out lie! The internal mechanism is a joke. The crank is stiff, the hose jams constantly, and it feels like you're fighting a losing battle trying to reel anything in. It's more of a hose tangler than a hose hideaway. I've spent more time untangling and wrestling with this pathetic excuse for a product than actually using my hose.This Suncast product is a prime example of poor engineering and cheap materials being sold at an inflated price. Save yourself the frustration and buy something actually durable. This is a fragile, ineffective piece of plastic garbage that belongs in the recycling bin, not your yard.

Oh my gosh, so when I say I love this thing, I absolutely love this thing I was reading reviews and I was like doubting myself because everyone saying that it breaks easily and that it doesn’t work again that you know don’t buy it. I brought it back like I’m glad I bought it because I haven’t had no problems with it and it’s very easy, I bought it for my flowers for in the front of my house and again the size is amazing. I’ve had no problem with it breaking on me and it looks really good and the price point was amazing. I looked at some other ones and there was other ones that were over $100 and I paid I think around 50ish. I did see that it was going to take like 20 days to get here too and it actually came like maybe a week so that was awesome too. That kind of threw me off saying do I wanna wait this long but again it was amazing and I just want to thank the seller for selling them

My nephew received this for one of his Christmas gifts and HE LOVES IT! Came already assembled and ready to use! He took it home and hooked it up. However, since this is still Winter, he has yet to use it fully, but so far, with the little that he did use it, he already knows that it will be an asset to his home. MERRY CHRISTMAS NEPHEW!!!