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CWatters wrote:

"Stan The Man" wrote in message
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Not sure what your budget is but I swear by my Fast Cart (Hozelock) --
http://www.garden4less.co.uk/hozelock-fast-cart.asp - but shop around
as I have seen it somewhere for £60. I put a long feeder hose on it so
that I can easily wheel the cart from the tap at the back of the house
to the front garden. And the hose rewinding is semi-automatic, needing
very little effort.

I've seen a reel from hozelock that has a lever on it to make "layering" the
hose easier when winding it up. It looks great but wouldn't hold enough hose
for me. Hozelock do several different grades of hose. The cheap soft stuff
doesn't last as long as the stiffer stuff so I'm told. Personally I've yet
to wear a hose out.

The Fast Cart (qv) layers the hose automatically as it is wound in and
it is this geared mechanism which makes it much lighter and easier to
rewind than my old reel. It also holds 40m of hose which is plenty for
most people. I think you may be referring to the new 30 metre Compact
cart which is cheaper and doesn't do the layering automatically - ie
you have to move the hose guide left and right with one hand while you
rewind with the other. It's still a lot easier than managing a
recoiling hose by hand though.