Hose Caddy
by Jess
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Not only is a hose caddy a handy hose storage device but a hose caddy also offers an easy way to move your garden hose around the yard from one faucet to another, or from the faucet to the garage for storage.
Benefits of a Hose Caddy
A garden hose caddy is often called a hose reel cart because it is essentially a hose reel on wheels. Many of these garden hose reel carts also have a basket or shelf that allows you to carry other lawn and garden tools with you from location to location.
Garden Hose Caddy
Unlike many other types of garden hose storage, like a hose storage pot, hose hanger or wall mounted hose storage reel, a hose caddy allows you to easily move your garden hose and hose reel from one location to another. This comes in handy if you want to store it in the garage at night, or move it to another spigot.
A standard water hose caddy comes with either two or four wheels. You can find them made with either metal or a fairly durable plastic, either will weather pretty well as they are made to be kept outdoors.
Do You Need a Hose Reel Cart?
A hose reel cart can be a great mobile garden hose storage tool if you have the right yard or uses for it. If you only have one spigot outside, or if you have a very small yard you probably don’t need this type of garden hose storage. A garden hose pot or mounted garden hose reel may be a better choice. Hose reel carts work best for people with larger yards or properties that have multiple spigots.
Shopping For a Garden Hose Caddy
Decorative Hose Caddy
As with most other garden hose storage tools like hose pots, hose storage reels or garden hose hangers you can shop for hose caddies either online or at local stores. The stores that will likely have the best selection will be home improvement or garden stores, however you may also find a few at discount stores as well.
Shopping online will give you a better selection and probably a better price, but you won’t be able to see it in person before making the purchase. With this type of purchase you may want to look at a display unit to see the quality of construction. But if you shop online for a hose caddy you can make up for this by reading reviews to see what kind of experience others have had with the product before you make your purchase.
Overall a hose caddy is a great tool if you want garden hose storage that allows you to easily move your hose from one location to another.