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CLOC-AdminI picked up this idea from another forum. I don’t have a hose reel and when I go to put the water–hose away it was all over the place. I made a water-hose holder from a reel that’s generally used to wind up electric cords. Mine holds 25 feet of hose. When I roll the hose I start at the male (RV) end and leave about 3 feet unwound (or the length you need to reach the city-water hookup from the ground), then I roll up the rest of the hose. At the campground, when we are ready to hook up, I take the 3-foot section and hook it to the RV. Then, with the reel on the ground, I unroll only as much hose as needed to reach the water spigot.Posted: 6:35 PM – Jul 21, 2013I picked up 2 hose caddy’s at Lowes and mounted them in the front compartment…I stow my water hoses , tv cables, and power cord extension on them and they work great….RichPosted: 9:08 AM – Jul 22, 2013Traveler I don’t see the pictures, you know how old guys are we need pictures…
Plus I might need to get a patented on it real quick…
Good ideal could keep hoses in check..Posted: 12:02 PM – Jul 22, 2013Tumble Weed wrote:Traveler I don’t see the pictures, you know how old guys are we need pictures… /quote]I need twenty seven 8 X 10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back.
Posted: 12:28 PM – Jul 22, 2013OK gang I will get out the old camera and take some photos. I’m also working on a 100 page Power Point, but first I need to pass it by the legal department—wait a minute that’s the old days when I was working. I’ll do my best—later.Posted: 3:17 PM – Jul 22, 2013This is the reel I use to store my water hose, I picked it up at Home Depot for about $7.00(Not sure how I got the photo sideways, but somehow it is–sorry about that.)
Posted: 7:07 PM – Jul 22, 2013rvinsant wrote:Tumble Weed wrote:Traveler I don’t see the pictures, you know how old guys are we need pictures… /quote]I need twenty seven 8 X 10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back.
2X ^^^^ what he said…lol
Don’t worry I laid on the desk and could see it..
IM glad you posted picture I didn’t even think of those that’s a great ideal..Posted: 10:06 AM – Jul 25, 2013Great minds think in the same gutter We use a similar setup for our satellite coax. I found a plumbing snake reel in someone’s trash and it tames the 100′ coax just great. I left about 4′ protruding thru a hole drilled thru the side next to the spool for the camper end and wind up the cable. When in camp, I attach the camper end with the spool under the trailer, then unwind as needed to get to the dish. When breaking camp I just disconnect both ends and wind up the coax, attaching both ends with the binder clips.Posted: 12:52 PM – Jul 25, 2013That’s good.Posted: 9:56 PM – Aug 06, 2013This is the setup I came up with for controlling, storing, and handling the un-controllable stiff water hose. I call it my “Water Hose Caddy”. I got everything I needed at Home Depot for $12.00. I already had the 5/8″ exterior plywood. I estimated the approximate maximum height from ground to my water connection then clamped that length with a metal conduit clamp to control that end of the hose and to keep it in place while winding and unwinding the hose. I set the distance between the two plastic hose racks so that when all the hose was wound up, the two ends would screw together to seal the hose and prevent leakage. When I cut out the board, I incorporated a handle for easy toting then painted it. When setting up, I connect to the faucet first then feed out what I need. This is a 50′ water hose with room for more. Low profile and fits easily into storage compartment. We carry ours in bed of truck.
Where the hose connects to the trailer I have a short piece of hose that extends out of the bottom of the docking station. On the end of it I have a brass connection with a lever type shut-off valve so I can easily turn the water on and off when we’re leaving the trailer for any length of time.Metal conduit clamp to secure the trailer end of hose.
Handle for easy toting.
Posted: 6:39 AM – Aug 07, 2013That is a fantastic home made hose caddy.Posted: 6:52 AM – Aug 07, 2013Yes I totally agree, you did a great job with that.
Now I’M going to go patient it and make boat loads
of money BUwAAAHH!!!
Well I do have my moments..lolGreat job
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