Which extension cord reel for garage?

[JDuke]

I had a harbor freight 12g extension cord reel that worked well until the spring to retract it broke.

I'd like to stay under $100 and 12g is a minimum
25 feet of useful length would be fine although more is better.

What do you have that you like?

Duke

[Woodbutcher74]

I have the one from Rockler and have used it years. So far so good.

[dg152]

Several years ago I purchased 2 cord reels from Northern Tool and mounted them on my shop ceiling. While I don't use them every single day, they seem to work well and have held up. They are extremely handy.

[GeorgeV]

I bought mine at HD several years ago and mounted it to the ceiling and it has worked well.

[EricU]

funny thing about these questions is that if someone bought an inexpensive reel 5-10 years ago and it has worked well, the same item is probably no longer available or has changed in some significant way.  Someone gave me a couple of reels 5 years back, and I would like another for my basement shop.  Not looking seriously yet though

[BloomingtonMike]

$150 bought a demo Roboreel Ceiling model from their site. I like them. They slow down at a distance you set so they do not whip when self retracting and transitioning from floor to vertical.

I also have a Reelcraft from ebay and it is nice.

But both were more than $99 so it may not matter.

[JDuke]

I have looked at the roboreels, and just can’t bring myself to pay their new prices.

I found a 12g 40 foot on sale at northern tool thats almost identical other than color to the harbor freight model.

I bought it and mounted it if it lasts more than 5 years I’m going to call it a good buy.

I also pulled the cord out of the broken harbor freight reel and put an end on it to have another 12g extension cord.

On an a somewhat related note, it seems to me that this forum was more active 10 years ago,

Thank you all for your replies

Duke

[WaterlooMarc]

It was much more active 10 years ago. There’s only a fraction of us left. Most people prefer to offer bad advice in Facebook and YouTube these days.

[EricU]

participation goes down every time the certificate expires and doesn't get fixed for a day.  I think a lot of people decided to give this place a rest after the last one.

[MarkSingleton]

I like to think we have quality over quantity.