Smart Design for a Hose Reel with a Guide Ring

This stainless steel garden hose and reel is by Hataya, a Japanese company that specializes in making reels. Though the internal hose is vinyl, the cladding is stainless steel, which prevents UV from breaking the vinyl down over time. But perhaps the most clever feature of the reel is the little captured guide ring encircling the hose. This ring rides between two tracks, and prevents the hose from getting kinked or winding unevenly as you retract it:Sadly, it’s not available in the ‘States.