The 8 Best hanging Cord reels (2023 reviews)

The dewenwils hanging cord reel should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The gauge SJTW cord can resist alkalies, ozone, acid, cold weather and gives flexibility, lightness, and durability. It works well and is very sturdy. The swivel mounting bracket lets the extension cord reel swivel freely up to 180 degrees. The three-way plug is nice and there's a red light right at the plug to let you know if it has power or not. The grounded triple tap pigtail allow you to power multiple appliances simultaneously and maximize the usage of power strips and wall outlets.

This reel is designed to mount near the garage door opener, and to plug into it's nearby electrical outlet. It is just a drop cord, but so convenient to be able to use and retract when done. The built-in circuit breaker will cut off power when overload.

Why We Like This:

Smooth and easy retractable reel, easy install
Makes getting power for various projects, car cleaning etc
Super easy to put together, and easier to instal

Best For boat anchor rope: Woods hanging Cord Reel

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The woods hanging cord reel is satisfactory and appropriate and fits well with your daily usage. These cord handlers work well, light weight, and easy to use. It's great for keeping extension cords wrapped up and easy to use. It has a built-in carry handle with a rugged one-piece construction. It keeps the cords organized and ready to use. It works perfectly and it makes it easier to store in the garage.

It's a piece of plastic...you wrap a power cord around it...you store it on a shelf...unwrap when you need the cord again. It has a nail hole on the arm so if you have nails or hooks you can easily hang these to keep them out of the way. It makes using it and storing in in-between walks a breeze.

Why We Like This:

Holds gobs of lights, gobs and gobs, and they are so inexpensive
Pretty durable and can hold a 50 foot cord easy
Delivers what they promise

Best For ceiling: SUPERHANDY hanging Cord Reel

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The superhandy hanging cord reel is capable of outshining several other reel featured in this list in overall features for the price point. It is a extension reel that works great. It is built with advanced tech & easy voice command design. It is made of ip64 weather resistant casing for outstanding resilience to water/weather & abs fireproof material, with both surge/overload/over current & overheat protection. Every couple turns on the cord reel has locks that can keep the cord extended when in use. It hangs out of the way, pays out the cord without effort and rolls back into the hose reel.

Minus the lack of lag bolts, this is a nice, heavy duty and durable product. It feels very sturdy and is easy to mount. It is strong and fully retracts with no issues.

Why We Like This:

Heavy duty stretches out and locks in place great
Well made and works as designed
Nice heavy duty cord that will last a long time

Best For moving around The garage area: Bayco Retractable Cord Reel

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate reel. The bayco retractable cord reel is exactly that - it's a simple reel that hits all the right notes. It is a global brand of professional cord lighting products including led, fluorescent, halogen, and incandescent lights, extension cords and reels that exceed the industry standards in performance, quality, user-safety and value. This retractable cord reel has a 30'16/3 sjt cord. It pulls out and locks easily and releases easily and winds back up every time without any problems. It includes mounting brackets that allow it to be attached to the wall or ceiling. The outlet bar even has a built in led status light to let you know you have power.

The triple tap has proven very useful. The Reel works just fine and the amperage is 15 amp, so it works well for most drills and grinders. It mounts easily to the wall.

Why We Like This:

Works great and always latches and retracts completely and reliably
Super handy when working on the garage pad and, super easy to retract afterwards
Really strong return spring and the led indicator is nice, too
Great tool for the person with a workshop, barn, or garage

Best For day hike: Bayco hanging Cord Reel

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The bayco hanging cord reel should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This one is defiantly a cheaply made knock off. It is easy to use with an electric cord storage reel. It holds 100 feet of 16/3 wire just fine. The center spin feature makes it easy to reel up a cord fast and dispenses them in a jiff without any fuss. It's sturdy and keeps the extension cord wrapped neatly to use and store easily.

The cord fits well and is easy to wind up. This is very handy for outdoor extension cords, keeping them from tangling and being a total mess next time you wish to use them.

Why We Like This:

Nice and sturdy, winds smoothly, no binding
Speeds up cable pickup and layout and stores is small space
Solid heavy plastic, easy to use
Fantastic gadget to have, keeps your cords in one tight space

Best For holiday lights: Woods Cord Reel

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The woods cord reel might be a relatively new release, but it's still nothing short of impressive this year. This works very well to store Christmas Tree lights. It is ideal for holiday lights, cords, rope or light wires great for efficiently organizing cords and holds up to 150' of 16/3 gauge cord when guided neatly. This wheel barely allows winding the cord on. It is easy to reel in the cord while avoiding tangling and kinking. It’s a bit clunky, but it works, and has made this process significantly easier.

The construction is sturdy enough, and it's easy to hold the reel with the handle in the middle when winding.

Why We Like This:

Perfect for 50 ft extension cord
Perfect way to store and use a 100ft dog training lead
Makes clean up real fast of extension cords or hoses

Best For Cable management: Suraielec hanging Cord Reel

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The cord reel comes with a wall-mount plate which can help you mount the core reel to the wall. Its Stable steel metal base, easy-grip handle, and user-friendly side-mounted hand crank knob allows you to quickly wind and unwind cords. It can hold 75ft 12/3 at most. The mounting bracket can just help the reel to be stored on the wall.

The multifunctional cable management clip not only help to reel the cord smoothly but also lock the cord at the needed length. It comes with a convenient on/off switch with a led indicator, so you don't have to unplug the cord every time you need a break. The reel also has a 4x outlet panel built in, which is cool.

Why We Like This:

Smooth reel turning, makes life easy
Much more organized than throwing it in a pile
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best With roller: Reelcraft hanging Cord Reel

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate reel. The reelcraft hanging cord reel is exactly that - it's a simple reel that hits all the right notes. It does the job of reeling the cord back up without much difficulty. It is engineered for industrial use where space requirements are critical. The large rubber cord-stop can be easily moved so more, or less, the cord hangs from the roller bracket. It can be ceiling mounted in the way that the cord can be pulled straight down. It also releases and recoils with only a small "tug" and then let it go.

The spool out guide is adjustable. It is easy to adjust the spring tension. The reel is nice and sturdy, and the locking mechanism is easily serviced.

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