I still have my old suncast storage hose reel which has to be at least 12 years old. Unfortunately the handle broke ( fatigue from being in the sun for most of its life) I looked at a lot of hose reels and found this one is a good bang for the buck. If I would have sheltered this product out of direct sunlight no doubt I would have got a lot more years out of the product. Another reason I bought this hose reel is the fact that a have a suncast 129 gallon plastic storage box on my pool deck that I bought 9 years ago and the colour has barely faded and still functions good.  Big Thumbs up for the plastic storage reel.