Most people coil up long electrical
cords by looping them around one
arm. This gets the job done, but it's
hard on the cord: Each loop you make
causes the cord to twist a quarter turn,
wearing out the cord's insulation and
leaving kinks that cause tangles. The
plastic Reel-A-Pail quickly winds up
cords or pneumatic air hoses without
twisting — just like an oversized deepsea
fishing reel. The cord plays out
effortlessly as you walk it off the reel;
to reel it in, turn the crank with one
hand and guide the cord into place
with the other. (If the cord is dirty,
reel it in through a rag held in your
guide hand.) A