Abstract: A low friction reel assembly for winding, storing and transporting a length of material, such as garden hose, wherein a pair of concentrically arranged removably secured spaced apart wall sections bridge and extend outwardly radially from a central body to define a channel for confining the length of material wound therein, one end of the material being held in the body, and a handle integral with one wall section which at its center supports the reel for rotation and on its periphery slidably engages the other wall section during its rotation, the engaged wall and body being rotatable relative to the handle in one direction for winding up the length of material and in a reverse direction for unwinding the material.