don't know if its the "same" hose, this is the Blue KMA Chem WHo brand, the blue Parflex hose that was being sold 5 yrs ago.
I have, well, I started with a 120ft length (more like 110 now after a few recrimps), it comes off the reel on almost every job. I coil it when I pull it off the reel, belaying it so it just lays out fairly nicely as I walk into the house.
I wonder if it makes a diff its left on the reel in tight loops, ie the inside of the reel.
or if its a live hose reel where so much of it never comes off till needed. My remaining hose is steel braid Tornado (200ft) which stays on the inside of the reel