It has to be held or mount to pull the cord out , it is spring load to rewind
By Hermosa Winifred
Yes. As long as someone holds it for you. Hope you understand how these work. Good luck.
By Alfred Christ
I suppose you could, but it might be a little awkward to hold and pull cord out to use. There might be other options for a retractable cord that can be carried and would be more convenient.
By Dawn Stella
I wouldn't try it without mounting it. That is easy to do on the outside of a house or particularly inside a garage. I only have two hands, and mounting the reel makes it easy to pay out or retract the cable while using a power tool attached to the cable!
By Arthur Crane
I don’t see why not, it’s just a retractable cord.
By May Waters
Not really, it needs to be fixed to something, because the spring reel is strong.
By Martha Maltz
kind of defeats the purpose. But yes, it would still retract the cord.
By Sharon Childe
Sure. But will be heavy. Good luck!
By Faithe Senior