Storing sporting items can be difficult because of their size and irregular shape. Whether you are an avid athlete or a weekend tennis player, you likely have some sporting equipment that you find difficult to store, no matter what storage system you already have sorted out. Here are three tips to help you get the most of your space so that you can easily access and store your sporting goods.
1. Hanging system.
A hanging system is a good way to help you store large items, such as fishing poles, tennis rackets, hunting gear and the like. If you have a garage or basement, put up a pegboard on one wall. Invest in some hooks for the pegboard. Lay the hooks out on the wall so that they are at a level that is easy for you to access. On each hook, put a different sporting good item. In no time, you will have your wall designated as the sporting good wall. By hanging items, you will be able to save valuable floor space and be able to work around having to worry about not having enough shelf space as well.
The items themselves will most likely not extend into your room by more than one foot, so it will be barely noticeable. You can also add a shelf or hanging bag to the peg board if you have items, such as coolers or balls, that you need to store. Simply purchase a laundry bag for the items such as balls. Hang the laundry bag from the hook on your corkboard. With the laundry bag hung, you will be able to store items that do not easily fit on your shelves or will roll away from other parts of your home.
2. Shelving system
A shelving system is the perfect storage is you have items that are stackable and do not roll away easily. You may not want to put things like balls onto the shelf, but you can easily put things like weights or baseball mitts onto the shelf. Before you purchase a shelf, assess the space requirements and the types of items that you want to put on the shelf. You can purchase shelves wide enough to hold coolers, or shelves thin enough to hold a few bottles of tennis balls.
3. Perhaps the best way to store your sporting good items is to put them in large plastic bins. You can purchase several large storage bins to leave around in your garage or basement. Your family members can then throw their sporting good items into the bins as they return from a day in the park. When items are stored in bins, you will never have to worry about organization or about things rolling away. The bins will contain everything and be a neat and tidy storage unit, even if they are not entirely neat and tidy inside the bins.
The most important thing to keep in mind when storing sporting goods is that they need to be easy to access so you use them, but organized so that they do not cause clutter or roll away. Spend some time mixing and matching storage options to create the unit that’s best for you.