Best gear storing setup

[Maxpower29]

I just finished building a house. Has an attached garage and a detached garage. Trying to decide how to setup a hockey gear sport to setup my gear to airdry etc. Whats is your setup like?

[seagoal]

Here's my setup that I really appreciate.  It was cheap, it's light weight, customizable in terms of the compartment sizes, can close if needed (I never close it).  More than enough room for a full set of gear, extra gloves/mask, and all my  jerseys/socks etc.  I got if for under $50.  It lives in my laundry room in our basement and for 24 hours after I play I have a rotating fan in front of it.

I also have these shelves in our garage for older gear that I don't currently use.  They are also good for air drying.  I keep my bag on the bottom shelf in the garage and the rest of my gear that I use stays in the basement of our house.

 

[MangoRhinehart]

I went with wire rack shelves when I migrated from basement to garage. 

36Wx 84Hx 14D about 70 bux each in the garage.

A blower fan and cyclone fan for air drying. 

Hot tub, kegerator and TV. Makes for a nice way to unwind after a game. Thinking about dropping in some synthetic ice.

[creasecollector]

Awesome unit, @seagoal !

[holdUP]

12 hours ago, seagoal said:

Here's my setup that I really appreciate.  It was cheap, it's light weight, customizable in terms of the compartment sizes, can close if needed (I never close it).  More than enough room for a full set of gear, extra gloves/mask, and all my  jerseys/socks etc.  I got if for under $50.  It lives in my laundry room in our basement and for 24 hours after I play I have a rotating fan in front of it.

I also have these shelves in our garage for older gear that I don't currently use.  They are also good for air drying.  I keep my bag on the bottom shelf in the garage and the rest of my gear that I use stays in the basement of our house.

 

Seagoal, do you know where you got that unit? I can't seem to find anything like it that would fit the bill.

[coopaloop1234]

Older picture, but more or less the same.

Just wired shelves int he laundry room. The dryer does a decent job of helping things along in terms of drying.

Edit: Just realized that the only thing in this picture I still use are my pants.

Edited August 3, 2021 by coopaloop1234

[seagoal]

1 hour ago, holdUP said:

Seagoal, do you know where you got that unit? I can't seem to find anything like it that would fit the bill.

I got it on Amazon.   It's called Dream Palace Fabric Wardrobe

[MTH]

9 hours ago, creasecollector said:

Awesome unit, @seagoal !

Unit.

huh huh huh huh huh huh huh

[motowngoalie]

Here's mine, added some shelving to our furnace room in the basement. I installed hooks from the rafters and use a fan to dry everything out before it goes back in the bag. My son's gear is in there too.

Also, some good ideas in this thread from awhile ago: 

 

[seagoal]

@holdUP here's a video on the one I have...shout out to VOgoalie on Youtube 

 

[bunnyman666]

I am a Peets boot dryer and cheap hair blow dryer on cool in my gloves and boots. I  air my chesty and breezers outdoors. In the winter, I use an industrial fan for said items. I probably need to devise a better system. 

[holdUP]

Awesome @seagoal, thanks for the info!

[bildeer]

Some great storage setups in this thread! I  use a storage rack in my garage for my equipment at home, but I now play for a team that has their own locker room so my parents (specifically dad) want my junk out of their garage.

[Maxpower29]

Great setups. Lots of good ideas. I'm starting to realize me with my basement rec room with half a dozen different types of gear goalie/player/ball hockey/street/pond etc is for peasants. I need to upgrade. Will update with progress once my life is back to normal. Building a house and moving is a nightmare

[bunnyman666]

The key is ventilation. Of course there is also the good ol’ PVC pipe gear tree that you can even make to look like a goalie. You can add holes to sections of pipe and rig up a few blow dryers to get air into your gloves and skates. I may have to do that once I can get down to just one set of gear.  

[MTH]

7 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

I may have to do that once I can get down to just one set of gear.  

One set of gear? Say it isn't so Bunny! Mods - ban this man immediately before someone gets hurt!!!! lol

[bunnyman666]

20 minutes ago, MTH said:

One set of gear? Say it isn't so Bunny! Mods - ban this man immediately before someone gets hurt!!!! lol

I am almost growed up, Matt

[Lucky Pucker]

On 8/2/2021 at 8:57 PM, seagoal said:

Here's my setup that I really appreciate.  It was cheap, it's light weight, customizable in terms of the compartment sizes, can close if needed (I never close it).  More than enough room for a full set of gear, extra gloves/mask, and all my  jerseys/socks etc.  I got if for under $50.  It lives in my laundry room in our basement and for 24 hours after I play I have a rotating fan in front of it.

I also have these shelves in our garage for older gear that I don't currently use.  They are also good for air drying.  I keep my bag on the bottom shelf in the garage and the rest of my gear that I use stays in the basement of our house.

 

Well isn’t that just adorable. I feel like yours is the first of a two-parter, where yours is subtitled “The Ideal”, and mine is subtitled “The Reality”

Of course this was taken on a weekend where I had played, my wife and two kids had played, and I had coached my son’s practice. But hey - nothing left to rot in a bag at least, and there’s a turbo fan just out of the frame!

[coopaloop1234]

On 8/7/2021 at 1:21 PM, Lucky Pucker said:

Well isn’t that just adorable. I feel like yours is the first of a two-parter, where yours is subtitled “The Ideal”, and mine is subtitled “The Reality”

Of course this was taken on a weekend where I had played, my wife and two kids had played, and I had coached my son’s practice. But hey - nothing left to rot in a bag at least, and there’s a turbo fan just out of the frame!

Not sure if just tossing stuff around and seeing where it sticks counts as "storage"

[SaveByRichter35]

I am pointing to this thread the next time my wife bitches about my gear being in the house.

[coopaloop1234]

New house, new set up. 

[Scythe]

[creasecollector]

3 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

New house, new set up. 

Dude, nice.

[CamWardFan]

I've got a system that works really well too. 

First I lightly spray everything with Extra Strength Febreeze, thoroughly dry it in my Panda Clothing Dryer (found online, exact same as Rocket Dryer except much less expensive), and then store it in my laundry room with a nice metal closet organizer I bought from Amazon.

Takes 2 shifts with the Panda for all the goalie equipment because of the size and amount, but all gear comes out crispy dry and smelling fresh. Bacteria cannot form if you dry it thoroughly after every skate which not only leaves no bad odors, but also makes your gear last much longer. I keep the dryer in the garage.

The rack is metal and is quite narrow and easily fits in my small laundry room.  It has large hanging spaces for the chesty, pants, and jerseys, and smaller spaces for the other gear. The leg pads fit easily on top.  Since there is no smell, there's no issues with keeping the rack inside the house.

Edited August 14, 2022 by CamWardFan

[RichMan]

On the topic of drying, I use a fan unit with connecting shelves (pictured below) that blows room temperature air been happy with it over the years other than it being built for the odd piece of clothing, not oversized bulky sports gear. Some units on the market, like the Rocket Dryer blows warm air. Have you found that your gear is crusty or stiffer after drying in warm air?

Edited August 15, 2022 by RichMan