Gear storage, let's see some pictures

Ian Stewart wrote:I did the pegboard thing for a while when I was all proud of my new gear, but it quickly became tedious. I'd get back from a climb, hang it all up nicely, then when I went climbing again I'd have to do the opposite. Now I just throw everything on a few slings and throw them in a Sterlite storage container. Grabbing my gear is just a matter of picking up the bin and putting it in the van, and the gear is usually organized enough after climbing to just throw it back in the bin. Ropes go in bags.

bradyk wrote:I leave my standard rack and rope in my pack so that way I am ready to assault at any moment. Just fill up water bottle and add calories.

Locker wrote:"300 square foot apartments don't come with "gear rooms"." Thread drift: Many years back I lived in one of those shitty little as fuck, "Studio" apartments. I was an avid photographer in those days and had a Darkroom set up in the super small bathroom. The bathroom was also my kitchen as the studio apartment had none. Needless to say, it was also the bathroom. So (this is 100% true!), I could actually be taking a shit, developing some photo's, and cooking dinner all at the same time. ;-)

We turned the coat closet into a gear storage closet. The shelving was sized specifically to hold the bins and packs.

Video of Ueli Steck's (RIP) gear room:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUVbzophX_A

No disrespect to the Swiss Machine (RIP), but the apparel-to-hardware ratio is a bit lackluster. Looks like a modern-day outdoor retail store. Then again, I guess an alpine speed soloist doesn't need a quad rack of cams.

I do a lot of various kinds of climbing, rock, ice, alpine, plus I have a family with gear needs. 

I am lucky enough to have a gear room in my finished basement next to the garage. I have it lined with shelves and a pegboard. I have all of my rock and ice gear hanging on the peg board so I can see what I need and grab it easily. Most of my ropes are on a shelf, but I keep my twin and half ropes in a bin when it's not ice season. I have all of my backpacks hanging on a metal rod and some spare bins that I can use to load gear into for trips. Harnesses, helmets, tents, sleeping bags, stoves, headlamps, etc, are all on shelves. I have one of those temporary garment closets that zip up for all of my coats and jackets so that I can grab the layer combo that is needed for that day. When I get home I can pull everything out of the bins or pack and put it right back where it belongs so that it's easy to find for the next trip. 

Performing an unholy reanimation of this thread.....

I'm reorganizing my gear situation and I'd love to see some more pictures, especially if anyone has figured out an effective way to store soft goods and sleeping bags. A lot of this stuff gets laid out to dry and never quite gets put away before the next trip. Does anyone have a hanger system for sleeping bags? Or just a shelf full of mesh bags? What about shells and jackets? 

Here is the current state of things to start us off:

I have a set of double-wide shelves that I use to store all of my sleeping bags and tents. The sleeping bags are all stored in their mesh bags. I have a metal rod where I hang all of my backpacks. In the future I plan to have a gear room with several rods to hang sleeping bags and backpacks, but for now the shelves work pretty well. I'm able to store about 10 sleeping bags on 2 shelves because the shelves are so big. I'll see if I can get a pic up later.