How to store gear?
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After moving to New York, I started climbing trad and ice. So I have even more gear. At the same time, I live in a small apartment with no storage space. Any creative ways to store gear? Maybe split it in duffle bags and store it under the bed? |
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I ended up with a stack of utility totes from target. They stack well, seem fairly sturdy, and have handles that clip up to hold the lids on. Roughly sorted by activity. I stick all of my random stickers on them and can just grab the tub I need and throw it in the car. |
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Make sure it's all dry before you store it, no matter what method |
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Steve Williams wrote:Make sure it's all dry before you store it, no matter what method you use. (if you can hang things, try putting up some peg board on a wall, and add hooks to hold things).That would be nice. But I only have 300 square feet of living space. |
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I live in a college dorm. I keep my rack, ropes and ice gear in bins under my bed. It's helpful to have a few smaller bins to sort stuff out, and keep small things like cams from getting crushed. |
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Come on, if you are climbing with gear you will find a way. |
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I just have a few shelves of a cabinet I use. Big shelf on the bottom is rack, next to that is rope, top shelf is shoes, helmet, chalk bag, harness, random stuff. I also have a room in my house that is all camping/ outdoor stuff, so bags and anything not climbing specific goes in there |
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How high is the ceiling in your apartment? How tall is the space under your bed? With a high enough ceiling you could build or buy a loft bed and use the space under it for a massive amount of storage, whether it's shelves, tubs stacked on top of each other or whatever you come up with. With a lower ceiling you could still build or buy a bed with a decent amount of storage space under the bed, whether it's a bed with built in drawers underneath or just a raised bed with space underneath to stash boxes, crates or plastic tubs of gear. |
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Second the drying comment. Yard sale/hang everything until it's dry, then transfer to bins. |
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Move to Queens or Jersey. Seriously though, I doubt you have THAT MUCH gear - Gunks rack is a double set of cams at max. |
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A 4' x 4' piece of pegboard hardly takes up any space at all. |