DPS Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Climb: Home Depot-New gear storage Date of Climb: 1/1/2006 Trip Report: My current method of storing my climbing gear left something to be desired. Any time I packed for a trip I would have to paw through a bunch of plastic bins looking for what I needed. Inspired by a photo on this bbs, I decided to create a gear wall to store my climbing crap. With my father in law in tow I headed to my local Home Depot where I picked up the necessary gear: 4 x 8 sheet of peg board, 3- 1" x 2" x 8' pieces of lumber, 1" and 2 1/2" screws, 15 long hangers and a bag of assorted hooks. Total cost $35 I created a frame by srewing the 1 x 2s to the back of the peg board around the perimeter with 1" screws. Then I screwed the peg board to the wall about 3 feet off the ground with 2 1'2" screws. It was helpful having a second pair of hands to hold the peg board in position while I attached it to the wall. The fun part was artfully arranging the various hooks and hangers and hanging up the gear. The result is a neat looking display of my most used climbing gear. Photos to follow. Gear Notes: Screws, drill motor with screw driver attachment, compound miter saw, level. Approach Notes: Full sized truck recommended to fit 4 x 8 sheet of peg board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_A Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Whew! What was the crux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted January 2, 2006 Author Share Posted January 2, 2006 The crux was getting up the gumption to clean out the truck load of crap that was in my garage before I could start on the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magellan Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Don't forget the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NYC007 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Looks great dan, alot cleaner look then prior not that it looked dirty at all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 personally - don't think you have nearly enough climb'n shoes wtf? you got like half a dozen pairs! or ar eyou like me and unable to cut the cord on all those old pairs that really just need to be tossed out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 personally - don't think you have nearly enough climb'n shoes wtf? you got like half a dozen pairs! or ar eyou like me and unable to cut the cord on all those old pairs that really just need to be tossed out? Erik, i thought having a wife meant your old smelly shit dissapears at random when you aren't looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 personally - don't think you have nearly enough climb'n shoes wtf? you got like half a dozen pairs! or ar eyou like me and unable to cut the cord on all those old pairs that really just need to be tossed out? Half of the pairs of the shoes that you see in the photo belong to my wife. The old shoes I can't throw out are in a box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul_Hansen Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 RE: gear storage - alternative approach .... Prefer to segregate equipment [ ice, trad, alpine....etc] into plastic storage bins 3'x18"x15" or so, resting on 1" or 7/8" plywood shelving; shelving supported on wall studs with underlying 'knee braces' of 1/2", 5/8" triangular plywood with top and side strips. Knee braces mounted to wall studs thru side strip with 3 min. 3"+ wood screws, knee braces at 32" cc or 48" cc. Optional: add bungee cords/webbing on outside, to retain bins in case of an earthquake, or accidental impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 personally - don't think you have nearly enough climb'n shoes wtf? you got like half a dozen pairs! or ar eyou like me and unable to cut the cord on all those old pairs that really just need to be tossed out? Erik, i thought having a wife meant your old smelly shit dissapears at random when you aren't looking? this is why all my shit is hidden out in the garage she dares not enter... recently saving my old climbing shoes turned out for the best - i was able to recylce the shoelaces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Ha! "I'll take, hmmm, one of those... Both of those... And oh yes, those look like fun too!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Nice! Looks great. You might just inspire me to do some work on my gear closet, which is not lookng too hot these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Dan, come fix my wall up, I have a little basement room with a chain link fence around it. I've been hooking stuff on with biners and slings. Pretty nifty, but yours looks cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Dan, come fix my wall up, I have a little basement room with a chain link fence around it. I've been hooking stuff on with biners and slings. Pretty nifty, but yours looks cleaner. Is that an invitation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hey it's a long flight, but there is plenty of ice to use that gear on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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