| A wise man once said "a place for everything and | | | | able to neatly organize everything into this rack which |
| everything in its place". This is perfect in theory but | | | | I then in turn mounted to wall alongside of my fishing |
| not so easily executed. We are so busy and stressed | | | | pole rack. I am an avid skier and had not been skiing |
| these days that who has time to keep track of | | | | in many years mostly due to the pile of ski |
| everything? Sometimes it just seems overwhelming. I | | | | equipment that I just couldn't bring myself to tackle. I |
| was stressed out, irritated and baffled by the | | | | am on the slopes again this year though. It's almost |
| unorganized mess that was my garage. After years | | | | too easy to go with my new super organized ski |
| of spending countless hours looking for things and | | | | equipment. |
| finding things that were broken because of improper | | | | At this stage of the game this garage makeover |
| storage, I got smart. I got Racor racks. I got | | | | thing was beginning to actually get fun. This was |
| organized and found piece of mind. Racor makes a | | | | partly due to the fact that I could now actually walk |
| variety of sturdy practical racks to organize and | | | | through the garage. I took on the kids sporting |
| protect all of your favorite and frequently used | | | | goods next. The bats, the balls, the hockey sticks, |
| items. | | | | the skates, the helmets, you name it. I purchased |
| My garage was an absolute nightmare. It was an | | | | something called a Racor X Rack. It is a multi tiered |
| array of tools and bikes and toys and sports | | | | rack with mesh and wire type baskets to hold all of |
| equipment that was scattered all over the place. If I | | | | the many balls and helmets and a neat system to |
| needed so much as a hammer it would take me half | | | | hang the bats, the sticks and the baseball mitts. The |
| an hour to locate it. The bikes were leaning against | | | | bottom of the rack has a shelf that allows storage |
| the wall, the kids sporting equipment was piled up on | | | | for skates, boots and sports shoes. It took me very |
| the workbench, my fishing rods were lined up in the | | | | little time to get the rack filled up and my kids were |
| corner and my tools were quite frankly, everywhere. | | | | thrilled when they saw it. They could actually find |
| Enough was enough already, I couldn't even stand | | | | things now and the added bonus is that they actually |
| going in there. | | | | put their stuff away. I always knew there was hope. |
| I started with the bicycles, my biggest bone of | | | | My tools were now starting to magically appear. Little |
| contention. I was sick of falling over them and | | | | by little as I was organizing things, my tools were |
| moving them to get to things behind them. Racor has | | | | turning up everywhere. Tools I didn't even remember |
| an aluminum bike and ladder rack that is too cool for | | | | that I had anymore. This was almost as good as |
| words. It is attached to the ceiling and lowers | | | | Christmas and since I was feeling Christmassy, you |
| allowing you to hook the bike into it and then release | | | | guessed it, I went out and bought Racor tool racks. I |
| it so that the bike travels up and it is stored vertically | | | | bought 2 Racor wheelbarrow and ladder racks and up |
| against the ceiling. The bikes are now safely stored | | | | the wheelbarrow went on one wall and the ladder |
| over my head. No more falling over them or moving | | | | went up on the other wall. I bought a Racor lawn and |
| them out of the way. They are literally up, up and | | | | garden rack and organized my shovels, rakes and |
| away. The amount of space that this alone had | | | | hoes. It was quick, easy, and out of the way. I got |
| created was amazing. Now that I have sent the | | | | an Racor aluminum tool hanger which houses bottles |
| bikes up, I had the walking room to start organizing | | | | of anti freeze, windshield washer fluid and other such |
| the rest of the garage. | | | | items in the back and holds the tools I use the most |
| I purchased a couple of Racor fishing pole racks next | | | | frequently in the front. No more digging through my |
| and neatly and methodically began inserting my many | | | | entire toolbox every time I need a hammer or a |
| fishing rods into it. I then anchored the rack to the | | | | screwdriver. |
| garage wall. This was great, my rods were all neatly | | | | My garage is now neat as a pin and so organized I |
| organized and no more hooks getting wound around | | | | can hardly stand it. I even bring the neighbors over |
| line on the other rods like before. The rods were all | | | | to show it off. Many of them had seen the before |
| snuggly in place and at my disposal in seconds. I am | | | | and after of my garage and they cannot even |
| ready to hit the water anytime the mood strikes me | | | | believe that it is the same place. I spend a lot of time |
| whereas before, when I got the urge to fish, I blew | | | | in my garage these days as it is truly a pleasure to |
| it off because I didn't want to go untangle my rods. | | | | do so. It amazes me how I could be so happy in a |
| Now I just detach one of my rods, grab the tackle | | | | place that I used to avoid like the plague. Racor also |
| box and I'm on my way. | | | | offers many other types of racks and storage |
| My next purchase was a Racor Quad ski and pole | | | | systems tailored to suit almost everyone's needs. |
| rack. In the corner opposite to my old fishing pole | | | | Thanks Racor for the organization and the piece of |
| corner was my pile of snow skis, poles, boots and | | | | mind! |
| bindings that was a horrible unorganized mess. I was | | | | |