If you’re like me and have trouble keeping your outdoor gear organized and ready to go when you’re not using it, then you understand how important proper care is. If a cross country bike, or a canvas tent, or any other equipment is not stored with care, then it will inevitably wear out faster. Here are some tips I’ve found that helped me keep my things together longer.

For starters, when I’m storing things long term, I prefer to use some form of canvas storage bins to keep them organized. These bins are extremely sturdy, easy to move around the home, and simple to clean, so they work very well. Since they’re very wide and open I can easily check on everything to make sure it’s all in good shape, and if I need to move my gear around the garage, it’s a simple matter. These bins were a great investment for me.

Please click for prices on the full range of Canvas Storage Bins

Another thing you can consider is using a bike shed storage to keep your bike secure from the elements and clean for the summer season. Storage sheds are cheap to buy, they can be attached to your home so you don’t need to worry about anyone stealing them, and they come equipped with locks that are secure too. For me, it’s important that I keep the wind and rain off my bike (unless I’m out in it of course) and this does this trick for me perfectly.

Please click for prices on the full range of Bike Storage Sheds

Keeping your outdoor gear together can be tricky if you don’t have the right tools for the job, so I hope that this article gives you some ideas on how to keep your own collection together too. You may not have the exact same problems that I do, but the overall principles are the same, and can be applied to almost anything.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Print
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • StumbleUpon
  • Twitter
  • email

Related Posts

No related posts.

Tagged with: •

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more FREE!