hockey_player_11 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 A lot of my equipment has begun to fall apart. Jeff (formerly known as hkychatter) told me that my skates were falling apart because i wasnt airing them out properly. Now I am airing out all my stuff, but it seems to be degrading at the same rate. Is there a better way to preserve one's equipment? Is there a better temperature to keep your equipment in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricG. 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Where and how do you currently keep your equipment when it's home? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3804 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Room temperature, out of the bag, liners out, soakers off and boot on its side... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockey_player_11 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Where and how do you currently keep your equipment when it's home? I usually throw it in a washroom that nobody uses (long story) or the basement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricG. 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Do you take everything out of the bag though?What I do is I have a metal shelving unit on wheels in my laundry room. I lay everything out and don't put it back in my bag until I have to use it again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mojo122 538 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I installed pegboard 4" off the wall in my utility room and hang most of my equipment up to dry. That way there's some room for the air to circulate around it. I also hang my skates upside down on pegs with the footbed removed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polk 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 You can buy equipment racks pretty cheap. They work pretty well for airing them out. That should help at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I have a metal gear rack and a wood one I got at the expo. I still think I deserved a better prize than JR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3804 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Haha...Here's the story for you guys...The Wet Gear guys had a dunk booth at the show...I went up there and shot three balls with a SyNergy...hard shots, they all missed.Chadd steps up...one shot, bang.I have my wood one at work hanging in the storage room, the metal one at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veltri 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 when i dont have to take my equipment home, i just hang it up in the locker room. Other then that, i just leave it in my bag or just throw it on the floor in my room. the only problem i have is that my stuff gets really hard and dry. especially my gloves, then i cant even move them. nothing some water doesnt take care of but, its a pain in the ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I have to do that to my Graf gloves, I'm back to my 700s with the kangaroo leather palms. Suckers are rock hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veltri 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 yeah same with my lbpds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shorthanded67 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Among the guys in my lockerroom, I'm few and far between in hanging up my gear immediately after every game. Most guys I know leave their gear in their bags in the trunk of their cars or in the garage. Then they bitch about putting on frozen equipment when it's chilly outside.I knew a guy who put his gloves on (after they had been in his trunk for a month) and got a nice 2 handfuls of mold. Absolutely disgusting.Common sense figures if you're going to spend hundreds (thousands?) of dollars on equipment, you might as well take care of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_The_Man_16 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I would just say hang it up, and if you don't wear a shirt under your shoulder pads and socks in your skates, you might want to change your ways. Also, like JR said take out your skate liners or the rivets that hold your tuuks (or whatever holder you have one) can rust and fall out (not pretty during the middle of a game!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest phillyfan Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I constructed an equipment rack out of broken sticks, turned out quite nice, and take out all of my equipment after every practice and game and hang them on that. I have a fan in my room and usually turn that on. I let them sit out overnight and they have held up pretty well. I spray this disinfectant on them as well which also helps out the horrible smell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turcotte44 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 i hate drying out my equipment, call me nasty but i hate the feel of dry equipment. But i wear underarmour and i have a few pairs so im always dry with wet equipmnent, if that makes sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kobe 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Nasty. You know that the "wetness" is just your sweat teeming with billions of bacteria. I'd hate to be the guy changing next to you in the locker room :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockey_player_17 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 hes right you shoud now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3804 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 BTW, you are now at 60% warned for the three posts you made. You are also banned from posting for 12 hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bulletproof_funk 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 A lot of my equipment has begun to fall apart. Jeff (formerly known as hkychatter) told me that my skates were falling apart because i wasnt airing them out properly. Now I am airing out all my stuff, but it seems to be degrading at the same rate. Is there a better way to preserve one's equipment? Is there a better temperature to keep your equipment in?It might be sacrelige to some, but have you considered getting your equipment washed (either professionally or yourself)? It might help with the degredation in the short term depending on how far your equipment has already "gone. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turcotte44 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2004 ranger, whos banned, me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricG. 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2004 He was talking about Hockey_player_17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duckjob 1 Report post Posted March 23, 2004 Is this the gear rack you guys are refering too?http://shop.store.yahoo.com/hockeygiant/wetgearhoceq.htmlI'm curious if there is one specificly made for hockey equipment, if not, I'm sure this would work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 23, 2004 That's the one I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruinsFanRI 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2004 Here's a "build your own hockey tree" link for the DIYers out thereBuild A Hockey Tree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
