Wall-Mount Garden Tool Racks

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Storage

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Review: Months of Real Use

After six months of daily use in my shed, here's what the TVKB 68-inch all-metal wall rack does well, what it doesn't, and whether it's worth your wall space.

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack vs StoreYourBoard: Which Should You Buy?
Garden Tool Organizers

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack vs StoreYourBoard: Which Should You Buy?

I mounted both of them in my shed and garage. Here is the honest breakdown after a season of use.

10 Reasons a Wall Rack Fixes Garden Tool Clutter
Garden Storage

10 Reasons a Wall Rack Fixes Garden Tool Clutter

Ten reasons a 68-inch wall rack got every long-handled tool off my shed floor, in the order I noticed them.

How the TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Cleared Out My Garage
Garden Storage

How the TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Cleared Out My Garage

A retired building maintenance supervisor explains how one wall-mounted rack got every long-handled tool off his garage floor for good.

How to Tame Long-handle garden tools with the TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack
Garden Storage

How to Tame Long-handle garden tools with the TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack

A retired maintenance supervisor's five-step method for getting every rake, shovel, and hoe off the shed floor for good.

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Tool Organizers

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

After eight months of hanging rakes, shovels, and pruners on the TVKB 68-inch wall-mount rack, here is what impressed me, what annoyed me, and what I would do differently.

Rolling Garden Tool Towers

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Review: Months of Real Use

A plain-spoken look at the DAOUTIME rolling garden tool tower after a full season of daily use in a garage and a shed.

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower vs Rubbermaid: Which Should You Buy?
Garden Tool Storage

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower vs Rubbermaid: Which Should You Buy?

I ran both side by side for a full season. One rolls, one mounts to the wall. Here is the honest breakdown.

10 Reasons a Rolling Tower Fixes Garden Tool Clutter
Garden Storage

10 Reasons a Rolling Tower Fixes Garden Tool Clutter

I tripped over a rake handle in my own shed and sprained my wrist. Here is how I finally got every long-handled tool off the floor for good.

How the DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Cleared Out My Garage
Garden Storage

How the DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Cleared Out My Garage

Walt Hensley's garage corner used to be a tangle of rakes and shovels. One sprained wrist later, he found a rolling tower that got every long handle off the floor.

How to Tame A cluttered garage with the DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower
Garden Tool Organizers and Storage

How to Tame A cluttered garage with the DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower

A plain-spoken walkthrough of how I cleared the floor of my garage with one rolling tower, the order I hung things, and what I would do differently next time.

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Storage

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Six months with the DAOUTIME rolling tool tower: what works, what doesn't, and what the product photos don't tell you.

Garage Rail and Hook Systems

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Review: Months of Real Use
Garage Storage

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Review: Months of Real Use

Ten months of daily use in a Nebraska garage and shed, including the install mistakes I made the first time.

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit vs Pegboard: Which Should You Buy?
Garage & Shed Storage

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit vs Pegboard: Which Should You Buy?

Rubbermaid FastTrack vs pegboard: I tested both in my garage and shed for six months. Here is which one gets rakes and shovels off the floor and which one wins for small tools.

10 Reasons a Track System Fixes Garden Tool Clutter
Garden Storage

10 Reasons a Track System Fixes Garden Tool Clutter

Ten months after a rake handle sprained his wrist, Walt Hensley hung every long-handled tool on the wall. Here is what the Rubbermaid Fasttrack taught him.

How the Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Cleared Out My Garage
Garage Storage

How the Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Cleared Out My Garage

A plain-spoken story about the morning a Rubbermaid FastTrack rail kit got every long-handled tool off my garage floor for good.

How to Tame Yard tools on the garage wall with the Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit
Garage Organization

How to Tame Yard tools on the garage wall with the Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit

A step-by-step plan for getting every rake, shovel, and extension cord off the garage floor with the Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit.

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garage Storage

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Six months of real use in a Nebraska garage. What I like, what I'd change, and what the package doesn't tell you.

Hose Reels and Hideaways

Suncast Hose Hideaway Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers

Suncast Hose Hideaway Review: Months of Real Use

A retired building maintenance supervisor put the Suncast 175 ft. Wicker Style Resin Hose Hideaway through a full Nebraska season. Here is what held up, what wobbled, and who should buy one.

Suncast Hose Hideaway vs A Hose Reel Cart: Which Should You Buy?
Garden Storage

Suncast Hose Hideaway vs A Hose Reel Cart: Which Should You Buy?

A side-by-side comparison of the Suncast Hose Hideaway and a hose reel cart, after a full season on a quarter-acre lot outside Omaha.

10 Reasons a Hose Hideaway Fixes Garden Tool Clutter
Garden Storage

10 Reasons a Hose Hideaway Fixes Garden Tool Clutter

A retired building maintenance supervisor explains the ten ways a Suncast hose hideaway cleared the clutter in his garden shed, in the order he noticed them.

How the Suncast Hose Hideaway Cleared Out My Garage
Garden Tool Organizers and Storage

How the Suncast Hose Hideaway Cleared Out My Garage

A retired building maintenance supervisor explains how one wall-mounted Suncast hose hideaway got the garden hose, the sprinkler, and the tangled mess out of his garage for good.

How to Tame A tangled garden hose with the Suncast Hose Hideaway
Garden Storage

How to Tame A tangled garden hose with the Suncast Hose Hideaway

Five steps to mount, thread, and keep a 175-foot hose tidy, from a guy who spent two summers untangling his.

Suncast Hose Hideaway: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Storage

Suncast Hose Hideaway: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

I used this wicker-style hose hideaway for a full season. Here is what I liked, what I did not, and what I would tell a neighbor before they buy one.

Bucket Tool Organizers

Bucket Boss Bucketeer Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers and Storage

Bucket Boss Bucketeer Review: Months of Real Use

A retired maintenance supervisor puts the Bucket Boss Bucketeer through a full season of garage and shed work. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.

Bucket Boss Bucketeer vs A Bucket Tote Bag: Which Should You Buy?
Garden Tool Organizers

Bucket Boss Bucketeer vs A Bucket Tote Bag: Which Should You Buy?

I used both for a full season. One is still on the bucket. The other is hanging on a nail.

10 Reasons a Bucket Organizer Fixes Garden Tool Clutter
Garden Tool Organizers

10 Reasons a Bucket Organizer Fixes Garden Tool Clutter

Walt Hensley's shed floor was a pile of rakes and trowels until a Bucket Boss Bucketeer gave every hand tool a home. Here are the ten reasons it worked, in the order he noticed them.

How the Bucket Boss Bucketeer Cleared Out My Garage
Garden Tool Organizers

How the Bucket Boss Bucketeer Cleared Out My Garage

A retired building maintenance man explains how one bucket organizer got his garden tools off the floor for good.

How to Tame Hand tools and small garden gear with the Bucket Boss Bucketeer
Garden Tool Storage

How to Tame Hand tools and small garden gear with the Bucket Boss Bucketeer

Walt Hensley walks through the five-step setup that cleared the floor of his garden shed and kept every hand tool within reach.

Bucket Boss Bucketeer: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Tool Storage

Bucket Boss Bucketeer: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Eight months with the Bucketeer taught me what the product page does not tell you. Here is the honest version, including the parts I got wrong first.

All Reviews

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Storage

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack Review: Months of Real Use

After six months of daily use in my shed, here's what the TVKB 68-inch all-metal wall rack does well, what it doesn't, and whether it's worth your wall space.

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Tool Organizers

TVKB Wall-Mount Garden Tool Rack: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

After eight months of hanging rakes, shovels, and pruners on the TVKB 68-inch wall-mount rack, here is what impressed me, what annoyed me, and what I would do differently.

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower Review: Months of Real Use

A plain-spoken look at the DAOUTIME rolling garden tool tower after a full season of daily use in a garage and a shed.

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Storage

DAOUTIME Rolling Garden Tool Tower: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Six months with the DAOUTIME rolling tool tower: what works, what doesn't, and what the product photos don't tell you.

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Review: Months of Real Use
Garage Storage

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit Review: Months of Real Use

Ten months of daily use in a Nebraska garage and shed, including the install mistakes I made the first time.

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garage Storage

Rubbermaid FastTrack Rail Kit: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Six months of real use in a Nebraska garage. What I like, what I'd change, and what the package doesn't tell you.

Suncast Hose Hideaway Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers

Suncast Hose Hideaway Review: Months of Real Use

A retired building maintenance supervisor put the Suncast 175 ft. Wicker Style Resin Hose Hideaway through a full Nebraska season. Here is what held up, what wobbled, and who should buy one.

Suncast Hose Hideaway: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Storage

Suncast Hose Hideaway: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

I used this wicker-style hose hideaway for a full season. Here is what I liked, what I did not, and what I would tell a neighbor before they buy one.

Bucket Boss Bucketeer Review: Months of Real Use
Garden Tool Organizers and Storage

Bucket Boss Bucketeer Review: Months of Real Use

A retired maintenance supervisor puts the Bucket Boss Bucketeer through a full season of garage and shed work. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.

Bucket Boss Bucketeer: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons
Garden Tool Storage

Bucket Boss Bucketeer: An Honest Look at the Pros and Cons

Eight months with the Bucketeer taught me what the product page does not tell you. Here is the honest version, including the parts I got wrong first.

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