How to Prep Your Sporting Equipment For Long-Term Storage

If you’re taking a break from training, want more space at home, selling your property or travelling on sabbatical leave, you may be wondering what to do with your valuable sporting equipment. The best way to ensure your items are ready for action next time you feel like working up a sweat is to store your fitness gear properly to maintain its quality and structural integrity.

From surfboards and treadmills to tennis racquets and bicycles, the team at More Space Storage has compiled a handy guide to help clean, prep and protect your gear in a secure sporting goods storage unit on the Gold Coast.

Step 1: Clean and Dry Your Sporting Goods for Storage

Our beautiful weather and healthy lifestyles have led to many active Gold Coast locals owning a lot of fitness equipment. The year-round great climate has made salt, sweat and grime your sports gear’s worst enemy in a storage facility. Metal, leather and foam materials are particularly prone to decay and mould build-up. So you’ll need to wipe down gym equipment, rinse and dry surfboards, snowboards, paddles and life vests, and thoroughly air out bike helmets, skate pads and footy boots before you store your fitness equipment.

Pro tip: Use a clean microfibre cloth and gentle detergent to clean your outdoor sports equipment for storage to avoid corrosion.

Step 2: Wrap Securely to Protect From Accidental Damage

For more sports equipment storage ideas, number two is to wrap and protect your fitness gear. Once you’ve cleaned your sporting goods and they’re thoroughly dry, wrap each piece carefully and securely in breathable, protective materials. Use bubble wrap for more delicate objects like racquets, fishing rods, archery bows or golf clubs. If you want to store sports equipment that’s an irregular shape, wrap it in butcher’s paper or towels for protection. Moving blankets with thicker padding are great for heavier items, like fitness machines, punching bags and exercise bikes.

Pro tip: Buy affordable packing materials from More Space Storage. We have bundling film, bubble wrap, tape, storage cartons and butcher’s paper.

Step 3: Disassemble Large Items and Store Pieces Together

Gold Coast fitness enthusiasts with bulky fitness equipment, such as ellipticals, rowing machines, and home gyms, are advised to pack down these big objects for easier transport, storage, and to reduce the risk of damage. Keep all screws and bolts in clearly labelled bags taped to the equipment. If you’re storing golf clubs, especially graphite or titanium clubs, it’s advisable to empty the bag, open all the zip pockets to thoroughly clean, remove items like gloves and vacuum debris from your golf bag; then store the clubs separately, securely wrapped and resting upright, with nothing on top to protect the shafts. Pack heavier gear on the bottom and stack lighter items above on shelves or cabinets. At More Space Storage, we have secure, pin-access, ground-floor units with drive-up access for easy drop-off and pick-up.

Pro tip: Take pics of equipment being dismantled for an easier rebuild, and store all parts together in one clearly labelled box or the same corner of your sporting goods storage unit, leaving airflow between boxes.

How to Store Sports Equipment at Home

If you want to know how to store sports equipment in your garage, make any future unpacking or spontaneous weekend workouts much easier with clearly marked labelling. Group similar items or pieces of the same sports equipment together and keep a list of what’s in each box or storage bin.

Pro tip: Grab your phone, take photos and save in your Favourites or make a DIY sports equipment storage folder for your own digital inventory.

The Best Sports Equipment Storage on the Gold Coast

If you’re looking for great sports equipment storage, the team at More Space Storage has plenty of options. With our secure, flexible, and easy-access indoor or outdoor storage units, you can enjoy 24/7 security and personalised service from our friendly Gold Coast storage specialist team.

Whether you’re packing up for the season or a lengthy stay, and you’re ready to reclaim your space, talk to us today to book your fitness equipment storage unit.