Boot rack drawing

DoItYourself

© Monte Burch

Boot and Gear Rack

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DoItYourself Build a boot and gear rack Easy rack helps eliminate messy floor

by Monte Burch

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Combining boot holders

with a clothing rack and gear shelf provides an all-in-one storage area. The rack shown has room for three pairs of boots and plenty of space for hanging clothing.

The boot holders are cut

from plywood using a saber or jig saw, while the remaining parts of the rack are made from standard 1 x 12” soft pine which is readily available as shelving material at home building suppliers.

This plan was designed originally for waterfowling gear so hip and chest waders could drain and dry and be stored without folding, which causes cracking. The same boot and gear rack also works well for fishing boots and gear,

Rack ‘em up Mud room, utility room or garage storage rack holds boots up off the floor and open to air dry with space for hanging coats and a shelf for other gear.

gardening boots, riding boots, or farm and ranch storage. If not used for waterfowling gear, you may wish to lower the height when wall mounting the finished rack from that needed for hanging chest waders.

Illustration on back

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Materials list:

• Ends, ¾ x 11-½ x 14”, two

• Boot shelves, ¾” plywood, 6 x 12”, three required • Boot shelf supports, ¾ x 4 ½ x

required • Top shelf, ¾ x 11 ½ x 72”, one required

4 ½”, three required

• Top shelf support, ¾ x 4 x 70 ½”,

¾ x 4 x 70 ½”, one required

• 1 ½” wood screws, 39 required

• Boot shelf horizontal support,

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• Coat hanger hooks to suit

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