Customer Reviews

Rubbermaid 5E16 FastTrack 42-Inch Vertical Ball Rack

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I organized my garage this summer with the Rubbermaid FastTrack system on 3 different walls in my garage. We have a lot of sports balls and I also coach Soccer, so this thing is absolutely necessary. It's better than using a bag or a simple basket too.

Pros:
1. Easy access to any ball - even the ones on the bottom.
2. Don't have to tip it over or dump it to get to the ball you want.
3. Holds all main sports balls: Footballs, Soccer Balls, Basket Balls, Kick Balls, most larger Nerf balls. Will even hold a softball and perhaps baseballs, but I'd put several in a small bag to make it work.
4. Lots of storage room. I currently store 2 footballs, 2 basketballs, 4 soccer balls and some cones in one of these. They really hold a lot.
5. Solid construction.
6. Easily put together in a few minutes with a screwdriver.
7. You can hang stuff off of the bottom, like a basket of tennis balls or bag of baseballs with a cheap hook from any hardware store.
8. Easy to move to the back corner of the garage in winter to get your snow shovel up front!

Cons
1. Could perhaps have been engineered with 3 of the bands instead of just two, as I've had a football pop out on me, but see above for the number of balls (I'm definitely over the limit and the bands are stretched out a bit).
2. I'm really stretching to find ANY flaws with the design, and the only thing I can really think of is a way to secure the bands at the top with a screw or bar so that they can't pop out of their socket. This only happened once right after I put it together and I don't think I had it in the socket all the way. It hasn't happened since, so this is very likely just me.

I have no idea how long the bands will last, but I'm betting at least 5-10 years as long as it's not in direct sunlight. This is absolutely worth it to help you organize your garage.

If anyone from Rubbermaid is listening to design ideas, how about a small sub-bin under the bottom to hold a few baseballs or softballs and 2-3 hooks on either side of the top and bottom rims to hold bats, gloves, and even shoes.

Either way, I'm giving this a 5. It's solidly built, well thought out, and works as advertised. All of the Rubbermaid stuff is pricey, but it looks nice and it's functional and easy to move around, and there aren't any serious competitors, so the price is what it is.

We do NOT have the rubbermaid track system that is suggested with this product and it works great. It is hanging in our garage low enough that our preschool sons can reach the balls for themselves. It holds at least 6-10 balls depending on the size and you can access the balls on bottom without having to take out the balls on top. LOVE IT

This is the third ball rack I have ordered = 2 for my grandsons and 1 for my garage.They really keep the basketballs, soccer balls and footballs contained and off the ground, yet accessible to the smallest ball player. I am thinking of getting another for bike and skate ball helmets. I used the entire FastTrack Sysem in my daughter's garage, and managed to get all the garden equipment, skateboards. balls, folding chairs and bikes off the floor. This rack works for medium to large balls. Baseballs, softballs, etc. need one of the baskets available from FastTack I really would recommend this rack to anyone who wants to corral balls off the floor and in one place.

I assembled two of these with the included tool and a hammer in about 15 minutes. They are mounted directly to the wall (no "FastTrack") just inside the garage door on that otherwise useless 18-inches of wall-space. Each will hold four (4) full-size basketballs (five if you balance one more on top) or a variety of smaller balls. Two of these may not hold as many balls as the rollaround ballcarts, but they take up ZERO floor space, and that did it for me.

I can see the rubber-bands deteriorating over time, but it's not worth dinging a star, because I will just replace them with bungees if that happens.

This thing is INCREDIBLE! My kids don't have to dump out an entire basket of balls to get the one on the very bottom, which is ALWAYS the one they want!!! ;)~ haha I have two of them, and I'm considering getting a third. Yes, we have too many toys and sports equipment around! :)

This is a great product. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because I think the price point should be a little less. We bought 2 because we have 3 kids, each with their own complement of soccer balls, basketballs, footballs, kick balls, etc. We even stack batting helmets in one! Very nice to have the balls organized/contained rather than rolling around in the garage - and even the kids find it nice to have all the balls in one place! Product is simple but sturdy and looks like it will last.

Gets the junk I can't stand off the floor of the garage and is easy for the kids to use. It's great. Not 5 stars becuase the whole system can nickel and dime you into lots of $$$$. But plan ahead and you won't spend excessively.

Wish I would have gotten one sooner, doesn't take up alot of space, but stores the balls out of the way and yet easy to get to.

This ball rack, mounted on a rail approximately 5' off of the garage floor, provides perfect containment of our sports balls while allowing my son and his friends quick access to all of them. I've been searching for sporting equipment containment since we bought our home 2 1/2 years ago, and I'm so happy to have found the FastTrack system.

I saw this and knew it was a great idea. We've got limited space and soccer balls all over the garage. This device works great for storage and retrieval! We mounted it to the wall without the FastTrack with good success. Thanks.