Do your kids play youth football ? I have one in high school and he has a locker at school for all of the equipment. I have another that plays Pop Warner football and his "locker" is my dining room floor and hallway. I got SO tired of looking at all the pads and uniforms and cleats every day that I found a good inexpensive solution to it all. I went to my local Homegoods store and I bought one of those collapsible canvas hampers. They are very sturdy but can fold up flat when you don't need them. Well let me tell you that for $14.99 this hamper perfectly fits all of the equipment he uses. The shoulder pads fit like a glove when you slide them in vertically and the other stuff just fits right in there. Best of all I keep it in the mud room so when the stuff come out of the wash i just put it right in there and it is all in one place for the next night. I even found one the same color as the wall so it kind of disappears into the wall. When football season is over and all of the equipment is returned, I just put it away until lacrosse season starts!!
