How do you store your markers?

[Frmrspec]

So wife has said our child needs his own bedroom instead of 1/2 paintball, 1/2 bedroom. So my wall of markers needs to come down and be stored away.

how do you all store your markers? At one point I bought a bunch of cheap neoprene tablet sleeves, debating going that route again.

[Ecapnation]

Tote bins with QR codes that link to an Excel of contents and an actual gun locker.

[El Gringo]

I have like 100 of these. Put a label on the zippers to remind me what's in them

https://ansgear.com/warrior-paintball-gun-bag-black/

[Jordan]

I put some pegboard up in the basement years ago and mostly store them there... but I'm switching to cheap rifle cases and a closet, I think. Time to clean up/downsize.

[RichM]

x2 on the cheap rifle cases. I can fit 3-4 markers per case, the foam lining and hardcase keeps them secure and well protected. Rifle cases go into a rack in the garage, all my other gear goes into totes and then into the same rack. It's worked out pretty well and let's me keep a lot of gear reasonably organized in a relatively small space.

[djroot2]

I went with the cheap tablet sleeve option with luggage tags.

[RuleOfSines]

Tote bins and an excel sheet for tracking what’s in. I used chair foam squares I got at Walmart between layers of markers.

[Ecapnation]

The pro move is to host the contents on your LAN firewalled lol

[RuleOfSines]

I've got some VNETs setup for my 'smart' devices and whatnot, and completely offline smart home hub, haven't gotten to a complete self-hosted setup yet with media servers. Been casually looking at getting as much as I can self-hosted.

[cougar20th]

I do things differently.

I use a old dresser I got cheaply at a yard sale. to hold most of my markers. 4 drawers of markers. Has to be a well built dresser not particle board junk. Things get very heavy fast.

I try to keep the drawers segregated, Automags, cockers/misc, Stockclass, Spyders. That helps to find things and to keep organized.

Each drawer has a layer of foam on the bottom, then a layer of guns, a layer of foam, layer if guns. then a layer of jerseys to cover everything

The foam is a cheap mattress topper cut cut to it the drawers.

It also has the advantage of keeping the guns out of sight so I almost never get the "I don't remember that" questions from others.

The Automag drawer as a example. There is another layer of guns under the foam.

[Snowpuff]

Dig holes in your back yard chuck them in garbage bags, i think thats what the guy across from my house does, always see him at 2am doing it..

[DocsMachine]

Wouldn't it be easier to just get rid of the kid?



Most of the stuff I'm not using (which means it's out on the worktable getting something fitted to it ) I have stored in Action Packers- big plastic tubs with latching lids. With various bits and sheets of foam in between- and nothing so fancy as an Excel spreadsheet. I have a handwritten list on a clipboard.

The 'Packers have one drawback- they're too big. Good for compact storage, but it inevitably means I need something from one of the lower levels, and have to excavate a dozen other guns to get to it.

If I ever get rich, I'm gonna have a bunch of those big, wide, low drawers like museums keep small artifacts in.

Doc.

[Ecapnation]

Over in New York you can get drafting cabinets practically for free... Been debating pulling one from works cold storage for home

[Frmrspec]

Holy shit! Awesome idea.. we have a shit load of tooling cabinets we are getting rid of at work!

[Chuck E Ducky]

Harbor Freight Knock off Pelican cases. They hold a lot and are water proof. I got some reusable moisturizer absorbing packets I drop in to absorb whatever gets into the case if I play on a rainy day. I play out of them as well keeps my collection protected. I use a piece of masking tape on the outside of the case’s to label them so I know what is in them so I can grab and go.

I can fit 8 open class pumps in one case or 6 Full Stock class markers with stocks per case.

[Cal440]

For grab and go that looks to be ideal setup

[Chuck E Ducky]

They aren’t cheap but they protect the collection well. It completely encases two full layers of markers. There are a bunch of different sizes too. I went with the rifle cases so I can fit a bunch of VSC Phantoms without having to remove the stocks each time.