Storing Standing Bandages and Wraps?

[classicrocky]

I am trying to organize my tack room, and I just cannot find a way that I like to store my standing bandages and no-bow wraps. I have one full set of back on track no-bows and standing bandages in a quick go case to take to shows, but that leaves me with a ton of other wraps that I don’t know what to do with (I don’t like to wash them when I need them, so I just bought a ton :lol:).

I’m looking for help with the no bow wraps in particular. It seems like they take up more space when stored flat, but if they are rolled and I take one out, they all come unrolled. That bothers my OCD.

What do you do? Am I being weird? Help keep my OCD in check!

[WNT]

How many are you looking to store? I’m wondering if a taller file-size plastic bin would work.

[PrincessPonies]

I use to store mine in fabric wine bags. My parents would get a free one at the grocery store whenever they got more than three bottles at once. We ended up with over a dozen of them. They fit my no bows perfectly. Makes it easy to grab a set. I do have all of the bags in a big Rubbermaid. It works for me and everything stays nicely rolled even when I pull on out, I have the same issue as you however it’s polos that drive me crazy.

[classicrocky]

@WNT

How many are you looking to store? I’m wondering if a taller file-size plastic bin would work.

Umm… I’ve lost count. At least 20. I tried that, but if I took a pair, the others unrolled, lol.

[classicrocky]

@PrincessPonies

I use to store mine in fabric wine bags. My parents would get a free one at the grocery store whenever they got more than three bottles at once. We ended up with over a dozen of them. They fit my no bows perfectly. Makes it easy to grab a set. I do have all of the bags in a big Rubbermaid. It works for me and everything stays nicely rolled even when I pull on out, I have the same issue as you however it’s polos that drive me crazy.

That is a brilliant idea! Oh, my polos bother me too, as do my dressage boots for my boy. And don’t get me started on my blankets. Or my saddle pads. I’m basically going crazy trying to come up with good solutions, LOL.

[SecondInCommand]

Another option if you have the right sized rubbermaid is to store them unrolled and vertically - almost like files, but on their long edfe. Then they can be sorted by size, don’t get messed up when one comes out, and don’t take a beating by getting stored rolled.

[Ghazzu]

I find that the zippered heavy plastic bags which many sheets come in hold a set of 4 pillow wraps and 4 standing bandages nicely.

[findthedistance]

Mine recently migrated to an old filing cabinet, and so far I am loving it! They can lay flat, no problem.

[Bluey]

Training race horses, we had wooden bandage boxes, some like a stool, others that hung on the wall.
They traveled with us from track to track.

There are some like this one today, but is only for a few, not to store large numbers of those:

https://www.bigdweb.com/product/nylon+bandage+and+quilt+hanging+bag.do?sortby=ourPicksAscend&refType=&from=fn&ecList=7&ecCategory=100640

I think those transparent cheap plastic boxes may just work right, of the right size for them.

[mkevent]

large sized lingerie bags-will hold a set of four no bows and wraps

[Mango20]

Rubber bands will solve the problem of the rest unrolling when you take one out.

[classicrocky]

Thanks for the suggestions!

The one problem with rubber bands is if it’s hot, they will melt and leave marks. I had that happen to some of my polos.

I like the idea of the lingerie bags.

I tried to find the wine bags, but I don’t know where to find them, lol. I don’t drink enough wine to get that many bags, I don’t think.

[PintoPony]

Instead of rubber bands try using hair ties/scrunchies.

Check dollar stores or the dollar section of Target for reusable wine bottle bags.

[MsM]

Painters tape can also hold the wrap together and is easy to remove without residue.

[EVneo]

Winn Dixie for the wine bags! If you buy more than two bottles, they give it to you. My mom in Florida has dozens of them - I knew I wanted to grab some from her but never knew what for - now I do!

[trubandloki]

Amazon has wine bottle tote bags.

Here

Here

And here

I just store the no-bows flat in a plastic tote or do the rubber band trick.

[scruffy_the_cat]

@theresak

If you have cats or know anyone with cats - I use these cat litter buckets for storing no bows, flannels, and some of my sweats and poultices. I can fit 6 no bows, a set of flannels, and a tub of sweat in one container.

We also use them to hang on the front of stalls and store a few days worth of grain baggies.

I use them for storing horse boots! They’re so versatile and useful.

[Peggy]

The plastic drawers that SmartPak at least used to send out (the larger one) will hold a set of four standing wraps and cottons with the former rolled in the middle of the roll of the latter. But you might need quite a few of those if you have twenty wraps.

[Ajierene]

My trainer had vertical storage built… I will try to find a picture…

It’s basically a box built onto the wall. The front has a U shape of plywood so the top is open to the size of the bandage but it has partial walls going down so you can see and grab the bandage but they don’t come off. They stay rolled in there.

EDIT:
The front U type shape is kind of like this:https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spacesaverva.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F03%2Fvertical-storage-systems-industrial.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spacesaverva.com%2Fleanlifts%2F&docid=j64qRWq3t2V5OM&tbnid=blkl90KrsDG4NM%3A&vet=12ahUKEwimo42N0IHgAhVypVkKHRwWAMs4ZBAzKE0wTXoECAEQTg..i&w=1000&h=406&bih=882&biw=1280&q=vertical%20storage&ved=2ahUKEwimo42N0IHgAhVypVkKHRwWAMs4ZBAzKE0wTXoECAEQTg&iact=mrc&uact=8

Imagine that, except on the wall and only one rolled bandage deep…if that makes sense.

[Bluey]

@Ajierene

My trainer had vertical storage built… I will try to find a picture…

It’s basically a box built onto the wall. The front has a U shape of plywood so the top is open to the size of the bandage but it has partial walls going down so you can see and grab the bandage but they don’t come off. They stay rolled in there.

EDIT:
The front U type shape is kind of like this:https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl…act=mrc&uact=8

Imagine that, except on the wall and only one rolled bandage deep…if that makes sense.

I saw one barn that used … chicken egg laying boxes … along a wall for supplies.
Some nests had brushes, some all kinds of leg protection, rolled bandages, cottons or all other kinds of pads.

Neat idea if you are a very busy barn.