Building a pegboard, suggestions?

I'm thinking about building a pegboard and was wondering if anyone had any advice on some of the dimensions for it.

For storing/hanging gear?

If so, I built one this spring. I think the pegboards I found at Home Depot were 2 ft by 4 ft. I got two of them. I bought some wood to make a frame around the backside of the pegboards and down the center of the two pieces to make a 4 by 4 square. I was able to nail the pegboard to the frame with some fairly small nails. Once the frame was attached to the pegboard, I mounted it to an interior wall of the house with toggle bolts. It went up easy and can hold quite a bit. I think the wood used for the frame was in the 3/4 inch size. Not big by any means.

Are you trolling him, he means the high school gym style peg board used for upper body training. This is a climbing forum after all, interesting how ennammered some people are with 'displaying' their climbing gear.

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Not a troll. I just figured it was for gear storage.

And its not for display...trying to use what space I have in the house as efficiently as possible.

Not a gear storage peg board but thanks

Rogue fitness makes one, you could probably copy their dimensions.
Rogue fitness Peg Board

I personally would use some wood from Habitat for humanity because its cheap (seconduse.com in seattle is great)

As far as the other type goes, I built one, it stores my gear well, keeps it clean and dry and makes packing for a specific trip really easy and convenient (mostly glacier or alpine type climbs)

Thanks Chris. That's more or less what I built...and for the same reasons.

Sorry Pete, I am conditioned to the numerous posts on r/climbing showing off their climbing gear displays. I understand the enthusiasm of those posts to an extent, I remember how excited I was when I first got my own climbing gear, after a few of them though they all sound about the same. I too have a pegboard at my house for storing tools, I can see the appeal for gear. To the OP it seems their are numerous how to's online. Basically choose your pattern and drill 1 1/4'' holes in the thickest price of wood you can find. A doubled up 2x12 or 2x10 would probably work fine.

DrRockso....no worries! I took it really literal....the OP's question. I just figured a pegboard for gear. It's all good...and it's Friday...almost time to get out of work!

Are these things just fun for the cross-fit crowd, or is there a climbing-related benefit to training on a pegboard that is distinct from using a more traditional campus board?

John Badila wrote:Are these things just fun for the cross-fit crowd, or is there a climbing-related benefit to training on a pegboard that is distinct from using a more traditional campus board?

To me the campus board is more of a power training tool, though you can gain strength from campusing. The pegboard is fantastic for upper body pulling/lockoff strength. Look up Cafe Kraft and Alex Megos training videos. Also, Gimme Kraft is an excellent climbing training book.

Need serious hardwood or the peg and hole wear out allowing slip. A local xfit gym had softwood pegboard that did crap out. Grade school in the 80s had metal pegs and metal rings inset in the board.

great system: http://nocnoc.com.br/pegboard-estante-modular/