PRODUCT: Sports RackSTARS: 3 Stars because its a good product with a few shortcomings.
WHY NOT 5 STARS: Picture shows something different than what is received, Product required a bit of problem solving, I believe the product concept could be made into better quality.
DESCRIPTION:
PLEASE understand that the picture on the product shows 4 hooks on the product (to hold bags), while the package only comes with TWO. One hook for each of the two nylon bags.
The product comes with just a few pieces. A belt, two metal clips that are for going onto the door, and two nylon mesh bags that will hold your equipment (in my case, I bought the sports rack for laundry).
The picture on the front of the box clearly shows four hooks on the black belt, which I had been planning on trying to attach extra bags to. The product only comes with two of these hooks, already on the belt. The hooks do not come off or on the belt, they come already attached to it. With the way the belt is made there would be no way to slide on more hooks if you somehow managed to obtain more, so I don't know why the picture shows more.
One of the pictures on the box shows a hat being hung on one of the hooks so having extra hooks on the belt would be helpful in my opinion.
That aside, I'm going to go into the rest of things that I LIKE about the product.
The metal clips that hold the black belt onto the door are an "over-the-door" type of design. One metal clip goes on the top of the door, and one goes underneath the door on the bottom of the door itself. These clips "grip" the door tightly. If it didn't, then the clip on the bottom would fall off. The clips are also VERY thin (but sturdy!) metal which I think is VERY good because some products that are made to go over-the-door are too bulky or too thick to allow for a door to shut. THIS product allows my door to shut with no problem.
Once the clips are in place, there is a place on each clip to loop the ends of the black belt onto. The belt itself is adjustable with a buckle so you can loosen or tighten the belt as needed.
The bags appear slightly smaller to me than what appears in the picture, but the product description on Amazon clearly offers the measurements of the bag size and the bags do hold my laundry pretty well so I can't complain. One bag holds about 1/2 to 3/4 of the contents of a pop-up hamper when dealing with sheets alone.
The hooks and the bags are definitely not just any kind of hook or bag. The bags have a special plastic piece that when put onto the hooks (which are specially designed also), they can be put on and lifted off with ease. This means that gravity is what is keeping these bags in place.
The nylon bags have a special design to it also, so that when you lift the bag up from the loop that "hangs" on the hook, it seems to "straighten" the posture of the bag in a way that makes it ready for hanging against the door.
I had a problem with filling the bottom bag too much. When I filled the bag to its maximum, it changed the angle of the hook in such a way that it allowed for the hook to slide down the belt to the floor instead of staying holding up against the weight of the bag and keep it up high for hanging.
I fixed this problem by first sliding the hooks to where I wanted them on the belt, and then tying a knot into the belt underneath each hook. So far this has been working really well, and I don't have to worry about the bag sliding to the floor.
There is a product just like this made for laundry but I thought for some reason that the sports rack would be made more "heavy duty". The parts don't seem like they are heavy duty so my GUESS is that the laundry version is exactly the same except for the color.
My only other complaint is that once the full weight of the two bags is pulling on the belt, the belt has a tendency to pull away from the door. If you are planning on putting this on a door that is opened and closed several times constantly throughout a day, you might find it annoying to have these heavy swaying objects behind your door.
Do I recommend it? Yes I do. For thirteen dollars and free saver amazon shipping, I think it's worth a try to get the junk up off the floor and out of the way.
I'm considering getting another one to see if I can fit two of these (a total of four bags) onto one door. If I do, I'll review again. Hope this helps everyone!
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