Rubbermaid FastTrack Garage Storage Utility Hooks, 5 Piece, All in One Rail Hook Kit and Tool Organizer, Heavy Duty for Wall/Shed/Garden

The bracket itself is exactly 32 long, which means it cant quite span three studs in the wall spaced 16 apart -- even though the diagram in the directions shows it doing just that. The furthest out holes are about 31 apart or a little less. I got it into two studs (one end and the center), so hopefully thats fine for what Im hanging on there. Overall Im definitely happy with the system and will be expanding it soon.

The instructions clearly state that you must span 3 studs (on 16 centers, this is 32) for maximum weight capacity. But the rail is ONLY 32 inches long. It needs to be 33 inches long with the holes 1/2 from each end. Very idiotic design!

I have several 8-foot tracks in the garage and barn. Each section can hold a lot of weight when installed on studs, and the ease of lateral adjustment allows me to hang a lot of items with no wasted space. The basic yet versatile open-fork, two-prong accessory is good for 90% of all my needs such as brooms, rakes, shovels, and even step ladders, while the many other hanger options might be better for hoses, bikes and odd shaped stuff.

A 32 inch or 48 inch rail should be designed for standard framing member spacing of 16 inches on center. In other words, the overall length of the rail should be longer than 32 or 48 inches, respectively, to accommodate standard framing. I have read other reviews customer complaining about this issue and the manufacturers typical response is franking a lame excuse for poor engineering. It is important to remember that the installer is trying to hit the narrow side of a 2 x 4 framing member that is actually only 1.5 inches thick. Rubbermaid expects the installer to slide the rail over roughly 0.5 inches from center, at each end, which leaves 0.75 - 0.5 = 0.25 inches of framing material. I suppose Rubbermaid designers believe that houses are framed precisely and an electronic stud finder will precisely locate each edge of a 2 x 4 framing member. With that said, I really like the Rubbermaid FASTTRACK concept; however, it is unfortunate the associated hole spacing is non-standard. This problem could be easily addressed with a simple design and manufacturing change. Apparently Rubbermaid does not listen to customer feedback because this product has been manufactured with non-standard hole spacing for many years.

1. I have a reasonable IQ, but when it comes to home repair / projects type of stuff, I admit it, I have some limitations. But like most people, I could always use some reorganization in the garage and thus after trying this and that over the years, I came across this product in the store and then purchased it via amazon (by the way, as some folks have mentioned, you can actually get better prices on some of the items at your local store and thus it pays to shop around). 2. My bottomline impressions: * In terms of it being almost dummy proof, no matter what the marketing people state, the achilles heel of any storage system where you need to mount something on the wall is finding the elusive stud. I wont go off on a tangent re: how lame stud finders are, but suffice to say, Ive owned at least 3-4 of them and they are all hit / miss in actually finding the stud. More frustrating is the fact that although home builders supposedly follow some convention in terms of how frequently apart they space the studs, every home Ive lived in doesnt follow that rule. Thus, when the Rubbermaid folks state that the ends of the rail must be attached to a stud, well... that may or may not happen depending on your wall. * The pragmatic bottomline is that despite the above, youre going to have at least one or likely two studs to utilize and then you can then use a decent drywall screw in the other holes. Note: the drywall screws that come with this product are so huge that itll create a massive hole in your wall (I just advise getting a metal drywall screw; ie the one without the plastic sheath). * Other tips: get a bubble level (cheap) and having a powerdrill is handy (its good to have one anyway). * Once you get the rail up, it is really solid, sturdy and equally important (unlike other systems) very very versatile; you can add or take up various attachments so as to hang up other stuff as per your needs over the years. Furthermore, Rubbermaid makes various rail lengths. 3. All in all, a very excellent, simple and flexible organizational tool for the garage... that is fairly easy to set up. Highly recommended.

Buy this!! It works great!! We used a little longer screws just to make sure everything would stay put

great addition

They are short and hardly worth the money. Take a 2x4, buy hooks, screw them on. There, I just saved you $30. Or buy one of these http://www.amazon.com/Lehigh-TH96-6-8-Feet-Storage-System/dp/B0001YLJCS?ie=UTF8&keywords=garage%20hooks&qid=1463574440&ref_=sr_1_11&sr=8-11

Have them in my garage and tool shed. The best Ive found for keeping tools organized and off the floor. Easy install and easier configuration changes to accommodate a wide variety of tools and other items. Very highly recommended.

Love this. Great for holding portfolios off the floor.