Everymate 5 Bar Rotating Barbell Holder Review

Who this holder is for

The Everymate 5 bar rotating holder is for a house where more than one person uses the gym and the bars live in a pile in the corner. You spin it, the bar you want comes around to the front, and you lift it out.

If your gym is tucked into a corner like mine is, that's where this thing makes the most sense.

Why I needed bar storage

Barbell storage had become a little bit of a headache for me. I've got a couple of bars at the house now, for me and for my wife and kids, and they're all different weights.

I normally store the bars just leaning up in the corner. That's how they've been for a long time, and organization is something my space has been lacking.

Everymate sent me this holder for free to review. They didn't get a say in what I think about it.

Out of the box

I pulled it straight out of the box and the first thing I said was that it looks like a giant revolver. That's exactly what it looks like.

It comes all put together. The only thing in the box besides the holder is four rubber covers that slide onto the base as little feet. I slapped those on and that was the whole assembly.

Before any bars went in, I gave it a spin. It spins pretty good. Pretty slick, actually.

How it spins with one bar and with three

The first bar I put in was a 45 pound bar I've had for over 10 years. I think it was made by Body-Solid way back in the day. It's beat up pretty bad and it looks a little rusty, but it still works, so it's good enough for me.

With only that one bar in there, it doesn't rotate as good. That's the main thing I'd want you to know going in.

Then I added the Everymate junior bar and the 11 pound technique bar, and with three bars in it the rotation was a lot better. So if you only own one or two bars, you're going to see this thing at its roughest.

Does it stay put?

The footprint is pretty solid. With one bar in it, it wasn't going to tip over.

Here's what I'd keep in mind, though. Nothing bolts down. The rubber feet keep it from sliding, and the weight of the base is what keeps it standing. Everymate doesn't publish what the base weighs anywhere.

I only own three bars, so I haven't been able to fill all five slots and see how it behaves fully loaded. That's next.

Size, capacity and your ceiling

It has five slots for 2 inch Olympic sleeves, with plastic liners inside. Everymate lists the capacity at 500 pounds total and says it rotates 360 degrees on ball bearings. I didn't load it anywhere near that number.

The listing disagrees with itself on size. One spot says 16.9 by 16.9 inches and another says 11.48 by 16.9. Plan your corner around the bigger number.

Check your ceiling before you buy. A full length bar standing up in this base puts the top at around 8 feet, so a low basement ceiling could be a problem.

Using it day to day

This is what I wanted it for. I put it in the corner, and the bars rotate around as I need to pull them out. If the kids want to come in, or my wife wants to come in, they can grab the bar they want.

There's nothing super fancy about it. It's a bar stand. It holds your bars, organizes your gym and makes it look a little nicer.

It does look pretty cool, just for the novelty of it. But it's also quite functional. I wouldn't recommend just standing there spinning it, even though that's exactly what I did.

The 5 bar or a different one

Everymate makes a fixed 6 bar holder too, and I have that one. It takes up a lot less floor, but it doesn't spin, so the bar in the back stays in the back.

They also make a 10 bar rotating version. I haven't used it. If you've got the corner for it and a lot of bars, it's the same idea with more slots. And if you only own two bars, a fixed holder does the job.

Who should buy it

If you've got three to five bars leaning in a corner and more than one person using them, this is a great addition to a home gym. It fixed the real problem in mine.

These are first impressions. I'll come back with an update on how it holds up over time, and I want to weigh it and load it all the way up to see if it tips.