Everymate 6 Bar Holder Review

Who this holder is for

The Everymate 6 bar holder is for somebody whose barbells are leaning in a corner and who doesn't have floor space to give away. It stands six bars straight up in a spot smaller than a square foot.

It's also for you if you don't want to hang things on your walls. This sits on the floor and that's it.

Floor space is the problem

The thing that's at a premium in my home gym is floor space, and having somewhere to store things. I've got three barbells now that need a home.

For a long time I've just been leaning the bars in the corner of my gym. It works, but it isn't organized and it doesn't look good.

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

There's no assembly. It comes out of the box ready to go. The first thing I said when I opened it was "dang, that's solid."

It feels super solid, and the welds look good. The Everymate branding on the front looks sharp.

There's nothing fancy about it. It's a basic barbell stand that's going to hold up some barbells. It's black and it's clean, and you can hide it in the corner.

Loading my three bars

The first bar in was my 45 pound bar. I've had it for over 10 years, and I think it's a Body-Solid. It's all beat up and rusted, and I have to screw the sleeves back on all the time. It's kind of near and dear to my heart. It slid right in.

Next was the Everymate 5 kg technique bar, which is 11 pounds, and then the Everymate 10 kg junior bar, which is 22. Both slid right in.

That's only three bars, but it holds up to six. Three bars standing up looked pretty nice, and I was very happy with it.

Will it tip over?

This is the thing you'd worry about with tall bars standing in a small base. The stand has a wider base on the bottom so the bars don't get top heavy and fall over.

I shook the bars around, and I don't feel like it's going to tip over too easily. If I push really hard, it'll tip, but you have to push pretty hard. If you're just pulling a bar up and out, it won't tip over.

The listing calls it "unshakable," and that's a stretch. If you've got little kids who climb on everything, know that a hard shove will put it over.

How much floor it takes

On camera I eyeballed it at maybe 12 inches by 8 inches, maybe a little bigger, and said I'd look it up. So I did.

The listing gives two answers. The bullets say 11.35 by 9.3 inches. The spec table says 6.2 by 9.3. My eyeball matches the bullets, so go with that number.

The carton says the stand weighs 8.6 kg, which is about 19 pounds. Everymate rates it for 400 pounds. Six standard 45 pound bars is 270, so there's room. The sockets have nylon liners, so your sleeves aren't riding on bare steel.

The box says rotate. It doesn't.

The carton mine came in is printed "rotate barbell stand." This one does not rotate. The box looks like it's printed for the whole line.

If you want to spin the stand to get at the bar in the back, look at Everymate's 5 bar rotating holder. I have that one too. It takes up more floor than this one does.

What I haven't tested

I only own three bars, so I've only loaded three of the six slots. I haven't filled it, and I haven't tried it with fat specialty bars like a trap bar or a safety squat bar.

This is a first look. I'll come back with an update once I've used it longer.

Who should buy it

If you've got a handful of bars and nowhere to put them, this is a solid bar stand and it's worth checking out. It doesn't take up much space, it keeps things organized, and I like the way it looks.

Skip it if you want the spin, or if you've got small kids who are going to hang on the bars.