In most high school and middle school locker rooms, athletic clothes and towels often remain in the locker unwashed for up to a week at a time. Athletic gym lockers with vented doors allow free circulation of air to dry out these fabrics. Vented wire mesh lockers are less expensive than all welded metal models and plastic models with vented doors.

Metal athletic gym lockers are constructed from 16 gauge steel. They are ideal for dressing rooms, employee storage, private club locker rooms, and fitness clubs. Organizations can choose between six models.

1. Single tier lockers feature one vertical compartment that can hold athletic equipment such as hockey sticks or baseball bats as well as clothing. Teams that require heavy gear, like football, or special equipment, such as hockey or baseball, would use this style.

2. Double tier lockers feature a divided vertical compartment, with each division functioning as an individual locker space. This style is popular with tennis teams and swim teams.

3. Six tier box style features a total of six individual, box-like locker spaces per each vertical column. This is the athletic gym locker most commonly used by general physical education classes in middle schools and high schools.

4. Extra wide single tier lockers are 25 percent wider than their standard counterparts. They are ideal for football and rugby teams, and they can also be used in workplaces.

5. Extra wide double tier lockers are 25 percent wider than their standard counterparts. They provide spacious storage for athletes in single player sports, and they are also used in the construction industry.

6. Extra wide triple tier lockers are 25 percent larger than box tier counterparts, but only have three individual locker spaces instead of six. This makes them the perfect size for storing a basketball or a soccer ball.

Metal athletic gym lockers can also accommodate several options as follows:

– Sloping hoods prevent students from hiding things on the tops of lockers, and they are easier for cleaning staff to access.

– End bases go on the side bottoms of lockers and create a more polished appearance.

– Front bases go on the front bottoms of lockers to present a more attractive fa