How to Build a Portable Softball and Baseball PVC Dugout Bat Rack

Step by step instructional video to build a portable 3” PVC bat rack that can hang in a garage or on a chain link fence in a dugout with carabiners.

I’ve had some questions on the spacing of the bats on the PVC. The drawing of the bat rack in the video shows the different dimensions. The bottom circles show the end of the PVC. When the dimensions are marked on the end of the PVC, the lines can be transferred onto the face of the PVC as shown in the video with a flat surface and a level. As for the spacing of bats on the PVC, you can start with the space between bats as a starting point from the end of the PVC to the 1st cut and start working down the PVC to establish the length that you cut the PVC to. I believe that I cut the one in the video to 48 1/4”, but you can make it whatever works best for you. When I did the layout for the PVC, I used a calculator and wrote my dimensions out to determine the length of the PVC and how many bats the rack would hold with the PVC cut at that length.

Tool safety and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) has not been discussed in great detail in this video. It is up to the person using the tool to know and understand how to properly use the tools. Push sticks and other tool safety aids are always advised whether they were demonstrated in this video or not.