Looks like a good idea, but the problem I have is that my corners are
pretty much "used up" with other storage etc- every time I go into my
garage I regret not building another 12' wider and longer! (like
almost everyone else)

I did however find space in a shed to lash the boards to the trusses-
had to do some rearranging but it works nicely. The kids have been
skiing more than boarding this year (maybe there is hope for them
yet!) so it's a good compromise that I am happy with. At least I'm not
tripping over them any more.

thanks for the input.

mick


On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:08:08 -0500, "J."
wrote:

If you've no choice but to stick them in a corner...

...one thing I've seen recently for (temporary) snowboard storage at a
local ski area was a circular piece of plywood mounted horizontally to a
vertical post sunk into the ground. The plywood had slits cut into it,
sort of like radii, at intervals. I fancy that this could be adapted to
a corner in the garage by making a "V"- or sector-shaped plywood cutout,
the edges of which would run along the adjoining wall faces. With a
slit, maybe two, you might get away with stowing your boards without too
much trouble, provided that the corner isn't used for much else. And
come to think of it, if you go vertical with these "V" shaped things,
you might get an upper and lower set of boards stowed.

J.

mick wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:40:59 -0500, "J."
wrote:

The family XC and downhill skis are stored vertically along the garage
wall betwixt pairs of dowels driven into a 2x4 that's lagged to the
concrete wall. They stand on and on the inside of an "L" shaped toe
board screwed to the floor. The toe board keeps people's feet and other
things that roll around the floor from knocking into the skis. Poles
hand on the dowels. A bungee cord drawn across the width of the rack
keeps everything tight to the wall.

The snowboards hang suspended from the ceiling joists via bungees.

Easy in, easy out. Cheap and ugly. Just perfect for the garage.

J.

Exactly what I'm after and pretty close to what I went with last night
except I more or less hung the skis between close-together pairs of
dowels and held all in place with a bungy cord. No toe board as the
ski lengths are all over the place with the kids' skis. Skis hang up
off of the floor and out of the way against the wall- quick and dirty
but effective, took longer to clear out a spot than it did to throw
together.

Still looking for a snowboard solution as I am out of wall and ceiling
space but I can probably live with leaning them into a corner and
moving them when required...

Thanks for the help.

mick