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11-19-2010, 07:26 PM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Cheap Kayak Garage Storage Idea (Pic's Inside)
I like to be able to use my 3 1/2 Car Garage to park my Cars in. I don't understand why so many people park their cars outside when they have garages, but that's a whole different topic. So like I said I want to be able to park my cars in the garage. I just purchased a Malibu X-Factor and a Stealth 14 and want to keep them out of the elements also so I needed to find a way to store them in my Garage, without having to remove the cars. So I looked all over the internet and found alot of different ways but the one I liked the best was the Ceiling Storage ideas. So I made a run to Home Depot and bought a number of pulleys, rope etc and had some great ideas. I rigged it all up and didn't like how complicated it was and the fact that I had a rope system all over the garage. I found that once I got the Kayaks to the ceiling I had to tie off the Ropes some place to keep them from falling back down and the whole process of pulling them up wasn't that easy either. Then a light turned on and I had such a simple idea. Tie Down straps. Since pictures are worth a thousand words here are the photo's and I will explain after.
So basically what I did was to Anchor Bolt 2 2x4's to the ceiling to hold the weight then put in a couple Eye bolts to hold the Tie Down straps. The Tie Downs are 16ft long each so I just set the kayak in between the loop and lift the Kayak with one hand while I pull the Tie down with the other. Works great and is super easy. Plus I can suck it all the way to the top of the ceiling so I don't have the gap that the pulleys made me have. I store them both upside down, the one was right side up because I was doing some work on it. Cheap and Easy. |
11-19-2010, 07:59 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: On the water ofcourse
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The best part is you can just lower it onto the top of your car ,unless you have a full sized truk ,then getting past the door may be a different kind of trick ,Good job
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11-19-2010, 08:08 PM | #3 |
Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 53
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looks like a roll up garage door in the back. are you able to open it with the kayaks up?
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11-19-2010, 08:53 PM | #4 |
Junior
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 23
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Yes it is a Roll up Garage door in the back and Yes I can roll up the door. Of course they have to be upside down and all the way up for the door to open but it does open no problem. Also I have 9Ft Ceilings in the Garage so I am sure that helps also.
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11-20-2010, 10:25 AM | #5 |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Santee
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That's cool - thanks for sharing.
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11-20-2010, 12:27 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: OC
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Nice and simple, pretty cool.
It is nice to have space to park the rides. Do you park a Smart Car in that spot? |
11-20-2010, 12:45 PM | #7 |
Junior
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11-20-2010, 09:06 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Santee, CA
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No Cars?
That looks like a good idea. A friend of mine does something similiar.
Our Kayaks are out under the patio under covers. As to why we dont have cars in the garage? Yeah Baby! |
11-20-2010, 09:09 PM | #9 |
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Did not mean to double post...
Thats wierd. I posted, nothing showed...I even logged off and back on...
Posted again, and now both are there!?!? cowboybill |
11-21-2010, 10:41 AM | #10 |
Junior
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 23
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Very nice, very nice. I like toys like you do it seems. But because of some stupid book I read we sold everything. I miss the BMW R1200 GSA the most. And the Motorhome, and the RZR and Ranger, well I guess I miss it all... Looks like you have a sweet garage full of fun, FAST Toys...
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11-20-2010, 08:52 PM | #11 |
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Location: Santee, CA
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why not garage?
Thats cool.
A friend of ours does something similiar. Our kayaks are stored out on the patio under covers... As to why we dont have Cars, or Kayaks in the garage....Yeah baby!!! |
11-20-2010, 08:55 PM | #12 |
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Very nicely done, thx for sharing.
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