<< I'm in need of some kayak storage ideas. I'm moving in 2 weeks to an apartment without a garage so my 2 sea kayaks will be homeless. >> Sounds like a real challenge Joe...OK - here goes If you landlord has a 16' ladder - go ahead and hang the boats from the beam/girts in the barn. Or if he has two ladders just put the boats on top of the beams if they are close enough. I used both of these methods with my boats. It's easy enough to set up a pulley system so you can get them down w/o the ladder or a helper. Are you sure the boat won't fit inside?? through a window?? I've seen them hung on the wall like avante garde sculpture before. You could hang them from the wall somewhere inside the barn. Temps are pretty moderate or at least change slowly. If you must build a little rack see if you can attach it to the barn on the North side of the barn so there will be minimal sun. If there's no sun then it's OK to seal the shed up tight, but If there is sun you need to provide ventilation so the boats don't melt. No room in the basement? Crawlspace? The only requirements are dry, dark and nothing to attract vermin. If you must hang them off the back of the barn, wrap them in something that will insulate them before you put on the tarp. Newspaper is OK if you can keep things really dry but cardboard (corrugated) is much better. Good luck Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 03 2000 - 12:32:38 PST
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