In a message dated 1/3/00 9:22:38 PM, joebr_at_burton.com writes: << One more reason to buy a folding kayak I suppose...... >> I can hear Ralph Diaz chuckling from here. ROTFL 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/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks to everyone who have sent replies to me already. I have to clarify one thing: I need to store them outside of the barn not on the inside. :( I'm not looking for anything fancy (nor attractive) by any means. At this point I'm thinking a 2X4 rack with some sort of covering. Thanks again for your help. -----Original Message----- From: Joe Brzoza Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 2:04 PM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Kayak storage ideas 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. The landlord told me he had perfect spot for them in his barn and I was psyched and said I'd take the place. So I went over to see it yesterday and this perfect spot is 14 feet off the ground - I have no idea what he was thinking. The only ideas I have so far are either to hang them off the back of the barn with web strapping and cover them with a tarp, or to build some sort of small kayak shed with a tin cover (like 5'tall X 3' wide X 18' long). I'm hesitant to hang them off the barn as it looks rather exposed and I'm afraid they'd get too hot on sunny days (they're plastic) and end up looking like bananas. There's no way they can fit inside the apartment. Any ideas? I'm desperate. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
<< 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/ ***************************************************************************
< 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. > That's very sad. Our two kayaks are in the closet. :-b Sorry about that...just finished four nights of 12-13 hour shifts, and couldn't resist gloating. Of course, I'm not all *that* sorry... ;-) Hope everyone is enjoying this exceptionally warm, springlike winter we're having. Regards, Leander leander_at_worldnet.att.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>Is it possible to hang them from that spot 14 feet up and raise and >lower them on pulleys? The spot that the landlord was thinking of is basically the hay loft in the barn, but accessible from the side rather than the end. So not only is the lifting a problem, getting them in and out on a regular basis would be a chore. >Instead of building an elaborate shed, you could get away with creating >a lean-to of canvas the length of the boats. You could place the boats >on cradles alongside the barn and then nail a horizontal batten of wood >to the side of the barn to hold the long side of a piece of canvas that >is 6 feet by 20 feet. That might just work. One more reason to buy a folding kayak I suppose...... *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Joe, how about mounting the kayaks up there on a pulley system? All it would take is a couple of strong angle braces (such as the type used for some air conditioners) mounted well into the wall supports, a set of pulleys, some hooks, some webbing, one or two cleats mounted into the wall studs at waist level, and of course some good rope. There were a few PW posts on pulley systems a couple of months ago. Bob Volin -----Original Message----- From: Joe Brzoza <joebr_at_burton.com> >The landlord told me he had perfect spot for them in his barn <snip>this perfect spot is 14 feet off the ground *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR/kayak/ >My canvas slings are about 80"long and 24" wide to give some beam >clearance as I used a door frame for the base. It would be relatively >simple to extend the poles up, span rope as an x pattern between the >posts, and drop one of those huge tarps from harbor freight over top. Now there's an idea! Maybe I'll add some larger diameter wheels in order to roll over uneven ground. What kind of place carries bulk canvas or heavy fishnet material? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Joe Brzoza wrote: > > > http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR/kayak/ > > >My canvas slings are about 80"long and 24" wide to give some beam > >clearance as I used a door frame for the base. It would be relatively > >simple to extend the poles up, span rope as an x pattern between the > >posts, and drop one of those huge tarps from harbor freight over top. > > Now there's an idea! Maybe I'll add some larger diameter wheels in order to > roll over uneven ground. > > What kind of place carries bulk canvas or heavy fishnet material? bicycle wheels may be a good alternative. I have trashpicked a few bikes for restoration that would fufill that need. I got my canvas from Utrecht, an art supply store here in the NE US. Don't know if this is the cheapest place, but I had a lot of it from mural projects. If you find large sized fishnet, let me know as I have some projects in mind with that. regards, gabriel -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://users.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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