Wall racks for boards?

[Speedzilla]

I'm thinking about building a rack that mounts to the wall for storing my boards. I just want to get them up off the floor and out of the way. Any tips?

Should I store them vertically or horizantally?

[Randy S.]

Mike T needs to take a pic of his living room. He built some racks that look great and turn his quiver into an art collection in his living room.

[pokkis]

Here is mine, not in my living room but in my computer room :)

[Mellow Yellow]

keep the pic's coming folks... I'm trying to figure out the best way to "rack" my boards as well.

Thanks,
Jasen

[Shred Gruumer]

Hey Pokkis,, did you get that rack from IKEA?:D

Don't they tax your apartment or house by the number of rooms..meaning closets too.. and thats why you have to buy closets for your house or apartment, or is that only in the Netherlands?

The Ojankaivajator!

Right said Shred

[pokkis]

Nope for both :D
Taxation does not work that way here and i hope they dont see your mail cause they could invent thatkind new tax :mad:
Rack is from local Homedebot, it is very flexible, they have those selfs with various length and you can adjust height as you like.
Here is link to manuf. web site:
Elfa (http://www.elfa.com/templates/products.cfm?SidorID=18&MainPageID=2&ExpandSubMenu=YES&Kategori=Shelving%20System&HistoryReplaceAt=2)

Yes as you see there is few empty slots for Ojankaivajator too :D

[D-Sub]

those look like they might interfere with bindings...?

there are these, too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21250&item=7104603582&rd=1

I have two sets. Theyre just plastic but they work perfectly

[Speedzilla]

Originally posted by D-Sub
those look like they might interfere with bindings...?

there are these, too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21250&item=7104603582&rd=1

I have two sets. Theyre just plastic but they work perfectly

That looks like a winner to me, and cheap too!

Thanks!!

[pokkis]

I had some of those also available but decided chose another one due i was thinking that rack chosen will keep/increase camber not kill it and it will also have more easy way to increase capacity, currently 12 boards on the rack and two Madds on the way :D

[Mike T]

Originally posted by Speedzilla
That looks like a winner to me, and cheap too!

Thanks!!


... the family quiver has expanded into my office as well. They are simple and plastic, but effective.

I will take a pic of my family room rack later and post it. (Or maybe I should wait till my new additions arrive from Coiler and Madd?)

[D-Sub]

Originally posted by pokkis
I had some of those also available but decided chose another one due i was thinking that rack chosen will keep/increase camber not kill it and it will also have more easy way to increase capacity, currently 12 boards on the rack and two Madds on the way :D

those plastic racks wont "kill" camber. especially if boards are mounted upside-down

[$$$$$]

Be yo' all scared t'answa' mah quesshun... I know dat i be probably one o'da damn best rida's on dis site but come on... gimme some kinda' love

[Randy S.]

Originally posted by $$$$$
Be yo' all scared t'answa' mah quesshun... I know dat i be probably one o'da damn best rida's on dis site but come on... gimme some kinda' love

http://tinypic.com/av282http://tinypic.com/av24y

Dude. You posted 4 hours ago. Its still summertime. Give us a break.

I can't imagine your garage doing too much damage, but if you search on words like "storage" and "garage" I'm certain you'll find some input on the subject.

http://tinypic.com/av2fd

[D-Sub]

Originally posted by $$$$$
Be yo' all scared t'answa' mah quesshun... I know dat i be probably one o'da damn best rida's on dis site but come on... gimme some kinda' love

me personally, I was just ignoring you completely because I figured that due to the ridiculous attempts at ebonics you were just someone messin around

if youre serious, try speaking english and maybe youll get some answers

[spcarves2]

could it be???

[Mellow Yellow]

... i'm a bit curious..

would the heat in a garage do damage to a board?

[D-Sub]

logic says no, unless you lived in death valley and had a sealed garage.

even then it might only get to 150 in there? might be good for melting wax into the base:)

[AlpentalRider]

the fluctuating temperatures in the garage are no different then you taking the board from your 70 degree house and going up to a 10 degree mountain. There's nothing to worry about.

[skategoat]

1) You guys have way too many boards.

2) You have extremely understanding wives or you are all single if you can store boards in the living room or office.

[Mike T]

Originally posted by skategoat
1) You guys have way too many boards.

2) You have extremely understanding wives or you are all single if you can store boards in the living room or office.

My wife's boards take up half the space on our racks!

:p

[pokkis]

As well here :D

[Speedzilla]

Originally posted by skategoat
1) You guys have way too many boards.

2) You have extremely understanding wives or you are all single if you can store boards in the living room or office.

1) Not possible.

2) Not worth getting married if she doesn't understand.

:cool:

[AlpentalRider]

I find that buying your wife a board or two takes care of item 2. They tend not to complain when it's their stuff as well hehe.

[Mellow Yellow]

decided to put a rack in the garage....

bad pic (camera phone).. but you get the idea

[Gecko]

Originally posted by skategoat
1) You guys have way too many boards.

2) You have extremely understanding wives or you are all single if you can store boards in the living room or office.

My living room is storage for 2 snowboards, 1 pair ski's, 4 skateboards, 2 pairs of inline skates, a Trikke (look it up) 2 pairs of snowboard boots, 1 pair ski boots and a Bicycle Maintenance though the bulk of it's mines enough is my wife's that she doesn't complain

[ARCrider]

vertical storage option

[ARCrider]

another vertical option

[ARCrider]

installed fan to circulate air from ceiling level out through some leftover central vac pipes. my woodstove is in the same room and burns 24/7 through the winter ensuring warm dry boots 7days a week. also installed an internal light bulb below the fan unit for auxilliary heat if woodstove not fired up. Works extremely well for gloves, bike shoes, work boots etc. If items are dried on daily basis they don't get funky. I just wish I could take it with me on vacations, don't realize how spoiled I am until pulling on boots while away from home.

[Tommy D]

ARC: That's a HOT(and I mean nice, not hot to the touch) rack! When I get home (or back to the hotel, etc) I'll slap some air pucks into my boots. They dry in a couple hours. Check them out for those times you are away from home.

Oooh, I just did a search and couldn't find the "air puck" I'm looking for. It looks like it has been re-branded as this:

http://www.dryguy.net/PRD_DG5.htm

It works great, and travels well.

[skategoat]

Even better - hook up an air compressor and regulate a nice even air flow.

I'd love to see your drawings. We need this at home with 2 kids who are constantly wet in the winter.

[Mellow Yellow]

<sarcasm> I just hold my liners outside of the car window (so long as it isn't snowing) they're always dry by the time I get home </sarcasm>

:D

[Mike T]

I second Bob's "air only" suggestion.

If you are "handy-challenged", you can buy an air-only shoe/boot dryer:

http://www.peetshoedryer.com/peet_shoe_dryer_products.php

I think $50 is a bit much, but I bought mine locally for $25 several years ago. I've taken it on vacation with me!

[bschurman]

Bob's a big dork!


:D

[Derf]

Originally posted by bschurman
Bob's a big dork!


:D

So am I! I modeled my bindings in my CAD course (with CATIA V4), I can post the screenshot if you want.

Derf

[ARCrider]

I guess the wall rack to boot dryer theme was my fault. I had nothing to do with the name thing. I don't think Bob is a dork but perhaps I should reintroduce the boot dryer theme as a new thread.

[bschurman]

Sorry I didn't mean to turn this into a name calling thing. Bob and I are friends and dork is a term of endearment. I'm just jealous of Bob's big brain!

->Ben

[spcarves2]

post more pics of racks and the boards that live in them.

[skategoat]

Might be more even more effective if you perforated the pipe (the part that goes into the boot).

Consider that "Engineering Change Request 0001"

Henry (headed to Home Depot)

[skywalker]

Well, it's not really a wall rack, but it's at the wall and - well - it's a rack ;). I built it up with a chainsaw and I like it. I guess, my girlfried doesn't *LOL*

http://tinypic.com/bhjmg


http://tinypic.com/bhjcy

[Randy S.]

Originally posted by skywalker
Well, it's not really a wall rack, but it's at the wall and - well - it's a rack ;). I built it up with a chainsaw and I like it. I guess, my girlfried doesn't *LOL*]

Screw the gf (you know what I mean) :D

That's f'ing art man. Cool idea. I'm impressed. Now go get the chainsaw and cut a new slot so you can buy another board and really piss off the gf.

[Gecko]

Dorks are mearly the guys who built a better mousetrap:D :D :Dthat little attachment needs a patent so it can be licensed to the Japaneses who will make thousands of them (likely collapseible) to sell for less than $10.

[Gecko]

double post

[skywalker]

Hi Randy,

this rack is only for the boards I want to have beside my bed. These are the boards, I usually use more than once a saison. The others have to stay in the cellar. And don't you forget, I'm European, so most people think, I'm crazy, having tree boards in my bedroom. I usually don't tell them, that there are some others...

The rack is about 2 meters (79 inches), The bar parameters are 30 X 20 cm (12 X 8 inches)

BTW: I think, it's totally normal, that girlfriends don't like our SB-Racks in bedrooms. I'm totally happy with her, so she'll have to bear it ;)

[skywalker]

I got one more ;)
A friend of mine wanted to store his board over the door of his room. So I welded this one for him:

http://tinypic.com/l8hnc

[Ray]

Originally posted by skywalker
I got one more ;)
A friend of mine wanted to store his board over the door of his room. So I welded this one for him:

http://tinypic.com/l8hnc

Cool, German engineering
:)

[boogieman]

i just put a hair dryer in my boots i can set the heating from 0 to 2 and the fan also from 0 to 2 so i put it in my boots and leave it on foor 1 hour or something then i switch boots
only thing is that the hair dryers dont last verry long, laster year after 2 weeks it started making a strange noise i told my sister that that was becouse the grinding was done but it broke a fuw months later (not my foult :D ) can happen to any hair dryer
but i wouldnt suggest this method

[ARCrider]

note of caution to anyone using hair dryers for boot dryers.
I kept using an old hair dryer after it started making noise. Luckily woke up to the smell of burnt plastic and motor windings. Had to extinguish a small fire. Fire in the fan unit started because of an electrical overcurrent from a locked motor rotor condition it had nothing to do with the heating element.(element had been removed from circuit)
This incident is refreshed for me right now after a mother and seven chidren died this week in a house fire here in Ontario.

If your dryer fan is making any strange noises immediately discontinue using it.
also:
disconnect heating element and circulate air only(boots will last longer)

[AlpentalRider]

i personally wouldn't use a hair dryer. They are not designed to be run for long periods of time and are an extreme fire hazard (yes even without the heat element connected).

[NoSlide]

is making me chubby :D . Crimeny, some of you guys are pretty good with the ideas. I'm gonna have to build a rack too for my ever expanding quiver. Good ideas here. I'm gonna have to move the boat out of the garage, out into the snow, to make room for my precious brood of boards. I can't seem to get rid of them as fast as I accumulate them. Hmmmm... maybe I shouldn't bitch about her shopping as much as I do...

[Smitty]

instead of a hair dryer or compressor (not enough constant airflow & would use too much electricity $$$) get a squirrel cage fan from an auction or garage sale (I have 3) the outlet on them will be rectangular or round & usually furnace duct pcs will fit right up to them. make a couple of Y's & such with tees & elbow pcs & plug it in. LOTS of cfm's cuz it runs off an electric motor like your furnace does. Cheap to run & uses room temp air-should dry yer stuff in less than 3 hrs. Enjoy!

[trailertrash]

i cut these with my table saw out of a scrap piece of 2x3.

[Gecko]

I like that idea TT now I just need to convince my wife that we need to store our boards this way, I just bought her a 151 Crazy Creek for her to learn on, I couldn't pass up $50 and I can't stand the fact that she is on ski's though teaching her is gonna be an experience.

[mattj]

G'Day,

It took 6 months and it's now summer here in Oz but I just got the rack built under the house.

Matt

[Mike T]

Well there is finally snow at Mt Hood so naturally I am laid up with the flu. At least my wife is out making some turns today...

In any case I am far enough along in my recovery to take some pix, so here is my wall rack complete with all the new members of the quiver.

Left to right, top to bottom:

Burton Feelgood 155
OSin 4807 178
Donek Wide 161
Donek Axis 172
Donek Incline 150
Coiler AM 182 Custom (The Slushbuster)
Coiler PR 188
Madd 170
Coiler Women's FC 165

On the plastic racks, not pictured:

Donek Incline 168
A 2nd Donek Incline 150
Burton Freedom 153
Burton Fish 150

(The 15x's and the women's FC are my wife's, the rest mine)

[D-Sub]

FLU?!?! wtf, Mike?

hope youre not pukin:)

when youre better, bring the coilers and the axis here to Bachelor! I wanna ride em!

[Mike T]

Originally posted by D-Sub

hope youre not pukin:)


Not anymore, anways :mad:



when youre better, bring the coilers and the axis here to Bachelor! I wanna ride em!

You can certainly ride the Axis. As for the Coilers and the Madd, I think I'm gonna have to institute the "not till I ding it up myself first" rule. Randy S. and I wrecking on each other's boards last year is not an experience I want to relive in whole or in part... being injured sucked, as did being without my favorite board for the remainder of the season.

Big question is... what is my favorite board now? That one is going to take some time to settle. I've not ridden the Madd or the 4807 yet. I have a half day on the 188 and a whole day on the 182. Too early for me to give a useful review of the Coilers but I'll whet your whistle with this:

I rode the 182 on the 2nd day of the recent SnowPerformance camp at Sun Peaks. It was unusually warm that day, the groomers were downright sloppy, much like a sunny March day at Mt Hood. I made the best turns of my life that day, and Sean has the video to prove it ;) The SnowPerformance crew gets most of the credit, what I learned at that camp has left me a changed rider. But I felt so comfortable on that deck in those sloppy conditions, I didn't feel the need to worry about burying the nose, I just concentrated on what I was being taught. More on the board after it gets a few more days on the snow!

[D-Sub]

heh. first dings.

met this dude here a couple weeks ago, with a hardly ridden FCII 179...

he said "give it a shot!"

so I did. went up with his wife, and she wanted to go around the back of a hill at the top of skyliner..said it was groomed. It wasnt. so I was pickin my way down carefully and SCCCRRRRAPE!

bout 2" long edge burr. Not bad really, but...it was the absolute first blemish on the damn thing!

I tuned it for him, but I still felt horrible about it!

[Frappe]

Wall Rack for 2 pairs of skis (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21231&item=7128238103&rd=1&tc=photo)

Now, if only those bottom two cutouts were slits like the first two, that would be a really nice 4-board rack. I might have to try making one of those in the spring.

[Jamie]

This is mine; it's not very efficient if you have more then a couple boards though..

[Ernie00]

old subject but here's my rack. We are definitaly running out of space at the appartement and need to buy a house.

In the back is my brand new madd that I received today april 25th. This is going to be a long summer.

<img src="http://www3.sympatico.ca/veroba/rack.jpg">