How do you store your kayak for the winter ? With winter appearing soon in some areas, how and where do you store your kayak for the season?

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

With winter appearing soon in some areas, how and where do you store your kayak for the season?

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

You put it in the back of your truck and head back to OBX and use it all winter. LOL. I don't have one yet Plum.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

I suspend mine from the rafters in the garage, hang them on a J hook on the sidewall, and I also built a movable storage rack for two of ours, plus a friend’s pair, plus their paddle boards. That is in their storage area below their garage.
But mine are ride in that I added rod holders to, not the heavy purpose-built fishing kayaks like you have.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gordon wrote:

You put it in the back of your truck and head back to OBX and use it all winter. LOL. I don't have one yet Plum.

You are so right G man. I stored it the first year i had it down there for about 3 weeks and said that was stupid. I used it most of the winter i got to enjoy it the 4 years i had it.

Now it is sitting in the garage calling my name. Odd part is i am the only one hearing it.

I like that you said " Yet " on a owning one.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

OJdidit wrote:

I suspend mine from the rafters in the garage, hang them on a J hook on the sidewall, and I also built a movable storage rack for two of ours, plus a friend’s pair, plus their paddle boards. That is in their storage area below their garage.
But mine are ride in that I added rod holders to, not the heavy purpose-built fishing kayaks like you have.

Nice rack set up OJ. Always wondered if sag was a concern over so many months of storage.

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

plumbob wrote:

With winter appearing soon in some areas, how and where do you store your kayak for the season?

Don't currently own one, and would prefer a canoe as I find sitting in a kayak too uncomfortable long-term (over a half-hour) due to back problems and sciatica, but if I did
I would have to get a rented storage unit for it !

Kayaks are lighter and easier to load/unload on my truck, but I just can't sit in one for very long !
Being an apartment dweller/ occasional boarder, storage space
is always at a premium !

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Big A wrote:

Don't currently own one, and would prefer a canoe as I find sitting in a kayak too uncomfortable long-term (over a half-hour) due to back problems and sciatica, but if I did
I would have to get a rented storage unit for it !

Kayaks are lighter and easier to load/unload on my truck, but I just can't sit in one for very long !
Being an apartment dweller/ occasional boarder, storage space
is always at a premium !

Have you tried the sit on top yaks?

Not as high as a canoe but far higher than a sit in yak.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

plumbob wrote:

Nice rack set up OJ. Always wondered if sag was a concern over so many months of storage.

Time will tell. The rack is only about 25 yds from the lake, so awfully humid, but not much weight in all those toys. I used leftover lumber from our kitchen remodel. A heavier kayak may require 4x4s for support, though. Having the rack on wheels helps make it convenient for storage in case you have to move them, too. You could also make one out of PVC piping, too 🤷🏼‍♂️

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

OJdidit wrote:

Time will tell. The rack is only about 25 yds from the lake, so awfully humid, but not much weight in all those toys. I used leftover lumber from our kitchen remodel. A heavier kayak may require 4x4s for support, though. Having the rack on wheels helps make it convenient for storage in case you have to move them, too. You could also make one out of PVC piping, too 🤷🏼‍♂️

Got to be real careful with PVC and outside storage. Extreme cold will crack and shatter it if it falls.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

I no longer have either a kayack, or my beach house on Tiki Island near Galveston. When I did, I swung it up to the ceiling of the first floor with nylon ropes. This is where it was during Hurricane Ike and survived without a scratch. Just Sayin...RJS

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

plumb,

I have had good success with "wall" storage methods. A local welding shop made up some 4" x 6" steel plates for me with 2" square tubular steel stock for "extension" arms welded to them. The final product can then be lag screwed into a wall (as long as you have enough studs behind it). For single studs you could use a narrower backer plate and I think it would be strong enough. I have a complete wall dedicated with enough to hold several paddle craft from floor to ceiling. The boats all seem fine as far as not ever bending between the support arms, which are about 8 feet apart.

I have a small 10' long white water styled kayak that sits on a wall "shelf" style platform too. Store bought white metal brackets with a 3/4" plywood base for solid support of the kayak.

My garage is heated as needed during Winter, but usually only stays around 36 degrees.

So...a couple more ideas for you to ponder...

Good luck whatever you decide!

welded square tube steel stock extended out from wall, covered with a small wood plank and carpet.

2' wide "off the shelf" material from lumber yard and hardware store - this boat weighs about 70 pounds

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

2 of mine are stored in the basement at home and I have 2 more stored in the basement at my camp along with my canoe. Keeps them out of the extreme weather and depends on what I want to fish out of at the time and where I want to try

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

fishyaker wrote:

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Quite the set up you have there fy. I take it they are a 2 person lift to get them that high.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

plumbob wrote:

Quite the set up you have there fy. I take it they are a 2 person lift to get them that high.

Thank you...and "yes"...the ones up next to the ceiling definitely are best handled with 2 people. The boats I keep up high are not used as often (mostly when we have guests that want to paddle). The boats I use all the time are kept down low so one person can handle them...although once again...2 people never hurts!

The wall mounted "arms" have been in place now for 20 years without any issues. I was trying to avoid hanging stuff from the ceiling itself to avoid getting cracks in the upper drywall mastic and seams.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

fishyaker wrote:

Thank you...and "yes"...the ones up next... (show quote)

Foe me the white hangers you are showing would work best, however the truck being 21' long and the garage 19' deep i can't get the truck in so the yak is sitting on the garage floor.