Kayak Storage Advice

[Aaronjp84]

So, I'm 95% ready to get my first kayak. I've bought everything I need except the kayak. One heartache/cold feet I'm having is I am renting with no garage and storing my kayak outside is keeping me awake at night.

Does anyone else store their kayak outside? If so, how do you secure it.

I was thinking of building a wooden box to double as a stand to keep it off the ground, keep it covered with tarp, and use cable locks through the scupper holes to lock it to the box. I've read stories of people not locking their kayaks and having them stolen. Is it really that big of an issue?

Any advice/easy solutions. Let me know. I would like to get my kayak soon to get on the water.

Aaron

PS, I posted this in the main forum then realized it should have been posted here.

[JKay]

If you're going to store it outside, you can make up a simple stand with a couple sawhorses. You want to keep the kayak gunnel down (upside down) on the sawhorses. The gunnel is one of the strongest areas on most kayaks. You shouldn't get any oil canning this way. You can then cover it with a tarp if you'd like.

If you have multiple boats, you can build a simple A-frame or other type of rack. Here's what I built for my kayaks that would not fit in my garage on the rolling rack that I built.



I have two boats that are on their sides and lean up against the upright. I can just squeeze my son's Scrambler in the middle of the frame. In the dirt underneath the rack I dug a 10" wide x 20" deep hole and sunk a very large I-bolt into concrete. I run a cable through the scuppers on all the boats, through the I-bolt, and finally to a padlock. The whole thing gets tarped to keep the sun, tree sap, etc. off the boats.

Sound like you're on the right path. I would definitely lock up your boats somehow if you keep them outside. Otherwise, it's too easy and inviting for them to disappear

[manlystanley]

If you're going to store it outside, you can make up a simple stand with a couple sawhorses. You want to keep the kayak gunnel down (upside down) on the sawhorses. The gunnel is one of the strongest areas on most kayaks. You shouldn't get any oil caning this way. You can then cover it with a tarp if you'd like.

If you have multiple boats, you can build a simple A-frame or other type of rack. Here's what I built for my kayaks that would not fit in my garage on the rolling rack that I built.


I have two boats that are on their sides and lean up against the upright. I can just squeeze my son's Scrambler in the middle of the frame. In the dirt underneath the rack I dug a 10" wide x 20" deep hole and sunk a very large I-bolt into concrete. I run a cable through the scuppers on all the boats, through the I-bolt, and finally to a padlock. The whole thing gets tarped to keep the sun, tree sap, etc. off the boats.

Sound like you're on the right path. I would definitely lock up your boats somehow if you keep them outside. Otherwise, it's too easy and inviting for them to disappear

Very nice solution. I store mine on the ceiling of my garage. Your solution is easier.......