Garage Storage Racks

Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place ... long term storage of the kayaks in the back of our garage. Our previous location, on our covered back porch, was neither esthetically pleasing nor stable. The two kayaks, 12ft and 13ft, sorta fit under/alongside our 24ft rowing shell. But Kathleen's Pungo 120 was just leaning up against the shell supported by a hair, almost. A good wind and it was pushed right over. Now ... here we go!

These are from Suspenz Kayaks. I found them via paddling.net. They're more expensive than plain old J-cradles available at the local stores, but much better engineered in proportion to the higher price. If the J-cradles were $30-40/pair, I might have been tempted. $69 vs $99? No way! I was able to adjust the strap and bottom bracket after taking the picture, so the kayaks hang better now. The trick now will be to NEVER EVER bring the cars in too far.