Just the tip – a wall hanging solution

[bio-smear]

I need to get organized now that we live full time in a shitty 920 sq foot post-war rambler posing as a cabin. Multiple skis, kids' skis, XC skis, all leaned against the basement wall.

Was thinking about mounting a wall rack in the basement stairwell since that's quality vertical real estate. But the wall rack solutions I see all hang ski pairs by binding behind the tips. Seems...not that great for the tips maybe? Will I be submarining on low-profile shovels next winter after a hot summer storage?

Like this: *not my photo, not my sick quiver

[N1CK.]

how about mounting that lower, and hanging skis from their waists, between the bindings?

[PB]

I've been using the tip squeeze design hangers (different brand) for several years, and have not observed any tip flaccidity/squashing, but found them to be too limiting when confronted with "many" pairs - easier to just lean them all against each other in the corner.

[rfconroy]

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...-a-wall-as-art

[sweatypowderpig]

i use the hangers below
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tornado-...8044/202639949

2x4 mounted to the garage wall, hooks mounted to that, eyelets spaced out with bungies to secure it all. tails rest on the ground.

gravity grabbers are trying to make in-roads as the wall hanging solution, but the price is absurd.

3x for $100!!!
i will admit they have the advantage easier vertical offsetting to maximize use of wall space.
my solution requires spacing out the hangers enough to make room for the bindings.

[XXX-er]

Maybe on some old pine tar wooden xc ski you worry about the tips but not on modern skis

I only have about 1000 sq ft so gotta be smart on the storage, I got 4 pair hanging in a hall closet rack that i made from 2x4 and DW screws

I also got some skis on a horizontal racks in front of a window made from adj arms that clip into the track which are screwed into either side of the window

[hafjell]

Dumb question. How are you affixing the 2x4 to the wall? Just searching with a stud finder? Wondering if there's another solution that doesn't require studs.

[adrenalated]

Dumb question. How are you affixing the 2x4 to the wall? Just searching with a stud finder? Wondering if there's another solution that doesn't require studs.

Hollow wall anchors or find the studs. Finding the studs is 1000X better/stronger.

[hafjell]

Hollow wall anchors or find the studs. Finding the studs is 1000X better/stronger.

Thanks. Hollow wall anchors are the same as drywall screws?

[adrenalated]

No! Drywall screws are for attaching drywall to studs. Not for attaching things to drywall.

There are many styles of hollow wall anchors but the concept behind all of them is you drill a big hole then push something in that expands against the back of the drywall as you tighten the screw down. They suck. You have to drill a giant hole and they aren't very strong. Only use them if you have no other choice.

Just find the studs, it's not hard. Studfinder, knock on the wall and listen to the sound, drill tiny pilot holes where they will be hidden by the 2x4 of you have to. Studs should be on 16" centers (at least in freedom-land) in MOST cases so you only need to find one...

[XXX-er]

Thats how i do it ^^ and a stud finder is a good thing to have

another way is to secure a piece of plywood or 1x4 to the studs and then screw whatever you are mounting to that

[frorider]

A good avy beacon works fine as a stud finder.

[XXX-er]

A good avy beacon works fine as a stud finder.

assuming they are all good aviy beacons how does that work ??

[frorider]

PM Hacksaw, he’ll explain it to ya

[ARL67]

There are all sorts of DIY or store-bought "buttons" where you still hang your skis vertically but they "attach" at the toe-piece.

https://www.trueoutdoors.ca/button-ski-rack-5-pack.html

OR DIY something like this:

[XXX-er]

these are good for horizontal ski storage even work for putting shelves up

[ATTACH=CONFIG]411218[/ATTACH this was a small hall closet, a boot dryer & 4 pair of skis packed into in a very small space, just 2x4 DW screws and some MDF

[toast2266]

Hang skis horizontally.

Any reasonable family has at least 12 pairs of skis, and they take up less room if they're mounted horizontally and stacked floor to ceiling.

[XXX-er]

is hang horizontaly an oxymoran ?

[toast2266]

is hang horizontaly an oxymoran ?

Place horizontally? Cradle in a horizontal position? I dunno.

[hafjell]

Hang skis horizontally.

Any reasonable family has at least 12 pairs of skis, and they take up less room if they're mounted horizontally and stacked floor to ceiling.

At the risk of goat-roping this further, what's your advice on this? Just go with cheapest Home Depot racks/hooks? (Trying to do this once.)

[toast2266]

At the risk of goat-roping this further, what's your advice on this? Just go with cheapest Home Depot racks/hooks? (Trying to do this once.)

Here's how mine's set up. Hard to tell in the pictures, but each "shelf" is angled slightly to facilitate water drainage. If I were going to build it again, I'd angle them even more. Water still pools up a bit on mine.

Also note the simpler method I used at the top when I put a little extension on (new garage has higher ceilings).

[rfconroy]

Here's how mine's set up. Hard to tell in the pictures, but each "shelf" is angled slightly to facilitate water drainage. If I were going to build it again, I'd angle them even more. Water still pools up a bit on mine.

Also note the simpler method I used at the top when I put a little extension on (new garage has higher ceilings).

fuck the ski mount, tell me about those sick ski poles with ODI lock-on grips

[toast2266]

fuck the ski mount, tell me about those sick ski poles with ODI lock-on grips

They're ski poles. With odi lock on grips.

I put little half grips at the bottom because I wanted them to be a bit longer for choking up on skin tracks. There's some shims in there to get the diameter of the ski pole right. Poles are just generic salomon things.

[rfconroy]

What'd you use for shims?
Made some bamboo poles this year, and did some shimming with electrical tape but that was less than ideal.

[toast2266]

What'd you use for shims?
Made some bamboo poles this year, and did some shimming with electrical tape but that was less than ideal.

I used a little bit of actual mountain bike handlebar. The wall thickness just happened to work out. I cut a lengthwise slit in the handlebar so it'd pinch, and I think I might have wedged a bit of beer can in there just to get the fit perfect.