Home Ski Storage/Hanging Skis

[dbostedo]

I'm confused about what you are asking. Do you mean something like this?

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I think he's saying don't make individual points/blocks to hang skis on... find a way to just have a long lip/edge/bar where the skis can be hung at any point. Then you don't have to have anything that slides - you could literally put the skis anywhere along the hanger.

As Doug said though, without a discrete point with something for the toe piece to grab, the skis may not actually be hang-able.

 

[Nobody]

@Doug Briggs and @dbostedo understood correctly my confused comment. Thanks to all three for the explanations. I was indeed mulling over this possibility as being the "simplest" in appearance to obtain...

 

[Dwight]

I don't see that being possible with wood. You might be able to do that with metal, which was posted before. Thanks for the clarrification.

About as continous you could get. Maybe if I had a CNC machine.

 

[Dwight]

So, one could use 3/8" round steel or aluminum and hook skis on it, but you would be limited to certain bindings. Attacks and Wardens would work since there is room for it to grab. Narrower bindings don't have the space to hang on a rod.
@Nobody, I'm open to suggestions. You do propose an interesting question. I have found that the 2" wide by 3/4" block of wood works very well to simulate a boot toe piece. I haven't found a ski toe piece that doesn't work. But I only have about 6 different bindings.

 

[Nobody]

I use mainly Markers nowadas, Xcells, Baron and what is today the Comp toepiece (which was mainline before the xCell arrived). In the family some Jesters and Salomons and whatever the season's rentals for my son mount.
So I guess that I will have to follow the main directions here and look for a simulated boot toe piece for each ski/pair of skis, fixed or sliding...

 

[KingGrump]

So I guess that I will have to follow the main directions here and look for a simulated boot toe piece for each ski/pair of skis, fixed or sliding...

A piece of good quality 18 mm plywood will work. The standard ski boot toe is 19 mm from sole to top of lug. You can measure the ski boot toe for acceptable width.

 

[Dwight]

https://www.buttonskirack.com/ makes the easiest hangers using their molded plastic buttons. Their Etsy pages show all plywood ones too. I prefer square holders.

 

[mattfredricks]

Any concerns with storing skis in 110+ degrees in the summer? My garage gets really hot so I've been storing them inside the house but would love to do this project.

Definitely not ideal, especially if your garage experiences temperature swings, but wont be the end of the world, As long as you keep them dry and put some wax on them before storing.

 

[mattfredricks]

https://www.buttonskirack.com/ makes the easiest hangers using their molded plastic buttons. Their Etsy pages show all plywood ones too. I prefer square holders.

looks interesting but 10+ dollars a piece starts to add up quick

 

[Philpug]

looks interesting but 10+ dollars a piece starts to add up quick

Go back to the original post, you can do 14 pair of skis for about $20.

 

[mattfredricks]

Go back to the original post, you can do 14 pair of skis for about $20.

I was refering to a plastic option not the original wood design.

 

[Philpug]

I was refering to a plastic option not the original wood design.

IF I was producing them, I wouldn't sell them for less than that either.

 

[Tom K.]

https://www.buttonskirack.com/ makes the easiest hangers using their molded plastic buttons. Their Etsy pages show all plywood ones too. I prefer square holders.

Genius, IMO, and I’m glad to pay for an idea this good (big fan of intellectual property).

Doubly-genius in my admittedly odd situation:

You could make a sliding dovetail system like @Dwight, and screw one of these onto each wooden “slider block”?

 

[Jilly]

Oooo, I like that. If I ever get a garage again!!

 

[my07mcx2]

I also did the ski buttons and bought the 5 pack for $50.00. did my own backing board. way better than throwing them in the closet after a trip.

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

Not the prettiest solution but good enough for now.

Modified a crate and used some scrap wood for legs.

 

[TheArchitect]

https://www.buttonskirack.com/ makes the easiest hangers using their molded plastic buttons. Their Etsy pages show all plywood ones too. I prefer square holders.

Have em. Love em.

 

[Dwight]

Latest prototype garage design. 3 in 17" and you can make any size on the wall. 3 lone models going to SLC in a week, so I'll see how well it works.

The other 2 mounts just use 3/4 birch plywood doubled up, ripped at 2" wide. The trick was to make the cleat wider than the holder, so it doesn't tip or pop out easily. I'm sure the real ones will be made of paint-grade maple. Stronger than pine and I have it. Plus at the time I purchased it, it was also cheaper than 2x4 studs.

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

Latest garage design. 3 in 17" and you can make any size on the wall. 3 going. SLC in a week, so I'll see how well it works.

How secure are the skis against random bumps and nudges? Asking for those of us with kids and bikes stores near by…

 

[Dwight]

Time will tell. Worse case you screw them, but at least you place them at any spacing.