Off season storage

[Jim McDonald]

Inside open ski bags in basement storage room, except my & wife's 'A' skis are at Fischer Pro shop until November, when I'll pick them up ready to ski.

 

[noncrazycanuck]

the best ones live behind my den door, the door has hooks for the other gear. Will constantly remind me to wash them before next season

 

[David]

I clean them, do any base & edge work they may need and wax just line it was mid-season. Then instead of scraping the wax I leave it on for the summer. Next fall I'll scrape and I'm ready to go.

Then I store them in their cleaned ski bags with the zipper open about 6" towards the top so I don't trap any moisture. Put them all in a corner of my ski closet with all my cleaned gear. Then my winter ski wall becomes my summer bike wall.

 

[skiki]

In previous houses we had unfinished basements and I would just slide the skis up in the cross braces between the floor studs. It was a good way to put otherwise dead space to use. You could rig something similar in a storage room up at the ceiling. Mount basic ikea towel racks to the ceiling, spaced about 3 feet apart and slide the skis in base up. Or in a narrow room use pairs of wall mounted curtain rods or tension bars up close to the ceiling.

 

[crgildart]

Teen kids' skis are waxed and in their bedroom closets. The wider skis which I haven't used in two seasons are crammed at the back of the master bedroom closet.

Main quiver is stashed behind a corner cabinet in the kitchen, also all waxed.

Slide that cabinet out a couple inches and 6 pairs all good to go there.

The collectable retro skis (all skiable) are in the corner of the living room by the front door behind the coat tree but somewhat visible on display. Move the coat tree out of the way and BAM!

Mrs crgildart also lets me keep my vintage skateboard collection on display in the living room and kitchen. WINNING!

 

[Jim McDonald]

Love those Splittails!

 

[Jilly]

In previous houses we had unfinished basements and I would just slide the skis up in the cross braces between the floor studs. It was a good way to put otherwise dead space to use. You could rig something similar in a storage room up at the ceiling. Mount basic ikea towel racks to the ceiling, spaced about 3 feet apart and slide the skis in base up. Or in a narrow room use pairs of wall mounted curtain rods or tension bars up close to the ceiling.

That's basically what we had in the garage too. It was closet rods. Not enough space in the storage room here at the condo. At the cottage, I don't think I want anything hanging off the ceiling. But to could come to that. I'll keep that in mind.

Really liking that table/rack in the other thread. I've a welding shop and the boys love doing something different than door frames.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

We usually put skis in ski bags and put them in climate controlled storage area. Now we have the condo so have 2 lockers that house all our skis. Going to try that this summer to see how that goes. It seems to stay nice and cool down there. I may throw some summer wax on them.

 

[Sibhusky]

We usually put skis in ski bags and put them in climate controlled storage area. Now we have the condo so have 2 lockers that house all our skis. Going to try that this summer to see how that goes. It seems to stay nice and cool down there. I may throw some summer wax on them.

If the humidity isn't controlled, you better be prepared for rust. In Arizona I'd worry about the temperature. In Vermont, it's humidity. Definitely make sure the metal edges have wax on them.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

If the humidity isn't controlled, you better be prepared for rust. In Arizona I'd worry about the temperature. In Vermont, it's humidity. Definitely make sure the metal edges have wax on them.

Vermont doesn't seem to have much by way of humidity like Connecticut. Many places here don't even have AC. That said I will put wax on the edges.

 

[Sibhusky]

Average humidity by state. You've more in common with Connecticut than Arizona.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/annual-average-humidity-by-state.php

Summer, which is what we're discussing.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/humidity-by-state-in-summer.php

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Average humidity by state. You've more in common with Connecticut than Arizona.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/annual-average-humidity-by-state.php

Summer, which is what we're discussing.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/humidity-by-state-in-summer.php

Living here I have to say Vermont is way less humid in the summer than CT. We often escape up here for some relief. I'll wax edges just to be safe. All good in the hood.

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

The garage gets really hot in the summer. Need to move skis indoors. God tips about storing them separately!

 

[Kneale Brownson]

I need to set up something like the wall mounts using the bindings. Right now, the remainder of my ski collection (most went into the dumpster when we vacated our Michigan house after 40-odd years) is in a storage bin awaiting the closing next week on our new house:

 

[Philpug]

I need to set up something like the wall mounts using the bindings. Right now, the remainder of my ski collection (most went into the dumpster when we vacated our Michigan house after 40-odd years) is in a storage bin awaiting the closing next week on our new house:

So, thats where all the Kiwi Lime Pivots went.

 

[pete]

FYI, those who don't mind hanging skis ... Lowe's deal of day today only:

they have smaller ones too

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Monkey-Bars-10-Piece-Gray-Steel-Ski-Rack/1001424380

 

[David]

FYI, those who don't mind hanging skis ... Lowe's deal of day today only:

they have smaller ones too

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Monkey-Bars-10-Piece-Gray-Steel-Ski-Rack/1001424380

Mount it lower and hang them by the bindings.

 

[Kneale Brownson]

Mount it lower and hang them by the bindings.

Will the skis go into the hanging spaces when placed at the bindings? I definitely did not like the look of hanging my early rise skis from their tips.

 

[Jilly]

Will the skis go into the hanging spaces when placed at the bindings? I definitely did not like the look of hanging my early rise skis from their tips.

That's why I don't like that type of system. We use it at the shop and I don't like the look of that type of ski in the dowels.

 

[David]

Will the skis go into the hanging spaces when placed at the bindings? I definitely did not like the look of hanging my early rise skis from their tips.

If you can't widen the space then no. But I've seen people make a hanging system with wood and use round disks (or shape them like the toe of a boot) and hang them from 1 binding.