Winter Kayak storage.

Hey there I don’t have much room or money. This is my current kayak storage setup for the winter. Is it ok?


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On its gunwals would be best or suspended upside down or right side up maybe ? Less stress on the two points of the side of the hull.

Fish still bite in winter. 

I made a sling for a smaller kayak my Grandkids use because I'm out of space too, and there are a bunch of slings you could buy that hold a kayak similar to how you're doing it, like the Malone slings (http://maloneautoracks.com/SlingOne-TM-Single-Kayak-Storage-System.html).

On the one I made, I threaded the straps - just 1-inch Walmart load straps - through short pieces of 1-1/2-inch foam pipe insulation and it's worked fine for the last couple of years.

I think the most important thing to consider is to insure the pressure of the straps is mostly against the top of the kayak and not against the bottom where it might cause the hull to distort, so mine is at a slight angle in the sling - maybe 3-degrees; it doesn't seem to take a lot.  The pipe insulation helps to hold it at that angle.

It's also a good idea to position the straps about 1/3 of the way back from the bow and 1/3 forward of the stern to minimize the chances of deforming the hull.

You should be fine if the ropes/straps are properly spaced.

The best way to store a kayak, the way most recommended by the manufacturers, is vertically, standing on the stern, and as straight up-and-down as possible.  If you have a high enough ceiling and room between the joists, that takes up the least amount of room.  (Put padding under the stern not shown in this picture)

Fish still bite in winter.

Water is like 2-3c and air temp is -10 to 0 im ok with the cold  but that’s too cold for me. You can go get hypothermia if you want. I’m fine without it.

Fish still bite in winter.

Water is like 2-3c and air temp is -10 to 0 im ok with the cold  but that’s too cold for me. You can go get hypothermia if you want. I’m fine without it.

I'm not sure where you live, but the Pacific Ocean doesn't get that cold north of the Antarctic or south of the Arctic.  Even in the Bering Sea, it rarely drops below 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) in the farthest north or 45 degrees in the south (5 degrees Celsius).

Nonetheless, I'm staying on shore in front my wood stove, too.   

Just north of Vancouver bc. In a bay about 50km I’m from the main ocean shallow water and not much flow. My fish finder might be off a little  it it feels like sticking your hand in a ice fishing hole.

Aha, British Columbia!  That explains all the Celsius silliness    but I'm definitely on your side about staying off the water through winter, and it doesn't even get all that cold down here where I live.

I think you should get a piece of foam rubber pipe insulation on the slings where they go under the hull - that's the cheapest way I know to spread the stress across a bit wider area.  You should be okay.  Storing it inside is what's really important.

Haha. Ok so like a pool noodle?


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Mine is still on my car.  Was I supposed to take it off??

Haha. Ok so like a pool noodle?

Sure, but the bigger it is in diameter, the better - it'll squish out a bit and spread the load.  The foam pipe insulation lasts longer, but a pool noodle would do the trick.

Mine is still on my car.  Was I supposed to take it off??

Not if you park the car in a garage.  Pfff-ft!