SUP Storage Solutions

Where do you store your board at home?  I place mine on the garage floor, on a portion which is covered with foam matting.  It's really not a bad spot to put it until someone happens to drop something on it (hasn't happened yet).

So, I started researching storage options and this is what I came up with:

These come in pairs.  You can purchase them in a horizontal arm as well. Online they cost around $69/ pair.  It's pretty simple to put up on a wall and comes with the few screws you need to install them.

If you don't have the wall space, another option is a ceiling mount.  This is out of the question for me because I don't have a reasonable spot to hang them.  Plus, I would think you would want a ceiling low enough to easily put up and take down the board, especially if you use them often.  These also cost around $69.

I was just about to spend the cash on a wall mount storage solution but saw these inexpensive options on the beach:

Saw Horse Workbenches fold flat and are easily portable.  Not a bad deal for only $20 at Home Depot.  Keep in mind that if you do decide to use a couple of horses to lay your board on, you need a decent amount of floor space.  If you are handy, you can make your own stand-up paddle board stand with pvc pipes.  I thought this might be a fun project and am planning on spending the $20 to make my own.  I see quite a few people using these types of stands out on the beach to keep the sand off their boards.  Another creative option I saw on the beach was simply the use of two step stools.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted on the making of my pvc board stand.  In the meantime, I may head over to Ikea to grab a couple of small $2 step stools to use.  Let me know if there are any other inexpensive options out there that I may have missed!