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Where do you keep it when it's flat?

Postby ChasingDaylight » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:40 am

So i've just got myself a 9'1 and i think i'm a girl in love. It's great! But, i was strapping it onto the roof of my car yesterday and i noticed how many fresh dings there were. Ok, it's a second hand board and i'm expecting to give it a bit of wear, but not to this extent!

See, the thing is, i live with my parents in a pretty small house. The room it lives in is right near the front door and the front door needs to be open for it to get in the room. Also, the angle is all messed up and the fin gets stuck blah blah. It took me a good five minutes struggling with it last night to get it in the house. I don't know what to do! It's so bad and it's getting dings all over the shop!

Could i store it in a shed type thing outside? Just worried about weather damage and the sun melting the wax. But if i built a wooden cupboard/box sort of arrangement, do you think that would be ok???

ANY advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:02 am

Shed type thing outside will be fine. As long as you dont store it in direct sunlight, it'll be fine. And if it gets proper hot, then the wax will melt - but that just gives you the opportunity to give it a good clean and apply new grippy wax 8)
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Postby Kabazz » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:56 pm

Do you have a garage? One of mines there hanging from the ceiling. Others are in my room but there not longboards lol
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Postby Sykes » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:13 pm

I've got my 9'2" board in the bedroom of my one bedroom apartment. I can't close the bedroom door, and I have to step over the nose of the board to get in the bathroom, but at least it's out of the sun, lol.

It's sort of analogous to how I get the board to the beach. It goes on top of my Mini Cooper. I have to secure the soft rack to the hinge posts on the hatchback, as it doesn't have rear windows. Necessity is the mother of invention 8)
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Postby ambolina » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:07 pm

Garage or shed will be fine. I keep mine in it's bag when it's stored which keeps it clean and adds an extra layer of protection (I have one of the thermo bags so it keeps it from getting too hot, but you still don't want to have it stored in direct sunlight even if it's in a bag).

I saw a post by a guy who stores his hanging from the roof of the garage. He hung hooks in the ceiling then strung bungee cord through the hooks and his board has a nice little hammock to rest in (the chords make 2 little shelves - one kinda where you chest hits and another where your shins hit on the board).
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Postby esonscar » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:39 pm

Probably due to your mother kicking it as she walks past :lol:
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Postby parrysurf » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:19 pm

Stayed on the 8th floor of a hotel in HI one.....my log wouldn't fit in the elevator...and going up the cramped stairs I would bash it at every turn. I feel your pain.
A shed or something would work fine. I have completely clogged my garage with boards.....good luck
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Postby phillwilson » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:07 pm

get a bag lady!! it looks like you have a giant banana on your roof ;)
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Postby leeknowles » Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:34 pm

Sykes wrote: It's sort of analogous to how I get the board to the beach. It goes on top of my Mini Cooper. I have to secure the soft rack to the hinge posts on the hatchback, as it doesn't have rear windows. Necessity is the mother of invention 8)



Hey... and this work fine for you??? (this is good news!) cheers for mentioning it in your post
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