Downstairs Ski Rack

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I just finished up an internal downstairs ski rack and wanted to share since it’s basically ski season and it seems like there’s a bunch of folks looking for solutions.

The rack was fairly straight forward to build. I picked up a couple of L tracks and mounting bolts from mytee. I cut down a 3/4" pipe and mounted a yakima ski rack that I found at the used gear store. The total cost was less than $100.

Without Rack
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With Rack
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This was the first iteration - so we’ll see how it performs in the wild.
Let’s see your solutions!

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Nice!

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Looks great. I’ve thought about doing this for my snowboards as they fit, but the wifes skis dont! My biggest regret about a 5 ft bed.

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I’m also trying to figure out a good solution for my boards. This looks cool! However, do you have to climb into the bed to pop the ski racks open to get the boards out?

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Brilliant!

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Nope, it’s pretty easy to unload from the side panel. Loading isn’t bad either but could be improved. Modifying the rack to prevent it from opening more than 90° might help.

So far I’m happy with it.

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Where did you get the L track and is it mounted to the well-nuts?

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Here’s where I found the l track and hardware:

The track is mounted to the well nuts. I had to drill new holes in the track since they didn’t line up with the camper wells. I used a 4ft track for the bottom which fit perfectly. I used a 6ft track for the top but I had to cut it down a bit.

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Awesome thank you.