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College Dilemma

3K views 14 replies 12 participants last post by  XxGoGirlxX 
#1 ·
So my university is about 2,000 miles away from where I live, thankfully there are still a few ski resorts around this area. Unfortunately, this means that I cannot run home and grab my board. Now I plan to have a storage unit in the summer as I did this year, however, I do not pay for this unit year round. I was wondering if you guys knew of any hooks or racks that could hold a board onto a wall, without leaving permanent marks on the wall. Basically the rack can't be nailed into the wall or anything of that nature. I need to be able to take it down at the end of the year without anything being left behind.

I don't want to leave the board in my car during the warmer months due to the fact that it creates clutter, and how warm it gets in the car. I imagine the unnecessary heat can cause pointless wear and tear on the board and bindings. As it stands I will probably try and tuck it away in the back of my closet. However, if the closets are anything like last year there won't be very much room to do so. Any help would be extremely appreciated.
 
#3 ·
Those will fall, guaranteed. If you can't drill and put a hole in the wall, you can't put them on the wall. Or at least I wouldn't. Those only hold something like 7.5lbs. If you can't hang them with a hook and nail, just stuff them somewhere like under the bed, or behind clothes in the closet. I had my snowboards through all 4 years of college and through every dorm room. There is always room somewhere..
 
#8 ·
My daughter just stored hers under her bed. You don't say what the walls are. Command strips actually hold a heck of a lot of weight and one on either side like in the mid section should hold it, however if its an older painted concrete that is very porous your mileage may very.

However, one thing to consider is that you may not want your board on display. I don't think you have any idea how many things walk in a dorm. Hidden away with a bike lock through the binding and bed frame would be the way I'd go in my opinion.
 
#14 · (Edited)
No need to be dicks.

Hate on me all you want, but I've never had to deal with hanging stuff up. I don't even have a rack for my board back home, it has a nice shelf in the garage. Knowing what's available is 80% of the problem, and if you can throw it to the internet for people who deal with similar issues... why not?

I do appreciate the solid advice though. Will probably move some boxes from under my bed, and get some type of chain and padlock to tie it to my bed. We do generally keep our dorm locked when we aren't around, so I haven't really had any problems with theft. But y'never know!

Would have been nice to just hang it up, but since the majority of YOUR problem solving skills are as insufficient as mine... I will have to go with f00bar's advice ;)
 
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