Best way to store a yak?

What's the best way to store my kayaks? I'm tired of hanging them, and would love ot be able to just set them hull down on the garage floor. Should I keep them on their sides? Or am I best off hanging them upside down?
Thanks!

I think it's the best method: "hanging them high" 

What's the best way to store my kayaks? I'm tired of hanging them, and would love ot be able to just set them hull down on the garage floor. Should I keep them on their sides? Or am I best off hanging them upside down?
Thanks!

its best to set them on their sides if you dont want them on the ceiling.  but then you lose garage space.  although since you live in SF i do not know if it would really harm the hull of your kayak by storing them sitting upright as it does not really get hot enough there to cause a serious deform of the hull.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,21871.0.html

although since you live in SF i do not know if it would really harm the hull of your kayak by storing them sitting upright as it does not really get hot enough there to cause a serious deform of the hull.

If you "do not know", then why are you suggesting it?   

I'm sure there are days in SF that are hot enough.  I'm also sure it doesn't have to be that hot to cause oil canning.  Room temp (heated garage or just a mildy warm day) is good enough.

Andrew ... to answer your question.  On it's side is good.

-Allen

i don't know, but I would sort of expect a kayak to hold up better to 75 degree temps in the summer.  I don't think it would be common for ALL kayak brands to oilcan in those types of conditions, so I don't know if andrew's T13 would have that problem.  of course he should put them on their sides if at all possible, but I don't hesitate putting any of my kayaks upright on foam blocks for days at a time when I need to work on them. 

If the kayak company is making a hull thin enough for their boat to oilcan in relatively pedestrian conditions like room temperature in a garage, i'd be pretty pissed as a consumer, especially since I'm relying on that kayak to keep me safe on the water in the event that the unthinkable happens.

i don't know, but I would sort of expect a kayak to hold up better to 75 degree temps in the summer.  I don't think it would be common for ALL kayak brands to oilcan in those types of conditions, so I don't know if andrew's T13 would have that problem.  of course he should put them on their sides if at all possible, but I don't hesitate putting any of my kayaks upright on foam blocks for days at a time when I need to work on them. 

Storing it days at a time is very different than storing it that way ALL the time.  BTW, on foam blocks is worse than setting it down directly on the ground.  At least directly on the ground, the weight is distributed over a larger area.

If the kayak company is making a hull thin enough for their boat to oilcan in relatively pedestrian conditions like room temperature in a garage, i'd be pretty pissed as a consumer, especially since I'm relying on that kayak to keep me safe on the water in the event that the unthinkable happens.

Since when is oilcanning a safety issue?

Pretty much all poly yaks can be oil canned in some fashion.  The moral of the story is to know how to use (and store) your kayak in the recommended way.

-Allen

i store mine(OceanKayak/P-13) outside,in shaded cover, on its side,on a folding bike holder.
No damage and it can get over 90deg. in the summer.
I have also oil-canned it, by letting it sit on the Wheelez overnite.
It fixed itself (i love those OceanKayakDeckMonkeys) they do pay off every once and a while

simular to this one:http://www.bikerackshops.com/PSB-1RBRS.html

When I lived in the city my flat had only a small pass through space accessible at street level, where we kept the garbage cans etc. Since the space had exposed studs I just cut two 24" pieces of 2x4 and lag bolted them sticking out from the studs, about 3 feet off the floor.
I could lift the boat and set it on its side, cockpit out, on the 2x4 pieces and then secure it with one strap that I ran through an eyebolt in the wall to keep the boat from falling off the rack.
Since the door to the street locked, I was good storing it that way for 3 years. The rack may still there on 19th ave.

Today I'm just storing the fleet on its sides under a covered porch. We get 100degree days a few times each summer & I haven't had issues with oil canning.

I keep mine hanging upside down from the rafters in the garage with no troubles at all.

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