My first float tube (Fish Cat 4 LCS) is on the way and I need some storage ideas. If I have to fully deflate it, dry it out, fold it up and put it in a bag, I probably won't use it very often. I would like to store it with as much air in it as possible, while still having it fit in the trunk of my car. Question time...
Is there any reason one should not store a float tube partially inflated, indefinitely?
I see there is a strap, on the underside. Using that to hook it onto the garage wall is probably the easiest solution. Is it safe to assume that strap can be used for long term storage, holding up the full weight of the float tube?
Has anyone used a pulley system, on the ceiling of their garage? Everything I have found assumes the item being hung is fairly narrow (bikes, kayaks, etc). It seems to me that a float tube would need 3 or 4 anchoring points, in order to keep it level. The best solution I can think of is to make one or two spreader bars, out of aluminum. It would be a lot easier to simply hang the whole thing off a hook, though.
Is there any reason one should not store a float tube partially inflated, indefinitely?
I see there is a strap, on the underside. Using that to hook it onto the garage wall is probably the easiest solution. Is it safe to assume that strap can be used for long term storage, holding up the full weight of the float tube?
Has anyone used a pulley system, on the ceiling of their garage? Everything I have found assumes the item being hung is fairly narrow (bikes, kayaks, etc). It seems to me that a float tube would need 3 or 4 anchoring points, in order to keep it level. The best solution I can think of is to make one or two spreader bars, out of aluminum. It would be a lot easier to simply hang the whole thing off a hook, though.
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