Snowboard / ski rack attached to L-track bed build 🏂

Gaximus said:

I saw someone had made a ski rack attached to the LTrack. I thought it was a good idea, and went waaay overboard.

I used 2020 extruded aluminum to build the rack, with 3D printed end caps I designed to hold ball bungees.

Folds up to allow smuggler bay access

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Jabman said:

Duuuuuuude! Awesome build! How can I get one? I usually carry my gear (skis and snowboards with boots) in ski and snowboard bags. But I find the melted snow turns exposed edges rusty and I’m looking for new ideas to keep them together without trapping moisture. This is brilliant. Kudos to your engineering prowess and creative solution. Would appreciate some insight on cost and time spent. Thanks!

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Gaximus said:

I think it was less than $150 total, I ended up spending more due to trial and error, and buying to much 2020 aluminum, but that stuff is awesome, like legos for adults. Will probably build some more cool stuff with the left overs.
I updated my post with a parts list.

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Gaximus said:

I saw someone had made a ski rack attached to the LTrack. I thought it was a good idea, and went waaay overboard.

I used 2020 extruded aluminum to build the rack, with 3D printed end caps I designed to hold ball bungees.

Parts:
Pivot Joints - https://a.co/d/dygbShg
Misc joints - https://a.co/d/gFacDar
2020 extruded aluminum - https://a.co/d/2fn08yp
$2 worth of 3d printed parts, and some 1” foam weather stripping.

Folds up to allow smuggler bay access

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Hookalakupua said:

That’s absolutely incredible! I’d steal/borrow/pay for that design in a heartbeat, but my skis are too damn long so I’d have to lay them diagonal. May look into doing this for the family though and get rid of the racks. Thank you!!

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Hookalakupua said:

Hmm… that’s not a bad idea and would probably fit. I’ll look into it this week so thank you. Generally, if we go somewhere over an hour or so, we’ll throw them in ski bags but generally all they do is collect ice and snow. Haha. How did you ruin your bindings? That a terrible.

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Gaximus said:

My bindings were white, with leather straps. The nasty road splatter stained them.

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Gaximus said:

I saw someone had made a ski rack attached to the LTrack. I thought it was a good idea, and went waaay overboard.

I used 2020 extruded aluminum to build the rack, with 3D printed end caps I designed to hold ball bungees.

Parts:
Pivot Joints - https://a.co/d/dygbShg
Misc joints - https://a.co/d/gFacDar
2020 extruded aluminum - https://a.co/d/2fn08yp
$2 worth of 3d printed parts, and some 1” foam weather stripping.

Folds up to allow smuggler bay access

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The Tumbler said:

Sweet work! Love how these fold up. Mine were a little simpler with thumb screws for easy removal and storage in the underseat bins inside. Cheers to snow related organization innovation!

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The Tumbler said:

Sweet work! Love how these fold up. Mine were a little simpler with thumb screws for easy removal and storage in the underseat bins inside. Cheers to snow related organization innovation!

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Gaximus said:

Your post was the original post that gave me inspiration to make my rack, thank you.

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Jabman said:

I think I’m learning a hard lesson here. I thought I was protecting my equipment with ski bags and boot bags, but apparently it has led to moisture build up and rust. Most likely it’s better to just throw them in the back (like I used to) than keep them insulated in a bag. @Gaximus solution is the best of both worlds. No shifting or potential for scratches with the brackets, but no hermetic seal for moisture accumulation like with the bags. Definitely appreciate the ingenuity and approach. And having the vault seal off potential scuffs (sorry about the white bindings) is a definite plus

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