Introduction: Dorm Room Skate Rack
I moved into a triple dorm for college at university of the pacific about a month ago, and in that time convinced both my roommates to also get skateboards for transportation around campus. Pacific is great for skateboards because its pretty small, perfectly flat, and has nice curvy sidewalks. The only problem was that in a small dorm three skateboards can take up a lot of space, but youre not allowed drill or permanently attach anything to the walls. My solution was to use the limited materials I had on hand, I had 100' of paracord and a couple coat hangers.
Step 1: Materials
Pretty simple, you just need
- one or more boards
- exposed electric conduit or water pipe
- 4ish feet of paracord per hanger
- about 8" of wire for each hanger
- pliers or multitool
- knife or multitool
Step 2: Cut and Bend
just cut a 8"ish piece of coathanger wire or any stiff welding wire.
bend in half with
bend up the two ends
fold the ends outward to make placing a board on easier.
Step 3: Tie
cut a piece of paracord
tie to an exposed pipe or anything solid
tie other end to hanger
if you are into fancy paracord knots this step could make something really nice looking, we just wanting something easy and functional.
Step 4: Use It
just slide you trucks onto the hanger to place your board and lift it up to take it off. Ride off into the sunset.