Cheap and quick wall mount rod rack

[papadave]

Thought I'd share my solution for a wall mount horizontal rod rack. I needed some way to hang rods from a cathedral ceiling without breaking the bank, and I needed it pretty quick.
Scouring the web for home made rod racks I found this article -> The Best Fishing Rod Storage Rack You Can’t Buy. <- Not exactly what I needed, but the PVC pipe hangers looked like they might be the ticket.

Visited HD to give them a look and decided they were worth a try. I bought 28 of the 1.5 inch hangers for just under a dollar each and a box of #6 x 1" sheet metal screws for ~ $5. Here's what I came up with ........

The hangers


First I use the #6 screws to connect 2 hangers together. The holes are pre-formed and the #6s fit perfectly




I ran 2 screws in from opposite sides for strength. I had measured the distance between hangers and determined the spacing before starting.

Next I cut off the top hanger to even things out - used a miter box & a back saw to keep it straight




From there you just repeat the process of joining the holders until you have as many hangers as you want



The finished product - for my purpose that was 7 hangers



Next I drilled out a few of the pre-formed holes to accept #8 deck screws - the nails provided with the hangers should hold these fine on a wall but since these are going to hang at an outward angle I wanted a little more security (and wanted to be able to remove them easily to eventually be replaced by something a little more attractive)



Built the second set and set the deck screws



(at this point they feel a little flimsy but once they're screwed in place they're pretty solid)

All that's left is to hang them and put the rods in place




The 2 sets hold 14 rods, cost a little over $30 and took about 20 minutes per set to assemble and hang.

I used the 1.5" hooks because all the rods are going to hang in the same direction, one rod per hook.
Using the 3" or 4" hooks you could easily hang 2 per hook facing opposite directions.

These aren't the most aesthetically pleasing, but they are quick, cheap and plenty strong.

[Harold]

I like!

[Concrete_fisherman7]

Looks good! Thanks for sharing

[Chill]

Heck ya, papadave. Great job!
Those hooks are probably the solution for my rod hanging secheation at my fish camp. I don't have alot of open wall space but I betcha I can come up with a ceiling mount deal using those pipe hangers. Big bonus will be if my buddy the pipe fitter and my neighbor at fish camp, can grab some "overstock" at work.

[papadave]

Hard to beat "overstock" prices!

[RCC]

Nice.

[chucktx]

very cool!!! thanks!

[usafret99]

Looks good

[shipahoy41]

Very nice.

[arkansasbowhunter]

Looks good