PVC gear rack, need ideas and experience

[korvette]

Here is what I made and here is the website that I got the idea from. I added the pipe for the boots and fins.

Wet Suit Drying Rack

Mine does not have all the screw in male/female ends just because of the cost, which was about $50, that the guy on the website did. You can use anything from 1 1/2" to 2", that just your preference.

I keep mine in a hallway bathtub that we do not use. Its covered by the shower curtain so the boss is not yelling at me. I did not glue it together incase I need to disassemble it. It is strong enought to hold all items wet.

When I need to wash the items I pull it out of the tub then fill the tub and wash everything then put the rack back into the tub and hang everything up and turn on the shower and rinse. Seems to work ok.
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[jacobholm]

Just built my own pvc dive rack using some leftover 3/4" pvc pipes. One advice I'd give if making your own pvc rack assembly is use short length section for better sturdiness. btw: the bendiness in image is due to panorama feature on camera.

Yes, my rack is also mostly short sections. I glued it all and it seems to be stable enough. I have built mine for 1 setup, perhaps I will have to build a new one if I buy a wetsuit as well, hehe..

Here is what I made and here is the website that I got the idea from. I added the pipe for the boots and fins.....

Nice, I have seen both your and the original design before while researching and got some ideas =) Mine had to be glued as I probably have more weight on it.


Finally, I'm done! I didn't follow my drawings 100%, but I'm pleased with the result. It seems to be pretty stable and I managed to fit most of my equipment on the rack (the rest lies on the floor on a towel.) The drysuit hanger didn't fit 40mm pipes, ofcourse, but luckily there was a small plastic thingie in the loop (see pictures) that I cut off and managed to slide the pipe in.

Feedback? =)

 

[jfe]

To rekindle an old post, I've had some time on my hands yesterday and decided to build my rack as I've been thinking about it for such a long time. Having to find places to hang my gear after a day's diving started to be a pain in the butt. Material cost me a whopping $28, 12 L-fittings; 14 T-pieces and 19ft PVC pipe, think I've used 11 in the end. Took me about 2 - 3 hours to build it, still need to take it apart again and glue all the joints.
Works like a charm though and I'm happy with the result. Stands 6ft high and the base is 31.5 x 12 inches

 

[Neilwood]

Great idea - might have to look at this.

 

[Bearded Diver]

I've got one that works for all of my gear. Attaching a photo with my gear hanging up drying inside. It's just some PVC pipe from Home Depot and a tray to catch the drippings, one of those plastic tubs with wheels on it people would use to store stuff under their bed.

Cost about $50 total, been meaning to paint it but haven't gotten around to it yet. Only tools needed were a handsaw, measuring tape and a plastic cup, stir stick & small brush for the glue.

Note on the top the beam to hang stuff splits about half-way down into two separate beams. This provides me with more room to hang smaller bits like mask, gloves, boots etc.. thats how the boots are staying where they are up there

I did have to use some PVC two part glue on several parts. I left a bunch of the joints on the ends and for the bars running down the center (waist height) unglued so I could pivot them. But most of the top and bottom joints are glued together so it won't bend in the middle. If I wanted a longer straight beam I could just flip it upside down as well and then hang a bunch of wetsuits if I had more and needed to dry them. It works great..

I do have a separate black tub from Home Depot that I use to wash the gear in the front yard or soak it in sink the stink inside my apartment (I don't have any type of secure yard, in a 1bdrm apartment) prior to hanging it to dry.

Last note.. because I didn't glue the sides together (just the top/bottom minus the hinges on the corners) once I'm done it completely disassembles and fits nicely into the same try that I used to catch the water drops for storage.


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One last picture so you get an idea of it stored with all of my gear in the closet.

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I was actually meaning to post this and hadn't done it yet .. theres my tub with all of my gear in my XS Scuba mesh roller .. the entire PVC drying rack is disassembled just below it.

Badass. So glad I saw this.

 

[Bearded Diver]

To rekindle an old post, I've had some time on my hands yesterday and decided to build my rack as I've been thinking about it for such a long time. Having to find places to hang my gear after a day's diving started to be a pain in the butt. Material cost me a whopping $28, 12 L-fittings; 14 T-pieces and 19ft PVC pipe, think I've used 11 in the end. Took me about 2 - 3 hours to build it, still need to take it apart again and glue all the joints.
Works like a charm though and I'm happy with the result. Stands 6ft high and the base is 31.5 x 12 inches

Nice