Showing posts with label kayaks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kayaks. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2025

Wood Brain Makes a DIY Multi-Board Rack Build | Paddleboards, Surfboards, Kayaks, & More



This year has been an incredibly life changing in the best ways. Lindsay and I have been pushing our limits in Prone Paddling. As of today she's only a few more miles away from hitting 200 miles of paddling since June! I'm trying to finish off the year with 700 miles under my belt between surfing and prone paddling. For most of our paddle sessions we've been borrowing my buddies boards, but now we starting to collect our own. With the boards piling up its was time to build a rack for them. So Lindsay took on this challenge and created a rack that would safely store our boards while they were out of the water. So check out this video that shows how she put her ideas into a final budget friendly project.


I built a custom DIY prone paddleboard rack to store our 12' stock prone paddle boards, and the whole thing turned out way better than I expected. Most of the structure is made from simple 2x4 lumber, which kept the build cost super low and makes this project easy for anyone to recreate. The roof is a 16-foot lightweight cover made by ripping down a 16' long 2x4 in half and adding corrugated roofing panels for weather protection. Everything is painted in an exterior white paint for a clean, simple look, and I wrapped the rack arms in pipe foam insulation to protect the boards while loading and unloading. This design isn’t just for prone paddle boards—you can easily modify it to store kayaks, canoes, surfboards, and other long boards or watercraft. It’s a strong, straightforward solution to keep your gear organized and stored neatly along the side of a building, shed, or garage. And of course… I picked up a new board, so now I get to modify the rack again. 😂 Thanks for watching! If this build helped you out or gave you ideas for your own storage setup let me know I'd love to hear your feedback. 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more creative builds and experiments! Stay Connected 📸 Instagram: @Wood_Brain 📧 Business Inquiries: WoodBrainLZ@gmail.com



Thanks again for checking it out and wish us both luck in clocking more miles next year!


Friday, October 12, 2012

A Weekend at Santa Catalina... By Eric Cedeno

I managed to sneak away for the weekend to Catalina for my girlfriend's birthday and our friends Mark and Tosh came with us. Per en.wikipedia.org: Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is 22 miles (35 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) across at its greatest width. The island is located about 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of Los Angeles, California.


Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
We rented some kayaks at Descanso Beach and paddled north around a few bends. It was a perfect day, hardly any wind and the surf calm almost flat. The only time waves really break on this side of the island is when the Santa Ana winds are blowing (which they weren't at the time). I hear that there are waves on the other side of the island , but I haven't been there yet to give it try.


My Girlfriend at Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Mark and Tosh at Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
We found a empty beach that wan't too far away. My girlfriend and I had been here once before but this time we were really prepared. We pulled up the beach and unpacked the cooler and the waterproof Ipod Radio and settled in for some relaxation.
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
My Girlfriend at Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno

It was awesome, just the best way to spend the afternoon. Every now and then a little wave would peal down the shore of our pebbly beach. I had my little olympus waterproof camera and spent some quality time in the shore break taking pictures. These little one foot tall waves had some surprising power to them, plus my ankles were getting a little beat up from the rocks slapping against them as the waves sucked up and broke, but well worth it. Check out some of the pictures I took:

Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno 
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
It was a great time hanging out on our own beach for an afternoon. We headed back to Descanso Beach and grabbed a bite to eat at the patio on the beach and that's when my girlfriend noticed that her custom wood glasses were missing. The only place they could possibly be was back on our pebbly beach. She was bummed about it and I offered to paddle back to our beach to see if I could find them, but she said not for me to worry about. I went back to the kayak rental place and told them that I'd to rent one so I could race back to were we were earlier in search of my girlfriends missing glasses. They gave me a kayak for free and wished me luck. I grabbed the water proof Ipod radio and headed out to sea. It looked like the tide was rising so I was in a hurry to get there. I got there in about ten minutes of heavy paddling, pulled up the beach and found her glasses sitting safely on a rock. I tucked her glasses in my shirt and headed back. I saw a few other kayakers out there also headed back to Descanso Beach and I wanted to beat them there so I put on "Eye of the Tiger" on the Ipod and started really digging in. I made it back in record time, a little sore, but seeing my happy girlfriend cheering on the beach was totally worth it! I passed her back her glasses and she wrapped her arms around me, call me her hero and gave me a big kiss!

The next day I ended up getting sick from a bad lunch burrito at the bar. My girlfriend did her best to nurse me back to health in time for our flight back home. That's right we were not taking the boat back this time. Nope, we were taking a helicopter. I guess there is some assigned seating when it comes to helicopter (weight and CG thing) and I ended up getting lucky and was picked to sit up front next to the pilot. Check out the pictures:

Me, My Girlfriend, Tosh and Mark on Catalina Island
Catalina Island Photo of Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
Catalina Island Photo By Eric Cedeno
San Pedro Photo By Eric Cedeno
San Pedro Photo By Eric Cedeno
San Pedro Photo By Eric Cedeno
San Pedro Photo By Eric Cedeno
The Battleship Iowa, originally commissioned in 1943 and among the biggest U.S. warships ever built and is now a floating warship museum in San Pedro's Berth 87
San Pedro Photo of  Eric Cedeno and his hot Girlfriend
San Pedro Photo By Eric Cedeno