Help with stake storage...need ideas!

[drb007]

My boss has a very long driveway. During the winter months, he drives red and white striped stakes to mark the edges for the plow. During the warm season, he needs to store all those stakes. He asked me today if I knew where he could get a 50 gallon barrel, as he wanted to stick them all in there to store them. Not a bad idea, but before he commits to that, do any of you have a better way to store a large number fo 4 foot stakes?

 

[TRC51]

He can just get one of those rubber maid deck boxes from Home Depot or Lowes. That way he can also leave them outside of his garage and out of the way.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...0053&langId=-1&keyword=Deck+box&storeId=10051

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...0053&langId=-1&keyword=Deck+box&storeId=10051


..... or the like.

 

[PAToyota]

How many stakes? I've seen people screw a piece of 4" PVC pipe to the wall to hold such stakes - either capped on the bottom or just letting the stakes rest on the floor below. Even if he had to use a few segments, it would keep them tucked along the wall better than trying to find room for a 50 gallon drum.

 

[cashishift]

How many stakes? I've seen people screw a piece of 4" PVC pipe to the wall to hold such stakes - either capped on the bottom or just letting the stakes rest on the floor below. Even if he had to use a few segments, it would keep them tucked along the wall better than trying to find room for a 50 gallon drum.

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[ddawg16]

How many stakes? I've seen people screw a piece of 4" PVC pipe to the wall to hold such stakes - either capped on the bottom or just letting the stakes rest on the floor below. Even if he had to use a few segments, it would keep them tucked along the wall better than trying to find room for a 50 gallon drum.

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Yes.....^^^^that^^^^^

If one 4" pipe is not enough....get a few of them...hang them from the ceiling....you could most likely make a nice little bracket to hold them....or drill a hole in one side so that you can get a long screwdriver through it to run a screw up through the other side and into a stud.

 

[drb007]

I would guess he has about 50 of the fiberglass poles, and I like the PVC idea on those. But he also has those heavy green stake with the blades on the bottom that he uses to brace new trees and such. I don't think the PVC would be good for those.

 

[Jay_mc1]

I use the same stakes during the winter and I keep mine in a piece of 4" PVC, if that size is not big enough, try a 6" piece. Most construction or plumbing places should have some pieces laying around that he should be able to get cheep or even free.

 

[BD1]

Get short pieces of plastic culvert. Numerous sizes available, like 8'', 10'',12''
diameter.

 

[kbs2244]

I would get two heavy dowels, like a snow shovel handles and hang it from some old dog chain above the garage door.
This is normally completely wasted space.
I keep my seasonal stuff like pool vacuum handles up there.

 

[rlitman]

I used to have the fiberglass style stakes, and they all fit in a piece of 4" PVC pipe.
After just a few months, they'd just about all been stolen.

I ripped a bunch of 5/8" pine into square shafts on the table saw, stapled a piece of reflective tape to the tip, and wrote "Stolen from __my address__ " on each one.
They take up a little more space, but none have gone missing since then.

 

[drb007]

His entire property is fenced, gated, and guarded by four mean dogs...guessing theft isn't part of his worry.

 

[DaleK]

I'd go with the barrel. Drill a couple of holes in the bottom to let any water get away.

 

[darkk]

If they are wooden stakes, you could maybe find an old vampire laying around?

 

[Delta74]

check the car washes. most of the soaps come in 45 or 55 gallon plastic drums, and last time I checked there was no deposit, or very small deposit depending on the supplier ( was a few years ago) and most will let you dumpster dive or charge ya 5 bucks or something for them. ask for the bungs too if you want to seal them, otherwise hacksaw or sawzall or whatever will take the top off in a hurry, or drill a ton of 3/4 inch holes for him.
anyway thats my Idea

 

[Zeke]

I'd go with the barrel. Drill a couple of holes in the bottom to let any water get away.

Exactly. why over think this?

 

[hotfoot5]

Why not use a trash can with wheels? One of the heavier duty ones.