> The worst story I ever heard of from storing a kayak outdoors was from
> someone who stored their boat outdoors, beside the house, on sawhorses,
> and presumably well covered. There was a late Spring snow. When they
> checked on their boat they found that a considerable quantity of snow and
> ice had built up on the roof of the house, slid off and landed on their
> kayak. Supported as it was by two sawhorses, the kayak was significantly
> tested in bending strength. It failed. The kayak was broken in two.
> Something to keep in mind.

How about another two cents worth. Have you ever built one of those saw horses with the metal brackets?? Well, build yourself about 5 sets of sawhorse legs just high enough to clear the kayak/canoe when cradled about 6 inches off the ground, and put your mega sawhorse over it and the tarp over that. No snow will sit directly on top of it and with a few 1x2's or 4's as purlins you would have a good chance of keeping it in tact, as well as your boat. For what it's worth.......

Rehd