G'day all, am looking to do some medium to long term caravan trips.Right at the top of my priority list is the secure storage of my SUP. I will probably take my 9'6" X 30" board and I am looking for storage options especially when I am away from the van. I guess the obvious is to either put the thing inside the van (awkward and cumbersome) or stick it under the van and hope for the best (not very secure). I know that theft is common in coastal van parks and I am keen to avoid this. Does anyone have any better options?

Have a look at Dock locks or Gumby lock.

Just lock it up to something and throw it under the van

we caravan a lot with the sup surfboard bikes bbq and other junk. Currently on a long trip and we use stainless wire swaged at a chandlery. We made 4 different lengths with about a 2 inch loop at each end. Get the wire with most strands (19 I think) as it is most flexible and easy to use. Make sure you get it thin enough to thread through and I have found 4 lengths fron 1m to 4m covers everything we take.

Hi Ken, I use Docks Locks to secure my board. They work great as a deterrent. Of course if some dog really wants it then they can get it.

+ 1 for the gumby lock when we travel

When we travel as we both paddle I think we have taken 7 boards on one trip, so we made a long cable at Whitworths, properly swaged, I think the cable is 5 m long, locks in a line, works a treat

Have seen a cage box made of aluminium on the back of vans. Boards are upright and locked in using examples above. There is no lid or top on the box.

This is my setup for the back of my motorhome,use Kanu Locks for a bit of peace of mind when it is left,if you travel with your sup on the car maybe a rack on the back of your van just to lock it while you are away. This board is a 9' 5" Naish Mana but used to travel with my 10'5" no problems.I take the vent plug out as it can get pretty hot in the sun no issues so far.made it out of angle and box section which bolts onto the chassis.