So 4 years after agreeing to rent my inlaws home, my wife has finally agreed to let me start turning the garage into an organized mancave. It took 3 kids and getting a minivan to get there, but I no longer have to fight her on spending time organizing it (she was finally just as frustrated by...
personally i use two of the elfa 'wide ladder hook' from the containerstore to hold up my aluminum 16' extension, and one to hold my fiberglass 6' step. all screwed into studs.
elfa hook