[Paddlewise] Kayak Stands

Hello again list,

I am posting an additional question separately so that people can respond
to either question separately, if they choose.

There is lots of equipment that you can make for yourself.  I have found
that there are times when I make something that seems pretty basic and then
someone reports that they made the same thing with a great improvement and
I wish (and sometimes do) I could do it again.  Right now I want to make
stands for my kayak(s).

After a day of paddling, I like to put my boat up on some rickety old saw
horses and hose it down.  Occasionally, I will use these same horses to
perform some repairs or other maintenance on the boat.

I want to build some better, more stable, kinder-to-the-boat, portable
stands.  I have seen what look like a pair of letter X's at my local kayak
dealer and other stands that look like two uprights connected by a piece of
fire hose.  Both good approaches but perhaps there are others.

I would like people to suggest stand designs that incorporate some or all
of the following:

	Portable (aka light weight)
	Non corroding	
	Folding for easier storage	
	Stable during use (such as flipping the boat when rinsing)
	Easily constructed 
	Low cost

I imagine there may be some people that say that making a stand is sort of
a no-brainer.  Just do it and go paddling.  But I see it as a way of making
equipment that helps extend a great day (since, presumably, you've already
been paddling) and I'd like to take a little care with this.

Please share ideas.  Again, thanks in advance,   Bill Leonhardt  
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