: What is abs pipe and can I find 20 foot lengths?

ABS is the black plastic pipe used for sewers and drains. You can get a thin gauge material that comes in a roll or a thicker material which is rigid. The hardware stores and home centers sell this stuff in 10 foot lengths, although professionals can get it in longer lengths if they buy in quantity. A heavier weight material is PVC pipe, which is also suitable, but may be considerably more expensive.

I'd suggest getting 2 sections of pipe, a coupler to join them, and a cap for one end. The friction fit alone should be fine for containing your strips. If you really want to spend more money you can buy the adhesive for permanently gluing this assembly together -- or you can just run some duct tape around the connections to provide more emotional support.

If your strips are a bit uner 20 feet you can fit quite a few of them inside this tube and get a second cap for the other end. Otherwise, you'll have to leave one end of the tube open so the strips can stick out a bit. A piece of cloth over this end, amply covered with duct tape, should hold everything in.

Some brands of this pipe have an enlarged area at one end allowing pieces to be assembled into longer lengths without additional couplings. You slide the small end into the wider end. Other brands/styles are the same diameter ofver the entire length and need a coupler to join them.

If you use a single 10 foot tube it will support the middle of your strips and you'll have 5 feet hanging out at each end. Which is not a problem. Again, wrapping the overhang with a piece of cloth and securing it with duct tape will keep things from thrashing in the wind.

You probably won't get all the strips for a kayak in one tube. You can hang these tubes from your garage rafters to store strips before you use them, then, if you haven't glued them, you can easily dissassemble them into more convenient 10 foot lengths later.

hope this helps

PGJ