Kayak Paddle as Shelter Support

The DuoMid requires 54" when pitched tight to the ground. If you want it off the ground for ventilation, you need more. If you want to move the bottom of the pole away from center for more "living space", you need more.

Half a paddle would be 105 cm. 105 cm/2.54 = 41.33"

Even if you're comfortable stuffing the blade into the cone at the top, you would need a pole jack. (a blade in the top would stress things in all the wrong ways)

Or, you could lash the two halves together to get 54" to 60". I would suggest blades in the middle, open tube at the ends.

Something like this might work –

Thanks, Greg. Great idea. It looks like I'll be able to use my gators (kidding). WHat is that? Anyway, you're correct. I just need to source some caps to cover the shaft ends. That should not be too tough. Perhaps some cord with split, Y-shaped ends with bowline loops would bit over the paddle corners and then I could just use velcro straps to lash them together. If only I'd thought of this. Will let you know how it goes.

Thank Dale W.

He found it.