Some alternatives to traditional sawhorses include: 1. Folding TV trays or cheap banquet tables for lightweight tasks 2. Stacked milk crates or concrete blocks with a board across them 3. A sturdy workbench or table 4. Sawhorse brackets to build your own custom sawhorses 5. 2x4 trusses laid across buckets or benches 6. Structural ridge beams with legs 7. Collapsible workstands