What kind and brand of tripods do you guys use, I've gone through several over the years and can't say I liked any of them. The one I have now is a fiberglass and I absolutely hate it, the poles that make up the legs are now cracking where it mounts to the top, I've replaced a lot of the parts already and it never ends, yesterday we had issues and I just set the laser on the bed of my pickup to finish up before dark.
I need an adjustable tripod and that height adjustment from four to eight feet would be nice, but I'm finding out those are few and far between, I've tried that whole theory of just have two tripods one short and one tall and use whichever one I need, but that never works, seems the one I need is always on another jobsite, in anther vehicle I don't have with me, or is too far away to go get for just a few short shots to take.
I know I'm hard on tripods, the one I have now is too large to fit in the cab of the truck, so it ends up being put in the back and as most know how that goes, it won't fit in my Polaris ranger hardly at all, and is hung over the side sticking out and gets banged around too much and etc, etc.
I've tried a few aluminums over the years, most had parts on them that would vibrate off and my last aluminum tripod I liked, the parts were no longer made and we junked it.
I've thought about wood tripods, but can't find one that has enough adjustment for my needs in one tripod. Anyone use wood tripods? Good, bad or what?
The lever cam adjustment's seem to always not work or hold, or it starts to rain or snow and they slip and don't stay put, have had better luck with the screw adjuster holds, not sure of the official name for them, but they seem to work better than the cam lock versions.
So does everyone have a dozen tripods they use, or just keep buying a new one every year or two and toss the old one away?
Next is, how do you transport it? Been thinking about mounting a large pvc pipe along the truck bed and slide it in and screw a pvc cap on to keep from someone tossing "stuff" onto it all the time as it lays in the back of the truck??
I've thought about making one myself, but they end up being too heavy to move all the time it seems, unless someone had a great design I've missed and not thought of??
I need an adjustable tripod and that height adjustment from four to eight feet would be nice, but I'm finding out those are few and far between, I've tried that whole theory of just have two tripods one short and one tall and use whichever one I need, but that never works, seems the one I need is always on another jobsite, in anther vehicle I don't have with me, or is too far away to go get for just a few short shots to take.
I know I'm hard on tripods, the one I have now is too large to fit in the cab of the truck, so it ends up being put in the back and as most know how that goes, it won't fit in my Polaris ranger hardly at all, and is hung over the side sticking out and gets banged around too much and etc, etc.
I've tried a few aluminums over the years, most had parts on them that would vibrate off and my last aluminum tripod I liked, the parts were no longer made and we junked it.
I've thought about wood tripods, but can't find one that has enough adjustment for my needs in one tripod. Anyone use wood tripods? Good, bad or what?
The lever cam adjustment's seem to always not work or hold, or it starts to rain or snow and they slip and don't stay put, have had better luck with the screw adjuster holds, not sure of the official name for them, but they seem to work better than the cam lock versions.
So does everyone have a dozen tripods they use, or just keep buying a new one every year or two and toss the old one away?
Next is, how do you transport it? Been thinking about mounting a large pvc pipe along the truck bed and slide it in and screw a pvc cap on to keep from someone tossing "stuff" onto it all the time as it lays in the back of the truck??
I've thought about making one myself, but they end up being too heavy to move all the time it seems, unless someone had a great design I've missed and not thought of??
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