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vic_b
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Location: Maple valley
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I’m tired of wobbly tripods! I’m looking for something sturdy with a head that won’t be jiggling around while I’m trying to focus the scope. Any suggestions?
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oldkim
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Location: Maple Valley, WA
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Most photo tripods will work with the screw on base.
Can be had for $
Try looking at Goodwill or pawnshops for cheap.
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vic_b
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oldkim wrote: Most photo tripods will work with the screw on base.
Can be had for $
Try looking at Goodwill or pawnshops for cheap. Good ideas! I usually get my work clothes from goodwill
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vic_b
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Went to goodwill’s online shopping and found a heavy duty tripod for a total price of $64.00. I’ll update after it arrives. There’s a lot of stuff on that site!
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ViniVidivici
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I used to regularly hit the Goodwill at 128th & Meridian when I worked close by. Place was a gold mine. I'm wearing a shirt I got there.
Anyway, I found a very beefy tripod that appears to me for equipment of some kind, has the standard screw, etc. Paid 10 bucks for it.
We use it for our spotting scope, and I have mounted a rifle and shot with it as well.
That online price sounds steep. Never looked at their stuff online.
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vic_b
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The same one on eBay was $64 with $60 shipping.
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oldkim
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My FIL is an amateur nature photographer and his tripod setup (no camera) is more than 2-3 guns. He hikes and does overnight nature shots so weight and stability is highest priority.
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ViniVidivici
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The brand on mine:
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Tit Tail? Sign me up... [wipes glasses, squints] oh, well then, never mind 
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ViniVidivici wrote: The brand on mine: E. Leitz, as in Ernest Leitz Canada, aka: ELCAN. Score Sent from my SM-T878U using Tapatalk
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vic_b
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Looks heavy duty!
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vic_b
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I got the tripod from goodwill finds.org the other day . I must say, it’s much more stable than any other tripod I’ve had! I set it up on the deck and moved it around, zoomed in on a few things and like what it does.
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