suggestions please! how to keep bottom of tripod legs clean at the beach
May 5, 2014 16:03:47 #
May 5, 2014 16:54:25 #
ThePhotogDog wrote:
Hey Trout Man
Very cool, the best idea yet, I am going to scrap my PVC and get a can of that "Liquid Rubber"! Maybe the rest of those using condoms could dip it in the can instead and save a bunch, probably last longer too!!
R/ The PhotogDog
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Very cool, the best idea yet, I am going to scrap my PVC and get a can of that "Liquid Rubber"! Maybe the rest of those using condoms could dip it in the can instead and save a bunch, probably last longer too!!
R/ The PhotogDog
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Just a thought before you get rid of your PCV's. The liquid rubber will add girth to your legs, and you will only be able to collapse the leg till you hit the rubber. In other words you will have a longer tripod when collapsed using the liquid rubber. You just might spend some time peeling rubber off till you get it to the length you find acceptable.
May 5, 2014 17:15:38 #
The water is no problem for a carbon fiber tripod as was said before. Your big enemy is sand. It can get between the joints of the legs and really mess up your day. Do not collapse your tripod before cleaning.
I flush my tripod from the top down asap. If there is a shower at the beach I'll do it there. If not I just put the tripod in the car without collapsing it. This way sand has a harder time getting inside the legs. If sand gets in the leg joints you have to disassemble the tripod and flush the sand out
I flush my tripod from the top down asap. If there is a shower at the beach I'll do it there. If not I just put the tripod in the car without collapsing it. This way sand has a harder time getting inside the legs. If sand gets in the leg joints you have to disassemble the tripod and flush the sand out
May 5, 2014 17:59:01 #
May 5, 2014 18:29:57 #
Wrap bottom of legs in gaffer tape. It will come right off and will not leave any sticky residue! No muss or fuss.... You should always have some in your bag anyway!
May 5, 2014 20:20:54 #
The plastic bottles are a go to idea, and, using gaffers tape (non residue) eleminates the goo dilemma.
Likely you won't be embedding the legs in the sand, but a fresh water wash down after the visit will work.
Now, my salt water fishing reels are less likely to be affected by the openings in a tripod of any kind, but I clean them like anything subject to sand, just like shampoo instructions: wash, rinse, repeat.
I gently soak the reels with fresh water, spray them with a simple solution of dish detergent, and spray that away with fresh water again.
But hey, that's for salt water sand, did you mention if you are fresh water beach, or ocean?
Regarding carbon fiber, heck, I've had carbon fiber rods go overboard, retrieved them, to no affect. Swelling? Just me, beaming with pride getting them back in the boat!
Likely you won't be embedding the legs in the sand, but a fresh water wash down after the visit will work.
Now, my salt water fishing reels are less likely to be affected by the openings in a tripod of any kind, but I clean them like anything subject to sand, just like shampoo instructions: wash, rinse, repeat.
I gently soak the reels with fresh water, spray them with a simple solution of dish detergent, and spray that away with fresh water again.
But hey, that's for salt water sand, did you mention if you are fresh water beach, or ocean?
Regarding carbon fiber, heck, I've had carbon fiber rods go overboard, retrieved them, to no affect. Swelling? Just me, beaming with pride getting them back in the boat!
May 5, 2014 20:42:45 #
smith934 wrote:
I think for your shoes, in some quarters, they are properly called rubbers.
Properly call rubbers?... Hum...
May 5, 2014 20:42:47 #
I went to the dollar (thrift) store and bought three toy flying disks and a couple of tennis balls. Cut the balls in half and fastened them to the center of the disks with thread and glue. They keep the tripod feet from sinking in the sand and fairly clean. I take them along whenever we're shooting in sand, mud, or other loose soil locations. Total cost was under $5.
Budnjax wrote:
Anyone got any ideas about the best way to keep the bottom of your tripod legs clean at the beach, or anywhere there's mud, dirt or sand? I've heard all kinds of ideas like wrapping them with Saran wrap, cutting a hole in an old tennis ball and sticking the tripod leg through there, etc. Any better ideas? Oh, by the way I read that you never want to get a carbon fiber tripod wet or the fibers can swell up and make it useless....don't know if that's true or not...
The completed "invention".
In use on a Texas Gulf Coast beach
May 5, 2014 20:54:07 #
May 5, 2014 21:56:43 #
May 5, 2014 21:58:24 #
I like the idea of the flying saucers with the tennis balls glued on. It would even offer some support so that the legs don't sink into the sand.
May 5, 2014 22:08:41 #
promfh wrote:
I went to the dollar (thrift) store and bought three toy flying disks and a couple of tennis balls. Cut the balls in half and fastened them to the center of the disks with thread and glue. They keep the tripod feet from sinking in the sand and fairly clean. I take them along whenever we're shooting in sand, mud, or other loose soil locations. Total cost was under $5.
Brilliant !
Those could also be used as caution marker in high traffic areas.
May 6, 2014 01:53:43 #
boberic wrote:
Flatten out the sand and place a 4X8 sheet of plywood on the sand and then put the tripod on the plywood. There are at least 2 problems with this. The rake and the plywood are kind of hard to put in your camera bag. (obviously a joke)
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May 6, 2014 05:51:55 #
May 6, 2014 08:12:18 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
Great suggestion! Thank you.
promfh wrote:
I went to the dollar (thrift) store and bought three toy flying disks and a couple of tennis balls. Cut the balls in half and fastened them to the center of the disks with thread and glue. They keep the tripod feet from sinking in the sand and fairly clean. I take them along whenever we're shooting in sand, mud, or other loose soil locations. Total cost was under $5.
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