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Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I think you should first use a quick release and carry the camera separate from the tripod.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Country Boy wrote:

I think you should first use a quick release and carry the camera separate from the tripod.

I vote for this, as well. If your tripod is relatively light, tripod shoulder straps are pretty easy to find. Split the load from both sides of your body. I think most pull carts will be more frustrating than helpful. A camera hanging off the tripod is going to make it top heavy.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

Marilyng wrote:

I am looking for some recommendations on how I can carry my camera which is attached to my tripod.I am a small,older,women & can not lift my camera attached to my tripod over my shoulder.I am looking for something with wheels that I can push with my camera & tripod.So all I have to do is lift it out of the cart & set it up.I don’t think they make such a thing,do they? If so please let me know!

Everybody is making suggestions and no one has asked some basic question that are necessary to make useful targeted recommendations. First, how big and heavy is your camera? What brand and model? How big and heavy is your largest lens? Are there any attachments on your camera that add weight and bulk such as flash units, GPS trackers, remote triggers, etc.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

rmalarz wrote:

Outside of moving a camera and tripod a few feet for a slightly better location, moving both as a unit farther distances might not be a good idea.
--Bob

Exactly my thoughts. The camera makes the whole thing unbalanced. One slip and the the camera hits the ground first. It is the reason we use quick release plates. Taking the camera off the tripod and putting around your neck then closing the tripod and putting it over your shoulder to walk to the next position takes seconds.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I had a friend who for years walked with a walker. It had a seat she could use when stationary. She had figured out a way to slide her tripod over the seat so it would "stand" on the walker with her camera attached. It was quite secure. When we stopped to shoot, she would lift out the tripod, re-extend the legs, sit down and start shooting. It was faster than reattaching the camera!

I see those shopping carts advertised that go up and down stairs with ease (at least in the commercials). I've wondered about using one of them.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

ecobin wrote:

I use a quick release on all my tripod heads. When I move a significant distance I carry the camera using my long over the head/shoulder camera strap and carry the tripod in my hand or in the case with strap that came with it.

Depending on the terrain, any roller bag could cause significant jostling of the camera which I would avoid.

This is a very good sugestion.

Dossile

A 3 wheeled hiking style baby stroller may fit the bill best. They are cushioned and made for hiking. My golf bag holders are clumsy to wheel over harsh terrain and are more expensive. You can often pick up used baby gear. If you are fortunate enough to have some young grandchildren, it then has a double purpose.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Look into a tripod strap system perhaps with a quick release system. I know Really Right Stuff has such an offering. Probably others do too.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Marilyng wrote:

I am looking for some recommendations on how I can carry my camera which is attached to my tripod.I am a small,older,women & can not lift my camera attached to my tripod over my shoulder.I am looking for something with wheels that I can push with my camera & tripod.So all I have to do is lift it out of the cart & set it up.I don’t think they make such a thing,do they? If so please let me know!

The stresses to the camera’s tripod mounting screw hole from any carrying shock can be considerable. A friend ripped his Canon 50D tripod socket out when he banged his heavy tripod into a door frame. So neither he nor I carry cameras mounted to tripods. We use quick release plates and neck straps.

philo Loc: philo, ca

PD has a new travel tripod coming out in Dec. I have one on order and can't wait to start using it.

blackest Loc: Ireland

burkphoto wrote:

The stresses to the camera’s tripod mounting screw hole from any carrying shock can be considerable. A friend ripped his Canon 50D tripod socket out when he banged his heavy tripod into a door frame. So neither he nor I carry cameras mounted to tripods. We use quick release plates and neck straps.

Leaving a camera attached to a tripod seems a bad idea i use a shoulder strap like a peak design one. which keeps the weight off my neck for my camera.

I tend to use my travel tripod when i am out and about it is much lighter than my main one but so much easier to carry. It also folds up much smaller than my main tripod. Weight is around 3 or 4 pounds.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Marilyng wrote:

No I have to much invested in my camera equipment to do that!

How about a quick release plate attached to your camera and mounting plate on tripod, parting the two to move would be easy/safer for your camera & lens - I've seen the fall-over accidents with folks moving the two as a unit, doesn't usually hurt the tripod, but camera and lens, usually not so good, ouch! The golf cart idea has merit for flat smooth ground, but they are a bit clumsy otherwise.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

rmalarz wrote:

Outside of moving a camera and tripod a few feet for a slightly better location, moving both as a unit farther distances might not be a good idea.
--Bob

Being in my 90s I am unsteady enough to need a cane. I have found the camera on a tripod to work as a three-footed cane.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

John_F wrote:

Being in my 90s I am unsteady enough to need a cane. I have found the camera on a tripod to work as a three-footed cane.

Have you considered a lightweight (less that a pound) graphite monopod such as the Sirui model P-326. It collapses to 15 1/2 inches and extends to over 60 inches. You could use spotties or other means to lash the monopod to your cane and provide the stability of a tripod Your cane will provide three points of support for both you and your camera. If you add a QR mounting plate to it and a QR plate on your camera. It will make your life much easier.