New Homemade Camera Tripod

[smitty0312]

I made this tripod from an old video camera tripod I had tucked away in a closet, not used in years, so...why not make it something worth while. So here it is, removed all the stuff out of the middle, cut a slot in the housing for camera cable, attach foam ball(or you could use a tennis ball) to camera cable, cut a slot in the ball to the middle, also the foam ball or tennis ball will float if you drop it in a hole. I also attached 1/2" pipe insulation to each leg so the tripod will not sink if I knock it down the hole. You could probably find one of these at a thrift store for a few bucks. Cheap and easy to make. I also made a compass earlier this year, I don't like to bend way over with all my winter clothing on to turn the compass, this tripod setup is right in front of me, easy to turn Smitty

[arcticcatz]

Hey, I like it. . . one more thing to carry, but it looks stable and very easy to use!

[fishon22]

sweet!

[Eddie Spaghetti]

nice job!

[stripernut]

Very cool!

[JB163]

Attached to the top of the 5 gal. bucket my camera sits on.

[jabers69]

both sweet ideas

[truckhuntfish]

hey smitty , you come up with some good stuff , i made one using an old spotting scope tripod , and your sled is awesome too !!   i am building one tonight !!    thanks for all of your ideas , but my sled is gettin heavy. haha