juancho
Enlightened
I have a camera tripod that I use a lot. Mine is a Vanguard with detachable shoes. I bought it from Cabela's and the extra shoes can be bought for less than $ 10.00.
I have extra shoes that are attached to my camera, camcorder, spotting scope and heavy 8x56 binoculars.
I just have made a wooden adaptor to hold a flashlight. It consists of a piece of wood 4" long by 1½" wide and ¾" deep (dimensions are not important). I drilled 3 holes touching each other in the ¾ deep part and opened to a slot with a rat tail file.
Through the slot I passed an automotive hose clamp and finished by attaching the adaptor to the shoe using a wooden screw and thick washer.
To protect the flashlight against scratches, wrap a couple of turns of masking tape around the body where the clamp touches it, introduce the flashlight through the loop, and secure using the clamp screw.
Now in the tripod the light can be directed anywhere.
I made this to use in my fishing cabin (no electricity) with a Streamlight TT -2 "D" that has a 10 LED's setting, that way I can supplement my kerosene hurricane lamps.
By exchanging the Streamlight TT for a Mag Charger I can have a free hand spotlight to use on the Porch of the cabin that overlooks a wildlife feeding dump as I have explained in my thread # 605844 Bear trail and Mag Charger.
I think that is a very useful gadget (I call it Juancho's flashlight holder) for when a black-out is expected.
Juan C.
I have extra shoes that are attached to my camera, camcorder, spotting scope and heavy 8x56 binoculars.
I just have made a wooden adaptor to hold a flashlight. It consists of a piece of wood 4" long by 1½" wide and ¾" deep (dimensions are not important). I drilled 3 holes touching each other in the ¾ deep part and opened to a slot with a rat tail file.
Through the slot I passed an automotive hose clamp and finished by attaching the adaptor to the shoe using a wooden screw and thick washer.
To protect the flashlight against scratches, wrap a couple of turns of masking tape around the body where the clamp touches it, introduce the flashlight through the loop, and secure using the clamp screw.
Now in the tripod the light can be directed anywhere.
I made this to use in my fishing cabin (no electricity) with a Streamlight TT -2 "D" that has a 10 LED's setting, that way I can supplement my kerosene hurricane lamps.
By exchanging the Streamlight TT for a Mag Charger I can have a free hand spotlight to use on the Porch of the cabin that overlooks a wildlife feeding dump as I have explained in my thread # 605844 Bear trail and Mag Charger.
I think that is a very useful gadget (I call it Juancho's flashlight holder) for when a black-out is expected.
Juan C.