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Written by Andrew Briscoe on 2025-01-26 at 15:14

[#]SilentSunday

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2025-01-26 at 15:32

@andrewbriscoe

Beautiful! Hope your backpacking trip went well!

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Written by Andrew Briscoe on 2025-01-26 at 22:47

@TimKStanton Thank you, Tim! Went well overall. Learned some lessons and I’m sure I will attempt it again.

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2025-01-27 at 00:39

@andrewbriscoe

That's great-- welcome back! Looking forward to hearing what you learned.

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Written by Andrew Briscoe on 2025-01-27 at 17:59

@TimKStanton I learned I need a warmer sleeping bag, which I now have, and there were a few things I brought that were too much weight. Full size tripod and bear can were the main things. The bears should be hibernating anyway.

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2025-01-27 at 19:51

@andrewbriscoe

Yeah, a full-size tripod seems way too bulky and heavy to take on any long distance trip unless photography is the first priority of the trip. I have been attempting, with some success, at using one of my trekking poles as a make-shift stand for my phone. Works ok about half the time.

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Written by M.S. Bellows, Jr. on 2025-01-27 at 20:07

@TimKStanton @andrewbriscoe Seems like there should be a way to use tent poles as a tripod. Found these discussions: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/comments/tfrs2c/ultralight_photographers_how_do_you_use_your/ and https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6946/create-ultra-light-camera-tripod-w-mini-tripod-and-3-tent-poles

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2025-01-27 at 20:12

@msbellows

Thanks for the links. I see that making them into an actual tripod involves lashing them together. I could see doing that if I am stationed somewhere taking lots of pics. But, when taking just a few pics and not having much time for setup (such as a quick selfie at a summit), I find use of a single trekking pole reasonable (although sometimes I can't stick it into the ground which may be solid rock).

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Written by Andrew Briscoe on 2025-01-27 at 20:29

@TimKStanton @msbellows This has been working very well for my GoPro. https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/shorty/AFTTM-001.html?srsltid=AfmBOooUV3Bx54GJv3KYy_w-GvMBrb3yhv3qrRY5LM5SMW44RSNHiIdC

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2025-01-27 at 20:33

@andrewbriscoe

That looks nice. I have a similar one with flexible legs for my phone. I was using the trekking pole so I could take the photo well above the ground (~45" above ground) and avoid having ground-level stuff get in the photo.

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