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Tactical Corner / Re: Tripod for Camo Pole Type Masts
« on: November 03, 2013, 06:02:52 PM »
I think that you are asking for quite a lot, ie the ability to raise ten sticks of noodly aluminum camo net poles via a tripod. There might be something out there for that.
I sort of specialize in noodley, and yours is quite the task. Not saying that there is not an item out there to raise a mast into your socket, just saying that ten sticks is quite a lot to stabilize, both coming up to vertical and to stabilize the mast once its raised.
Have you figured where you might put intervening stay plates on your ten-stick mast, and how the guy ropes will play nicely amongst themselves as you raise the mast by yourself? If you find yourself convinced that it might be nice to put out guy ropes from the mast, then how and of what material are you going to make those stay plates? The spreader wands of camo net poles lend themselves well to being cut down for stay plates and guy ropes.
Best of luck to you on raising and stabilizing a tall field expiedent mast. Your f/e wants are pretty tall at ten sticks, especially if you're set on using the pictured swivel mount. Might be best, if a tall noogly mast is wanted, to re-define how that might happen for you. Might be just as easy to start from ground level and ignore the swivel mount, that will save you multiple trips of climbing into your truck bed as a lone antenna erector.
I sort of specialize in noodley, and yours is quite the task. Not saying that there is not an item out there to raise a mast into your socket, just saying that ten sticks is quite a lot to stabilize, both coming up to vertical and to stabilize the mast once its raised.
Have you figured where you might put intervening stay plates on your ten-stick mast, and how the guy ropes will play nicely amongst themselves as you raise the mast by yourself? If you find yourself convinced that it might be nice to put out guy ropes from the mast, then how and of what material are you going to make those stay plates? The spreader wands of camo net poles lend themselves well to being cut down for stay plates and guy ropes.
Best of luck to you on raising and stabilizing a tall field expiedent mast. Your f/e wants are pretty tall at ten sticks, especially if you're set on using the pictured swivel mount. Might be best, if a tall noogly mast is wanted, to re-define how that might happen for you. Might be just as easy to start from ground level and ignore the swivel mount, that will save you multiple trips of climbing into your truck bed as a lone antenna erector.