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Brian L
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Anybody out there have a recommendation for a carrying case or bag for a G-11 tripod? I have to walk a hundred yards or so from my car to a dark sky site, and the fewer trips lugging equipment (especially in the cold, dark night) the better.
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WO FLT-110 f/6.5, TEC optics
Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Meade 10" LX200 GPS/UHTC
Questar 3.5" Standard
Vixen VMC-110L
Canon 450D, unmodified
Assortment of TV Panoptic, TV Radian, Vixen LVW, and WO eyepieces
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Al Canarelli
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/06/07
Posts: 2611
Loc: Central New Jersey
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To the best of my knowledge, the G11 does not lend itself to a case. The top of the tripod does not break down or fold and would require a large case to hold it.
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Steve C.
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Reged: 01/24/08
Posts: 103
Loc: Sugar Land, TX
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Brian, I don't have one-bag solution, but I found that the bags that the folding chairs come in are ideal for to carry the legs (one leg per bag).
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Steve Clayworth
Astro-Physics 130 EDT F/8
Celestron 9.25 NexStar GPS
Celestron C-11
Celestron C-8 Classic
Meader ETX 125AT
Tele Vue Pronto
G-11 Gemini
5mm Radian, 8mm Ethos, 9mm Nagler Type 1, 17mm and 24mm Baader Hyperion, 40mm Meade Plossl, 20mm TV Plossl, 1.8x TV Barlow
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 596
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Hi,
Don't know how the CN rules apply in this case, but there IS a rather nice CN member here that does actually make carrying cases for the HD-Tripod and another for the pillar as well.
You may want to check them out.
NB: I do not work for, nor am I related in any way to the seller
Hope that helps.
Regards,
skybsd
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Kaizu
sage
Reged: 08/17/07
Posts: 343
Loc: Finland
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I use Chevy Pick Up. It's sturdy enough to carry the G-11 and equipments.
If you tried Chevy instead of your Ferrari, you perhaps could drive to your site and you also had a place to warm in cold nights.
Kaizu
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Konihlav
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Reged: 03/05/09
Posts: 103
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Well, I do not have G-11 (but it's on my wish list) but I use for tripod transportation (to/from my car - backseats) Orion's padded telescope case for a dobsonian. e.g. http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=cases_and_covers/~product_id=15174
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Konihlav
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Reged: 03/05/09
Posts: 103
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it assumes, of course, that you own the folding tripod.
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Doug Culbertson
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Reged: 01/06/05
Posts: 1347
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When I had a G11, I used a Contico Footlocker that I got at Walmart for $29. The legs would fit in the bottom, while the minipier would lie on top with a towel in between. Sometimes I had to maneuver the minipier around a bit for the lid to close, but it worked fine for me.
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Doug
Midway, FL
NS11GPS/Feathertouch/Starizona Virtual View
100ED/Giro II
Some eyepieces and a barlow
1 Thermacell®
Life's too short to drink cheap beer
Edited by Doug Culbertson (11/02/09 02:37 PM)
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Charlie Hein
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Reged: 11/02/03
Posts: 7961
Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W
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I do a similar thing with a plastic bin from Wal-Mart. It was under $15.00
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