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"nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
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> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could
> I
> find and buy it?
> Nobody
>

Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.

They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or other
bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
Most of them are also adjustable in length.

Roy G
 
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News wrote:
> "Roy" <royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > "nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
> > news:BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re...
> >> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could
> >> I
> >> find and buy it?
> >> Nobody
> >>
> >
> > Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.
> >
> > They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or other
> > bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
> > Most of them are also adjustable in length.
> >
> > Roy G
> Just what I went looking for yesterday (saw them in Milletts a few years
> back, they don't have them now). Need to keep looking...

All you need to make your own is a wood lathe, a couple turning tools,
and some wood billets (I'm turning several of cherry). Lee Valley has
the needed hardware, including the tripod screw. www.leevalley.com
 
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Gitzo Monotrek. Nice walking stick with a small ball-head at the top.

"nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
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> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could
> I
> find and buy it?
> Nobody
>
 
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In article <BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re>,
nobody <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote:

> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could I
> find and buy it?
> Nobody

Novoflex makes one from a Leki pole. It can be used by itself as a
monopod or walking stick/cross country stick or with a Novoflex BB Ball
to make a duopod or a tripod. Very light weight and extremely strong.
Available from camera store. It's name is BB STOCK.

--
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nobody <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in
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> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
> could I find and buy it?
> Nobody
>

My monopod works fine as a walking stick, dunno if it's meant to but it
does.

Mick Brown
www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown
 
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"Roy" <royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
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>> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could
>> I
>> find and buy it?
>> Nobody
>>
>
> Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.
>
> They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or other
> bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
> Most of them are also adjustable in length.
>
> Roy G
Just what I went looking for yesterday (saw them in Milletts a few years
back, they don't have them now). Need to keep looking...
 
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> > News wrote:
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> >> > "nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
> >> > news:BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re...
> >> >> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
> >> >> could
> >> >> I
> >> >> find and buy it?
> >> >> Nobody
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.
> >> >
> >> > They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or
> >> > other
> >> > bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
> >> > Most of them are also adjustable in length.
> >> >
> >> > Roy G
> >> Just what I went looking for yesterday (saw them in Milletts a few years
> >> back, they don't have them now). Need to keep looking...
> >
> > All you need to make your own is a wood lathe, a couple turning tools,
> > and some wood billets (I'm turning several of cherry). Lee Valley has
> > the needed hardware, including the tripod screw. www.leevalley.com
>
> To paraphrase Mrs Beeton - first catch your lathe...

That do help. But think of all the money you can save. Less than $20
for hardware, under $10 for cherry or other hardwood. Of course, a
decently capable lathe costs at least $500, a set of good turning tools
about $150 to $300 (depends on your definition of "good"), a stand
costs whatever you're able to spend, and it takes about three months of
all your spare time to become proficient in spindle turning.
 
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nobody wrote:

>Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could I
>find and buy it?
>Nobody

Google is your friend. Try searching for "walking stick monopod".

You can buy them at many hiking equipment stores. I know EMS stores
carry them in stock. Here is a link for the hiking stick I purchased
from EMS:

http://www.ems.com/products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441774629&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574489160414&fromTemplate=search%2Fresults.jsp&bmUID=1117887423195

Another online source is REI, if you search "walking stick monopod" at
REI you'll see several. Here is one.

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47670657&parent_category_rn=11770843&vcat=REI_SEARCH

However, I suggest you consider a monopod to use as a hiking stick,
rather than a hiking stick to use as a monopod. I own both a walking
stick and a monopod, and I find I use the monopod rather than the
walking stick. The monopod makes a fine walking stick when needed. And
it is stiffer than the walking stick, which makes it a better platform
for taking photos.

My monopod collapses in 4 sections to about 20 inches (including the
small ball head), while the hiking stick collapses in 2 sections to
about 30 inches. That means the monopod fits nicely in a day pack, or
can be velcro'd to the outside of a day or fanny pack horizontally
without sticking out the sides. The hiking stick is a pain to carry if
you don't want to be using it. I don't want to use a walking stick all
the time, so this is a concern. If you be using your walking stick all
the time you are walking, then collapsed size is less of an issue.

Here's the monopod I use, a Slik Lighty Pod II:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=48636&is=REG

Cost is slightly less than the walking sticks, and it includes a small
ball head (which you would have to purchase additional with the
walking stick).

Terrry
 
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nobody wrote:

> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
> could I find and buy it?
> Nobody
I haven't seen one for over 40 years but have never owned one myself.
I think that the last one I saw was in Wallace Heatons in London
although they may have expired by now.
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Mick Brown wrote:

> nobody <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in
> news:BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re:
>
>> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
>> could I find and buy it?
>> Nobody
>>
>
> My monopod works fine as a walking stick, dunno if it's meant to but
> it does.
>
> Mick Brown
> www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown
There also used to be a shooting stick that doubled as a monopod, very
convenient in fields although not so good on hard surfaces.
--
neil
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nobody wrote:
> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could I
> find and buy it?
> Nobody
>
Interesting idea. Surely someone has thought of it before....


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"Terry" <no@email.invalid> wrote in message
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> My monopod collapses in 4 sections to about 20 inches (including the
> small ball head), while the hiking stick collapses in 2 sections to
> about 30 inches. That means the monopod fits nicely in a day pack, or
> can be velcro'd to the outside of a day or fanny pack horizontally
> without sticking out the sides. The hiking stick is a pain to carry if
> you don't want to be using it. I don't want to use a walking stick all
> the time, so this is a concern. If you be using your walking stick all
> the time you are walking, then collapsed size is less of an issue.
>
> Here's the monopod I use, a Slik Lighty Pod II:
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=48636&is=REG
>
> Cost is slightly less than the walking sticks, and it includes a small
> ball head (which you would have to purchase additional with the
> walking stick).
>
> Terrry




I recently bought a Velbon monopod which uses a similar leg to the one on
the Velbon Sherpa tripod.

I noticed that the head mounting bolt was noticeably shorter that the one on
the tripod, 2.5 complete turns to screw the head on the monopod versus 7
complete turns to screw the same head onto the tripod.

I was/am a bit concerned about the security of the head - but when I checked
with a couple of other makes (Manfrotto & Jessops own brand) the bolt
threads on those were similarly short.

So, are short mounting bolts a feature of all monopods?
 
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"Ethic" <email@nospamethical-web.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Terry" <no@email.invalid> wrote in message
> news:tc63a1164abt7t2l8safu52s5bmphmq3j4@4ax.com...
>
>> My monopod collapses in 4 sections to about 20 inches (including the
>> small ball head), while the hiking stick collapses in 2 sections to
>> about 30 inches. That means the monopod fits nicely in a day pack, or
>> can be velcro'd to the outside of a day or fanny pack horizontally
>> without sticking out the sides. The hiking stick is a pain to carry if
>> you don't want to be using it. I don't want to use a walking stick all
>> the time, so this is a concern. If you be using your walking stick all
>> the time you are walking, then collapsed size is less of an issue.
>>
>> Here's the monopod I use, a Slik Lighty Pod II:
>>
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=48636&is=REG
>>
>> Cost is slightly less than the walking sticks, and it includes a small
>> ball head (which you would have to purchase additional with the
>> walking stick).
>>
>> Terrry
>
>
>
>
> I recently bought a Velbon monopod which uses a similar leg to the one on
> the Velbon Sherpa tripod.
>
> I noticed that the head mounting bolt was noticeably shorter that the one
> on
> the tripod, 2.5 complete turns to screw the head on the monopod versus 7
> complete turns to screw the same head onto the tripod.
>
> I was/am a bit concerned about the security of the head - but when I
> checked
> with a couple of other makes (Manfrotto & Jessops own brand) the bolt
> threads on those were similarly short.
>
> So, are short mounting bolts a feature of all monopods?
>
Probably to get the monopod on and off quickly. Remember, the monopod is
not actually supporting the camera, like, you're not going to walk away from
it. It's just an addition to the camera to make it more stable. You still
have to hold the camera to take a shot, not the monopod.
 
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On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 09:02:00 -0400, "TAFKAB" <not@right.now>
wrote:

>Gitzo Monotrek. Nice walking stick with a small ball-head at the top.

Good choice if a little expensive. I have a Leki "Sierra
Photo", lighter (and cheaper) than the Gitzo but with no
ball head just a 1/4" screw under a woden knob. The same
stick is sold branded as Novoflex (BBSTOCK). The Leki is
extremely reliable and surprisingly rigid for such a light
stick. Available from outdoor sports and clothing suppliers
as well as many photographic outlets.

--
Regards

John Bean
 
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"Charlie Self" <charliediy@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> News wrote:
>> "Roy" <royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:LHfoe.5712$hT6.5326@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>> >
>> > "nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
>> > news:BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re...
>> >> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
>> >> could
>> >> I
>> >> find and buy it?
>> >> Nobody
>> >>
>> >
>> > Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.
>> >
>> > They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or
>> > other
>> > bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
>> > Most of them are also adjustable in length.
>> >
>> > Roy G
>> Just what I went looking for yesterday (saw them in Milletts a few years
>> back, they don't have them now). Need to keep looking...
>
> All you need to make your own is a wood lathe, a couple turning tools,
> and some wood billets (I'm turning several of cherry). Lee Valley has
> the needed hardware, including the tripod screw. www.leevalley.com

To paraphrase Mrs Beeton - first catch your lathe...
 
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Hi,

There's a "reader's offers" page in Digital Photo magazine from April which
lists an EXPED Viewfinder walking pole/monopod which should do just what you
want.

--
Paul ============}
o o

// Live fast, die old //
PaulsPages are at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pcbradley/
 
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Sheldon wrote:

>
>"Ethic" <email@nospamethical-web.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3gdmcdFbi2usU1@individual.net...
>>
>> I recently bought a Velbon monopod which uses a similar leg to the one on
>> the Velbon Sherpa tripod.
>>
>> I noticed that the head mounting bolt was noticeably shorter that the one
>> on the tripod, 2.5 complete turns to screw the head on the monopod
>> versus 7 complete turns to screw the same head onto the tripod.
>>
>> I was/am a bit concerned about the security of the head - but when I
>> checked with a couple of other makes (Manfrotto & Jessops own brand)
>> the bolt threads on those were similarly short.
>>
>> So, are short mounting bolts a feature of all monopods?
>>
>Probably to get the monopod on and off quickly. Remember, the monopod is
>not actually supporting the camera, like, you're not going to walk away from
>it. It's just an addition to the camera to make it more stable. You still
>have to hold the camera to take a shot, not the monopod.
>

Yeah, while taking the shot you hold the camera. But I routinely carry
the monopod with the camera still attched. Sometimes over my shoulder,
sometimes with the monopod horizontal. So I sure hope it's securely
attached!

I never noticed this before, but I just checked my Slik Lighty Pod II,
and you're right, it has a short bolt, about 2.5 turns. My tripod
bolts are signicantly longer.

It's never bothered me in use, seems quite secure.

Terry
 
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On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:01:01 +0100, in rec.photo.digital , nobody
<nobody@nowhere.com.re> in <BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re>
wrote:

>Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where could I
>find and buy it?
>Nobody

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=9296

$45


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All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.
 
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On 4 Jun 2005 12:17:40 -0700, in rec.photo.digital , "Charlie Self"
<charliediy@aol.com> in
<1117912660.781021.260300@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> wrote:

>
>
>News wrote:
>> "Charlie Self" <charliediy@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:1117883364.844068.26210@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > News wrote:
>> >> "Roy" <royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >> news:LHfoe.5712$hT6.5326@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>> >> >
>> >> > "nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
>> >> > news:BEC73A6D.8740%nobody@nowhere.com.re...
>> >> >> Has anybody thought of making a walking stick monopod? If so, where
>> >> >> could
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> find and buy it?
>> >> >> Nobody
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Try your nearest Hillwalking / Mountaineering equipment shop.
>> >> >
>> >> > They do make Walking Poles, which can have a variety of Handles or
>> >> > other
>> >> > bits fitted, including a Camera Tripod Screw.
>> >> > Most of them are also adjustable in length.
>> >> >
>> >> > Roy G
>> >> Just what I went looking for yesterday (saw them in Milletts a few years
>> >> back, they don't have them now). Need to keep looking...
>> >
>> > All you need to make your own is a wood lathe, a couple turning tools,
>> > and some wood billets (I'm turning several of cherry). Lee Valley has
>> > the needed hardware, including the tripod screw. www.leevalley.com
>>
>> To paraphrase Mrs Beeton - first catch your lathe...
>
>That do help. But think of all the money you can save. Less than $20
>for hardware, under $10 for cherry or other hardwood. Of course, a
>decently capable lathe costs at least $500, a set of good turning tools
>about $150 to $300 (depends on your definition of "good"), a stand
>costs whatever you're able to spend, and it takes about three months of
>all your spare time to become proficient in spindle turning.

Oh, to live the _Groundhog's Day_ life.


--
Matt Silberstein

All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.
 
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On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:29:22 GMT, in rec.photo.digital , Terry
<no@email.invalid> in <tc63a1164abt7t2l8safu52s5bmphmq3j4@4ax.com>
wrote:

[snip]

>Another online source is REI, if you search "walking stick monopod" at
>REI you'll see several. Here is one.
>
>http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47670657&parent_category_rn=11770843&vcat=REI_SEARCH
>
>However, I suggest you consider a monopod to use as a hiking stick,
>rather than a hiking stick to use as a monopod. I own both a walking
>stick and a monopod, and I find I use the monopod rather than the
>walking stick. The monopod makes a fine walking stick when needed. And
>it is stiffer than the walking stick, which makes it a better platform
>for taking photos.
>
>My monopod collapses in 4 sections to about 20 inches (including the
>small ball head), while the hiking stick collapses in 2 sections to
>about 30 inches. That means the monopod fits nicely in a day pack, or
>can be velcro'd to the outside of a day or fanny pack horizontally
>without sticking out the sides. The hiking stick is a pain to carry if
>you don't want to be using it. I don't want to use a walking stick all
>the time, so this is a concern. If you be using your walking stick all
>the time you are walking, then collapsed size is less of an issue.
>
>Here's the monopod I use, a Slik Lighty Pod II:
>
>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=48636&is=REG
>
>Cost is slightly less than the walking sticks, and it includes a small
>ball head (which you would have to purchase additional with the
>walking stick).
>
>Terrry

I suspect that a monopod is not designed to take as much stress. For
the normal walk, that is fine. But I wonder if it will stand up if you
trip and put your weight on it. That said, I decided against a walking
stick that could be a monopod because of the lack of the ball head.
That would be very nice.


--
Matt Silberstein

All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.
 
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Matt Silberstein wrote:

>I suspect that a monopod is not designed to take as much stress. For
>the normal walk, that is fine. But I wonder if it will stand up if you
>trip and put your weight on it.

I wonder about that too. I doubt the metal is a problem, they are
quite strong and stiff, but I wonder about the latches -- will they
slip? However, my experience is that I have used a monopod to cross
streams and climb down boulder fields, and put most of my weight on
it, and not had any problems.

>That said, I decided against a walking
>stick that could be a monopod because of the lack of the ball head.
>That would be very nice.

It's essential unless all you want to do is take landscape orientation
shots of the horizon. :) Of course it is just a cost issue -- you can
add a ball head to your walking stick.

Terry
 
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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:27:09 GMT, in rec.photo.digital , Terry
<no@email.invalid> in <7l57a1pp19j1p5007thk65hmh9d5kcgatq@4ax.com>
wrote:

>Matt Silberstein wrote:
>
>>I suspect that a monopod is not designed to take as much stress. For
>>the normal walk, that is fine. But I wonder if it will stand up if you
>>trip and put your weight on it.
>
>I wonder about that too. I doubt the metal is a problem, they are
>quite strong and stiff, but I wonder about the latches -- will they
>slip? However, my experience is that I have used a monopod to cross
>streams and climb down boulder fields, and put most of my weight on
>it, and not had any problems.
>
>>That said, I decided against a walking
>>stick that could be a monopod because of the lack of the ball head.
>>That would be very nice.
>
>It's essential unless all you want to do is take landscape orientation
>shots of the horizon. :) Of course it is just a cost issue -- you can
>add a ball head to your walking stick.

If money were a concern could you suggest an inexpensive one for the
amateur?


--
Matt Silberstein

All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.
 
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