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Subject: Re: LX200 8" vs 12"; portability
From: Cliff Peterson
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Aug 15 00:42:44 1995
> One of the lessons that everyone learns [I hope] the first time they go to
> a Texas Star Party is that you nail down your tripod's. We
> use bridge spikes about 10 inches long, driven into the ground about
> 5 or 6 inches and tied firmly to the bottoms of the tripod legs.
>
Tom, since that happened I get an uneasy feeling every time the wind
starts. Your idea of bridge spikes is a good one and a set of them
will be joining my stuff in the accessory bag. I haven't experienced
a micro burst before when the scope was set up and may never again
but the piece of mind will let me sleep better just knowing things
are secure.
Cliff