[Tweeters] Sturdy lightweight Tri-pod - Recommendations?

[Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters]

One drawback to aluminum is that it is second only to copper among the
metals in its thermal conductivity, IIRC.  It's amazing how fast it sucks
heat out of your hands to handle an aluminum tube in winter if you're not
wearing pretty good gloves.  So that's one advantage of carbon composites,
I think.

However, if you want a little DIY project, you could wrap the topmost
section of each leg of a metal tripod with some stylish cork bicycle
handlebar tape.  That should make a big difference, and if you use the
classic Cinelli ribbon, maybe one in a hundred birders who's also a bike
dork will think you are *molto bello.*

https://www.jensonusa.com/Cinelli-Gel-Cork-Handlebar-Tape

https://www.planetbike.com/comfort-cork-handlebar-tape/

Mike Wagenbach
Seattle WA
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