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Re: [APML] counterweights

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Subject: Re: [APML] counterweights
From: Torsten Clay <tclay@theriver.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:30:30 -0700 (MST)
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, George Anderson wrote:

> I remember seeing on someones website a small article about the time
> they forgot the counter weights. The solution was duct tape and rocks.
>
> George Anderson
> Montreal Canada

One time in the field I didn't have enough counterweight, so I attached a
liter-size water bottle. It made a nice (and easily adjustable!) temporary
counterweight.

If you forget all your weights and have a big mount, maybe a spare tire
would work?

Torsten

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