One way to get fairly lightweight and stable height in the field is to use a
monopod typically made for camera use, with threaded bushings to adapt for
your mike mount. This is by itself a handy way to get at least five to seven
feet in the air, plus the height you provide by holding it or the height of
whatever you lean it on or lash it to.
Some monopods can be easily adapted to add a 5/8" thread section at the
narrow end (the end that would normally rest on the ground) for your mike.
Then
you can use the threads at the "business" end of the monopod to connect to a
lightweight camera tripod. The combination can get you about eight to ten feet
in
the air without much weight and with good hands-free stability. I've used
this combination with my Gitzo monopods with good success, including doing quad
omni surround by adding an adapter that holds two crossed fiberglas tent poles
to space the array.
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