--- In Dan Dugan <> wrote:
> I'm planning an expedition July 18-19 where I hope to try some
> 4-channel stuff. Recommendations for light, packable mike stands?
> Don't need 5/8-27 threads; I'll make something to clip the lavalier
> clip to. Music stand bottoms might do.
>
For pack stands I recommend fiberglass tent poles pushed into the
ground. You can cut off the shock cords that hold multiple segments
together and use those for cable ties. Also recommend sandwhich bag
ties on a role, duct tape, and kite string.
For close to a car I use AKG tripod mic stands with boom arms. They
are good 3' to 7' and cost about $35 each.
> I'd also like to make miniature cables with TA-series connectors on
> 'em. First attempt was impossible to coil. Maybe something like a
> kite string reel?
I like the idea. let us know if the signal loss is a problem on 100'
rolls.
>
> >Just got back from a day field outing. I tracked a bear that came
> >into the clear to get away from the flys. Looked pretty lean.=20
When
> >I lost the track I got scared which does not happen often to me.=20
Not
> >knowing where a hungry bug bitten bear is, when you know you are
> >under 200 yards, will get your heart going. I got no audio so the
> >only thing I did get is a little more wisdom about what not to do.
>
> A California woman hiking with three other people was jumped by an
> underweight mountain lion the other day. Serious injuries. Previous
> attacks have been people alone. Must have been desperate.
Our bears are not that dangerous but when following one, you are in
trouble when you lose where it is and no longer know which direction
your back side is. This one was not a dump or camper trained bear.
Only 1 in a 1000 is ever a problem but bears are not very good at
math or in attending commitee meetings to agree which one is the 1.
>
> -Dan Dugan
Rich
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