rucksack stands

[Man of Tanith]

i've seen in photos of set ups and briefly saw mesquite's rucksack stand and think its a good idea
could someone kindly post some pics of theirs so i can have a go at making one for myself?
cheers
Sam

 

[Mesquite]

Tis just a simple tripod Sam. I drilled the poles and threaded the cord through to save having to lash it every time (pinched the idea off of Wayland)

I attach a cross bar on mine to rest the base of the rucksack against to stop it swinging between the 2 legs

 

[Man of Tanith]

is it? must of over complicated it in my head
cheers Steve

 

[Mesquite]

is it? must of over complicated it in my head
cheers Steve

No probs

Another tip is to make sure you point the poles so they can grip in the ground better

 

[Man of Tanith]

i'll try that on 14th jan which is next planned excursion
specially as i camp @ butlins and myself are walking in and out to site thus preventing vast amounts of kit

 

[Mesquite]

I'll dig it out and take some pics for you

 

[Man of Tanith]

Cheers Steve
did i dream it or did you have holes in it?

 

[Mesquite]

Cheers Steve
did i dream it or did you have holes in it?

Yup...

Tis just a simple tripod Sam. I drilled the poles and threaded the cord through to save having to lash it every time (pinched the idea off of Wayland)

I attach a cross bar on mine to rest the base of the rucksack against to stop it swinging between the 2 legs

 

[drewdunnrespect]

I attach a cross bar on mine to rest the base of the rucksack against to stop it swinging between the 2 legs

what an ausome idea in fact stole it drew

 

[Man of Tanith]

mental note read what is actually on the page not what i think is on the page

 

[Shewie]

I've knocked them up with one forked stick and a straight one, just using the weight of the pack to hold it in place

 

[Kepis]

I've knocked them up with one forked stick and a straight one, just using the weight of the pack to hold it in place

Works a treat that one, have also used the lashed tripod method, i used to carry a length of webbing with me with a Karibiner on it so i could wrap the webbing around a tree and suspend my pack from that.

 

[SimonM]

This was just a simle tripod, lashed together from Scout staffs:

Simon

 

[Pandabean]

The tripod works well, sometimes when I have time I will find some nice sticks, lash them together and voila one kit stand, hang your bag, jacket, dry bags and other bits and bobs from there works a treat.

If I can't find 3 nice sticks (or can't be bothered ) I will just use one sturdy stick put into the ground and rest my bag on that, that way its not lying entirely on the ground and its somewhere to hang my jacket if I need to.

Or you could go the whole hog and do what we have done in the past and make a complete table for putting stuff on.