ARGGHHHHHHHHH

[philh]

best ones are the all ali/steel ones there was a review in i think last months tsf that the one i use no cheap plastic cr@p on them

ian golds are a total waste of cash

[alan]

welcome to NESA Phil

[philh]

erm cheers alan

[MikeR]

Bought one off eBay from Rods and Sods. All aluminium and never blown over. Only cost £29 as well!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-FOOT-SEA-FISHING-BEACH-TRIPOD-ROD-REST_W0QQitemZ7205351502QQcategoryZ72665QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[ray]

that one looks excellent mike

[philh]

only one prob are they plastic thumb screws for the cups and rests ??? if they are and if you can change them to metal wingnuts saves any probs in the future

[tz500]

veals tripods good as well metal rod holders placky cups but you can buy them all metal,a lot better than golds.
i had to laugh when my mates new ian golds got blew off whitehaven pier,best end to it.there wasnt even a rod on it.

[sless]

these tripods dont blow over

only if you have them buried 3 feet down in the sand
with the leg locks on(what are made of plastic)

[roybert]

Anyone want to buy a Ian Golds Supermatch Tripod hahahahahaha


Roy

[MikeR]

They\'re metal phil - closest thing to plastic on them is the thick foam on the heads (about 4 times thicker than that on the veals ones).

[tz500]

aye mike the foam lining the cups didnt last long but its still been a good tripod

[Edited on 21/12/2005 by tz500]

[MikeR]

My last one was a Veals telescopic - everything snapped on it and it was that light that it kept blowing over. Wasn\'t impressed. Saying that it did last me 4 years!