maybe we should see ih The Homesteader forum could set up a thread for homemade gadgets and solutions-it's quite amazing what bits and pieces people have come up with to provide solutions to everyday needs.
My lantern holder was the result of trying to field dress a moose we shot in the evening,and there were no trees handy to hang a lantern on.A lantern 6' off the ground provides a whle lot more light and less shadows.The tripod works on any terrain, and is very stable.I'm toying with the idea of making the tripod poles 18'' long and connected with ferrels, so the whole thing would fit into a lantern case.It shouldn't be too hard,you'd have 12 sections, with 3 fitting into each corner of a square box,the lantern being round, they shouldn't take up any more room.
After I made it, I was looking at those extendable aluminum tent poles , and wondered if I couldn't use 3 of those.A short piece of chain would connect the tops and the S hook would slip onto that.
I got the tripod lantern holder idea from a homemade tripod dutch oven holder[ which would equally work by just using the top section of my lantern holder]
My lantern holder was the result of trying to field dress a moose we shot in the evening,and there were no trees handy to hang a lantern on.A lantern 6' off the ground provides a whle lot more light and less shadows.The tripod works on any terrain, and is very stable.I'm toying with the idea of making the tripod poles 18'' long and connected with ferrels, so the whole thing would fit into a lantern case.It shouldn't be too hard,you'd have 12 sections, with 3 fitting into each corner of a square box,the lantern being round, they shouldn't take up any more room.
After I made it, I was looking at those extendable aluminum tent poles , and wondered if I couldn't use 3 of those.A short piece of chain would connect the tops and the S hook would slip onto that.
I got the tripod lantern holder idea from a homemade tripod dutch oven holder[ which would equally work by just using the top section of my lantern holder]
