By Sean Fagan
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On camping trips I often use small tripods for conveniently suspending gear such as, in photo, a hatchet, a spoon, cups, and two water bottles (Photo: Sean Fagan - County Wicklow, Ireland, 2015).

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CAMP TRIPODS (mini-post)

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Damp socks & boots, cups, knives, axes & saws, water bottles, hats, gloves, spoons, bowls, bags of food, first-aid kit, sit-mats, compass, torch...

You name it, I've hung them on my CAMP-TRIPODS.

Camp tripods are smaller versions of cooking tripods. They make for a great addition to a basic camp - easy and quick to make and very handy for elevating gear off the ground (all I need to make a tripod is 3 sturdy stakes, some string and a cutting tool, such as a knife).

My gear is far more visible at a glance when suspended on a tripod and a lot easier to find in a pinch (important for quickly finding important gear such as a First-Aid Kit in an emergency - hitting home the point that an organised camp is a safe camp).

A tripod can also be moved - which is good if the weather turns sour as I can then place the tripod in or under some form of shelter (such as a tarp).

When it comes to the great outdoors - it's extremely easy to misplace and lose outdoor gear - and a one or more camp tripods can greatly reduce the likelihood of losing kit while outdoors.

They go a long way in keeping my camp organised and tidy, which is important - as much of my outdoor gear is important in keeping myself alive and well...

Which conveniently brings me to an oft-repeated mantra of mine, and many others..."Take care of your gear - and your gear will take care of you".

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*For the record, my own camp tripods are made from pointed stakes about 45.7 cm (18 Inches) long.

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