DIY Shooting rests by a tight arse

[Oldbloke]

I do a fair bit of sit & wait these days. So I made some shooting stick about a yr ago and would recommend them. But for some situations they don't do the job. As trees are often abundant I thought why not have a branch on every tree when waiting. (they never seem to be in the right spot do they). So I came up with this, just a piece of bent 4mm rod with a piece of plastic tube pushed over the horizontal rest bit. And the side touching the tree has been roughed up with a grinder. Held on with building cord seems to work fine.

And tonight I converted a cheap camera tripod by screwing a piece of pine to the top after removing the camera mount.
The thing is I hate paying top dollar for rubbish made in China when I can DIY.

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[Die Judicii]

From one old fella to another,,
So glad to see that your not hammering metal spikes into all the tree trunks.
A wood cutter or sawmillers nightmare in years to come eh ?

Oh, and your dead right about branches that don't grow at the right height and angle.

[tom604]

small ratchet strap may work better than the cord, good idea i may have to pinch it

[Oldbloke]

small ratchet strap may work better than the cord, good idea i may have to pinch it

Yep, good improvement. The idea was to achieve light weight, small and cheap.

[Rocker]

The tie on rest is a great idea OB.

Headed to the shed to find scrap to make one now!

[Yelp]

small ratchet strap may work better than the cord, good idea i may have to pinch it

Yep, good improvement. The idea was to achieve light weight, small and cheap.

A pair of velco straps might work just as well and take up less space and weight than a ratchet strap

[tom604]

small ratchet strap may work better than the cord, good idea i may have to pinch it

Yep, good improvement. The idea was to achieve light weight, small and cheap.

A pair of velco straps might work just as well and take up less space and weight than a ratchet strap

even better idea i wonder if you can get bunjy cord velcro

[Oldbloke]

Velcro and ratchet strap both sound good. But to be honest the string actually worked ok. Looks flimsy but was ok.

[Oldbloke]

Velcro and ratchet strap both sound good. But to be honest the string actually worked ok. Looks flimsy but was ok.

[deye243]

this is a good one typical KIWI ingenuity haha .

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[anthillinside]

Love it
Just the thing to "Jump Start" a shooting session

[Oldbloke]

Love it
Just the thing to "Jump Start" a shooting session

[Hercl]

Velcro and ratchet strap both sound good. But to be honest the string actually worked ok. Looks flimsy but was ok.

Well, if it aint broke...