Camcorder mount for TJ
 

Hi all,

I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
some form of a hands free mount.

I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?

At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.

Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?

Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
camera?

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

While inside a Real Jeep the camera must stay inside a foam lined case!
Let a passenger out and film if you want to keep it. But then if you're just
driving down the road, then duck tape it to anything:
http://----------.com/insideTBird.mpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1192049997.624346.40990@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>



--
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Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

While inside a Real Jeep the camera must stay inside a foam lined case!
Let a passenger out and film if you want to keep it. But then if you're just
driving down the road, then duck tape it to anything:
http://----------.com/insideTBird.mpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1192049997.624346.40990@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

While inside a Real Jeep the camera must stay inside a foam lined case!
Let a passenger out and film if you want to keep it. But then if you're just
driving down the road, then duck tape it to anything:
http://----------.com/insideTBird.mpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1192049997.624346.40990@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>



--
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Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

While inside a Real Jeep the camera must stay inside a foam lined case!
Let a passenger out and film if you want to keep it. But then if you're just
driving down the road, then duck tape it to anything:
http://----------.com/insideTBird.mpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1192049997.624346.40990@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>



--
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Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

We hard mount a digital tape Sony HandiCam to the roll cage on the
Porsche all out racing machine. The mount is a race shop bought multi
swivel affair with bolts, ends up with the same hard rubber mount you
would see on any camera tripod. It works but we have continuing
problems with tape drop outs due to heat and vibration. We shoot though
the windshield, you get the extra glare from the glass and any bugs
you've collected. It also befuddles the auto focus, you have to manually
set it to infinity. The tape pops out the bottom, you have to take it
off the mount to change tapes RPITA!!!

The resulting video is not anything like pro quality but it is certainly
good enough for driver debriefing. You would expect that the thrashing
around of the vehicle would give you vertigo to watch but it is
remarkably easy to view.

I'd expect that your head would bounce around a LOT more than the camera.

ULB wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

We hard mount a digital tape Sony HandiCam to the roll cage on the
Porsche all out racing machine. The mount is a race shop bought multi
swivel affair with bolts, ends up with the same hard rubber mount you
would see on any camera tripod. It works but we have continuing
problems with tape drop outs due to heat and vibration. We shoot though
the windshield, you get the extra glare from the glass and any bugs
you've collected. It also befuddles the auto focus, you have to manually
set it to infinity. The tape pops out the bottom, you have to take it
off the mount to change tapes RPITA!!!

The resulting video is not anything like pro quality but it is certainly
good enough for driver debriefing. You would expect that the thrashing
around of the vehicle would give you vertigo to watch but it is
remarkably easy to view.

I'd expect that your head would bounce around a LOT more than the camera.

ULB wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

We hard mount a digital tape Sony HandiCam to the roll cage on the
Porsche all out racing machine. The mount is a race shop bought multi
swivel affair with bolts, ends up with the same hard rubber mount you
would see on any camera tripod. It works but we have continuing
problems with tape drop outs due to heat and vibration. We shoot though
the windshield, you get the extra glare from the glass and any bugs
you've collected. It also befuddles the auto focus, you have to manually
set it to infinity. The tape pops out the bottom, you have to take it
off the mount to change tapes RPITA!!!

The resulting video is not anything like pro quality but it is certainly
good enough for driver debriefing. You would expect that the thrashing
around of the vehicle would give you vertigo to watch but it is
remarkably easy to view.

I'd expect that your head would bounce around a LOT more than the camera.

ULB wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

We hard mount a digital tape Sony HandiCam to the roll cage on the
Porsche all out racing machine. The mount is a race shop bought multi
swivel affair with bolts, ends up with the same hard rubber mount you
would see on any camera tripod. It works but we have continuing
problems with tape drop outs due to heat and vibration. We shoot though
the windshield, you get the extra glare from the glass and any bugs
you've collected. It also befuddles the auto focus, you have to manually
set it to infinity. The tape pops out the bottom, you have to take it
off the mount to change tapes RPITA!!!

The resulting video is not anything like pro quality but it is certainly
good enough for driver debriefing. You would expect that the thrashing
around of the vehicle would give you vertigo to watch but it is
remarkably easy to view.

I'd expect that your head would bounce around a LOT more than the camera.

ULB wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>

Re: Camcorder mount for TJ
 

I got a set of mounts awhile back to mount an old Garmin GPS, and found
something that worked on eBay. It was a base that was hard-mounted to
wherever you wanted it, different sized arms for the distance and angle you
wanted, and several types of mounts, including a camera mount. I looked but
didnt find the system on ebay but I did find this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Camcorder-Dash-M...QQcmdZViewItem

"ULB" <ultralightbackpacker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1192049997.624346.40990@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been doing some wheelin in the desert trying to hand hold a
> camcorder while taking the trail. For obvious reasons I would like
> some form of a hands free mount.
>
> I think there was a gent called 4x4play or similar who had a mount on
> his dash. Does anyone have a plan for the mount or some ideas?
>
> At first I thought hey, why not use a head band like a miners light on
> the forehead, but in this case, mount it on the side of the head. I
> fear, that would be a real pain in the neck, literally.
>
> Sandbag with camera velcro'd to sandbag? Nah, sand bag, would bounce
> off dash in short time. What do you all suggest?
>
> Drill a hole through top dash, put in proper screw for bottom of
> camera?
>