A thread on Camping & neat tricks

I was doing my searching before asking what scope might be worth
hauling over hill and dale (overnight bedding down, on foot) vs car
capming where you load up the house and inflate on site.

I came across the following thread;
Packable Scope Advice Requested
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.a...e068 7e70b265

and was reading about the height/weight of a tripod being a
determining factor.

Now, all that said I was thinking; would it make sense to use a
lightweight tripod but attach underneath a bucket on a string, filled
with water or earth/rocks to make it more stable?

If this is the 1st time anyone has heard of such a thing (unlikely)
call it a 'Berk's Bucket' but if not then let me in on the good and
bad points, esp vs something like sandbagging each leg.


tia,
TBerk