How to Mark Carbon Fiber Tripod Tubes - Ideas?

[strikeeagle1]

I don't like to continually guess if the individual tripod leg sections have been extended equally. Obviously, with full extension of each leg there is no problem.

Most of the time I extend the lower two sections fully then need to adjust the upper tubes equally to get the desired rifle height.

Anyone have a clever way to nicely mark numbered gradations or colored rings that clearly standout on the carbon fiber tubes?

Thanks.

 

[theLBC]

grease or wax pencils?

 

[Nik H]

Flip the tripod upside down and compare the lengths of each leg by using the bottom rubber foot connected to the lowest leg section.

Once each leg is at the correct height, flip it back and mount the rifle. 30 seconds...no ugly marks on your tripod

 

[PBWalsh]

White/gold paint pen might work. I mark my Pig tripod with a black sharpie, but it has green legs.

 

[K80/6.5]

Yellow paint pen

 

[Doing my part]

Yellow paint pen

White paint pen

 

[db2000]

Flip the tripod upside down and compare the lengths of each leg by using the bottom rubber foot connected to the lowest leg section.

Once each leg is at the correct height, flip it back and mount the rifle. 30 seconds...no ugly marks on your tripod

This is what I’ve always done before anything is mounted. After that, just follow levels of it’s that important to be perfectly level.

 

[Nik H]

This is what I’ve always done before anything is mounted. After that, just follow levels of it’s that important to be perfectly level.

BINGO

 

[K80/6.5]

White paint pen

I found the yellow at work. Lol

 

[jeffl838]

Leave one leg extended the generally optimal position and only collapse the other ones + the recommendations above

 

[MDof2]

I've always used a paint pen.

 

[OREGUN]

Silver Sharpie

 

[Gee Kay]

what if the ground is not level, how does marking the legs help then?

 

[PBWalsh]

what if the ground is not level, how does marking the legs help then?

Gets you in the ballpark.

 

[OREGUN]

I have a couple of segments marked so I can “instantly” go to “standing”, “kneeling”, or “sitting” on relatively even ground. Having the level on the apex indicate “level” is of less importance to me than having a quick reference to a known height.