Squatch
Senior Member
I have the interior gas struts in my Eagle. After I installed the roof rack I upgraded them from 60lb to 80 lb struts. It helps but it's still a heave to hoist the roof. And I haven't installed my road shower yet. That's 5 gallons of water to add up there.
I've been thinking of adding outside struts as well. I've also considered a speaker stand. And or any combination of the above.
Last week one of my arthritic shoulders decided to give me fits again. They like to lock up from time to time without much warning.
So yesterday I decided I'd order a speaker stand. http://www.guitarcenter.com/On-Stage-Stands/SS8800B-Power-Crank-Up-Speaker-Stand-1274115029483.gc#productDetail
The site said in stock and ready to ship. Till I was 1/2 way through checking out anyway. Then it said back ordered till 9-29-17. So I aborted. In the process though I noticed you could ship to a store. I didn't realize there are 2 in the area. Not real close but doable. I called one of the stores and they said they had one left in stock.
I stopped in this am and they had one old demo stand left. Missing the crank. They looked for it to no avail. I asked about a discount and one guy looked at the other who said he'd take 15% off. Then the other guy said they were on clearance on the computer. Just over 1/2 price. So I bought it at that price!
If you are looking for one of these it might be worth calling some music stores.
To update what I have learned. It seems to work well with the drill but I'll make a crank anyway.
3 bolts with little nuts are all that holds the tripod legs on. Remove them and you have a single pole. No need to drill out rivets.
The rubber feet from the tripod fit the top of the pole but the bottom outer pole is a larger diameter. 1.5" I think. I'll pick up a rubber tip later.
My pole is about 1/2"-3/4" too short for a full lift from floor to ceiling. It runs out of threads just before it meets the lifting boards with camper open. Easy enough to fix. Other wise it seems like it will work well enough for now. Hope this help anyone thinking of one of these.
One other thing was weird. I used to make my living behind a sound board. I lived on the road for several years. I spent a lot of time in music stores all around the country. But It's been a good while since I left that business. I haven't been in a music store in many years. I think everyone who worked in that store was born after I left the business. Made me feel very old! Some days it's just like that!
I've been thinking of adding outside struts as well. I've also considered a speaker stand. And or any combination of the above.
Last week one of my arthritic shoulders decided to give me fits again. They like to lock up from time to time without much warning.
So yesterday I decided I'd order a speaker stand. http://www.guitarcenter.com/On-Stage-Stands/SS8800B-Power-Crank-Up-Speaker-Stand-1274115029483.gc#productDetail
The site said in stock and ready to ship. Till I was 1/2 way through checking out anyway. Then it said back ordered till 9-29-17. So I aborted. In the process though I noticed you could ship to a store. I didn't realize there are 2 in the area. Not real close but doable. I called one of the stores and they said they had one left in stock.
I stopped in this am and they had one old demo stand left. Missing the crank. They looked for it to no avail. I asked about a discount and one guy looked at the other who said he'd take 15% off. Then the other guy said they were on clearance on the computer. Just over 1/2 price. So I bought it at that price!
If you are looking for one of these it might be worth calling some music stores.
To update what I have learned. It seems to work well with the drill but I'll make a crank anyway.
3 bolts with little nuts are all that holds the tripod legs on. Remove them and you have a single pole. No need to drill out rivets.
The rubber feet from the tripod fit the top of the pole but the bottom outer pole is a larger diameter. 1.5" I think. I'll pick up a rubber tip later.
My pole is about 1/2"-3/4" too short for a full lift from floor to ceiling. It runs out of threads just before it meets the lifting boards with camper open. Easy enough to fix. Other wise it seems like it will work well enough for now. Hope this help anyone thinking of one of these.
One other thing was weird. I used to make my living behind a sound board. I lived on the road for several years. I spent a lot of time in music stores all around the country. But It's been a good while since I left that business. I haven't been in a music store in many years. I think everyone who worked in that store was born after I left the business. Made me feel very old! Some days it's just like that!