David_Senesac
6-Jun-2006, 10:01
Here is a little problem I'm guessing many others Gitzo owners have dealt with and likely owners of other brand tripods. I own the graphite G1325 GK. Sometimes water gets up inside the legs when setting up in water and or I wash off the legs. That causes the 3-section legs to expose wetness each time they are moved in and out. Since the tolerances are so close with the tightening sleeves, the water does not easily escape. One can turn it upsidedown or swing it about with centrifugal motion to no avail. After a Utah desert trip last spring, a lot of dust got up inside, so I disassembled, cleaned, and re-assembled the legs. Thus am aware what is inside. However that takes too much time and effort to bother with just to dry the insides. The best strategy I use is to put the tripod out in the sun a few hours to evaporate it out. What about the rest of you? Any interesting tricks? ...David