I've been sketching up ideas for a highly portable rope based dolly. One that you can take high into the mountains or remote areas. The track would be rope and you would fasten it to solid objects on either ends (vehicles, trees, etc)
Each end would be a length of square tubing which would be the solid anchor point for the ends. The tubing would have a variety of mounting methods including ability to bolt it, use hooks, or straps to securely attach it to a solid object. THere would be a hook for using a come along to tighening the line as tight as possible and large wing nuts to hold it in place once tight.
It woudl need to butt snug up against the solid objects to avoid the rope from swaying or twisting.
For the rig, it would be a triangle of square tubing with a mount on each corner for tripod legs. This would allow the tripod to ride ontop of the rig. Still haven't settled on wheels, but they would likely be solid mounted grooved plastic wheels. THe slightly flexible rope would provide the shock absorbtion instead of using rubber wheels
In the center of the triangle would be some strong flat bar with a center drilled hole for mounting an under slinged camera bracket, so I can run the camera underneath the rig.
The idea behind this is, it's portable, light weight, and the track (rope) is raised off the ground so it will work in snow. Basically a cross between a cable cam and dolly.
Main concerns are how to tighten the rope and how to solid mount each end so it can't tip either way and twist. It will likely be used primarily for shorter distances, so the rope is easy to string tight, but longer distances if possible as well.
I'll be making this soon and working out the kinks, I'll be sure to post pics.
Thoughts?
Each end would be a length of square tubing which would be the solid anchor point for the ends. The tubing would have a variety of mounting methods including ability to bolt it, use hooks, or straps to securely attach it to a solid object. THere would be a hook for using a come along to tighening the line as tight as possible and large wing nuts to hold it in place once tight.
It woudl need to butt snug up against the solid objects to avoid the rope from swaying or twisting.
For the rig, it would be a triangle of square tubing with a mount on each corner for tripod legs. This would allow the tripod to ride ontop of the rig. Still haven't settled on wheels, but they would likely be solid mounted grooved plastic wheels. THe slightly flexible rope would provide the shock absorbtion instead of using rubber wheels
In the center of the triangle would be some strong flat bar with a center drilled hole for mounting an under slinged camera bracket, so I can run the camera underneath the rig.
The idea behind this is, it's portable, light weight, and the track (rope) is raised off the ground so it will work in snow. Basically a cross between a cable cam and dolly.
Main concerns are how to tighten the rope and how to solid mount each end so it can't tip either way and twist. It will likely be used primarily for shorter distances, so the rope is easy to string tight, but longer distances if possible as well.
I'll be making this soon and working out the kinks, I'll be sure to post pics.
Thoughts?
