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Normally when using a tripod you extend the upper part first as this is thicker and therefore stronger than the bottom sections.
If you are on the beach, wet or sandy area extend the lower parts first to keep all the joints/fixtures out of the water/sand
For some reason I did not think about this as I usually do (possibly because by then my brains had been frozen into immobility by the wind) when on the beach on Sunday and when I came to rinse off the tripod when I got home I discovered all the connectors and moving parts were full of sand and two sections had completely seized up and the other made a horrible crunching noise when extended! :bonk:
I am however, happy to report it is possibly to take a tripod apart, wash it, get it dry and put it back together again (and even have it working!!)
If you are on the beach, wet or sandy area extend the lower parts first to keep all the joints/fixtures out of the water/sand
For some reason I did not think about this as I usually do (possibly because by then my brains had been frozen into immobility by the wind) when on the beach on Sunday and when I came to rinse off the tripod when I got home I discovered all the connectors and moving parts were full of sand and two sections had completely seized up and the other made a horrible crunching noise when extended! :bonk:
I am however, happy to report it is possibly to take a tripod apart, wash it, get it dry and put it back together again (and even have it working!!)