I know this is quirky, but on small projects on very near locations where ive got to do minimal stakeouts and or survey a 4 point squared plot, I want to travel on site and carry equipment with my bike.
What carrying equipment can i use to transport and fasten everything.
For example for the gps rod, i use a tennis racket bag, where it protrudes, but i want something that fits them exactly
As for the gps, i got a victorinix shoulder pouch where it fits nicely.
I havent found a solution for the total station and its tripod, and i always take the car for that
Any suggestions
Handlebar and rear luggage rack and saddle bags
Golf cart or ATV or SxS
Years ago there was a poster, maybe the guy who lives in the Caribbean, who posted photos of a moped tricked out to carry tripod, rod and gun.?ÿ I have seen pictures of tunnel surveyors in Europe with tripod and gun transport on bicycle, but I think it was two dudes one with a backpack and the other with the legs. I have daydreamed about some option beyond truck or foot many times but have never had the freedom to implement such a solution.?ÿ?ÿ
A modified bike trailer would probably work.?ÿ Legs and gun directly on the bike would make center of gravity and balance an issue.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
Motorcycle surveyor. I remember him. I think he was down in Tennessee, or Georgia.
Kawasaki. Everything was on the bike. Wayne something maybe? Griffith? Griffin? Something like that.
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I have carried fishing and camping gear but I would never carry survey equipment directly on the bike.
I would do a small trailer though.?ÿ
I saw a Boonie Bike at Tractor Supply once. Fat tires and multiple baskets. Might work.
For 2 wheeled solutions, look towards holland. Not uncommon for them to work off of two bicycles.?ÿ
Seco also makes a two meter pole that breaks down into 8 sections, so it makes a nice little 12?x6? bundle.
Yamaha tw 200.
Klr 650
Concours sport bike
I??d love if you can pull this off. I have tried to figure out ways to carry a surfboard on a motorbike, and also a mountain bike, but I haven??t been able to make it happen. It didn??t occur to me to try and load a Total station and tripod on the Ktm, guess I??m not as imaginative .?ÿ
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Guys thanx for your replies, lets keep this going.
I ride on a scotter and i got a big luggage bad on the back 55lt, but i would never trust a total station free roaming inside unpadded. It would break down completely
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Also as for the rods and tripod, how do you suggest i fasten them on the scooter
Guys thanx for your replies, lets keep this going.
I ride on a scotter and i got a big luggage bad on the back 55lt, but i would never trust a total station free roaming inside unpadded. It would break down completely
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Also as for the rods and tripod, how do you suggest i fasten them on the scooter
I had seen a surveyor strap his tripod and monopod on each side of the scooter. I assumed he was using GPS only in his box behind. It was a yamaha spark if it helps
I do think that as modern GNSS equipment becomes smaller and smaller, that this will become a viable option. Nikon Viva, pole tripod, etc. But, to run a base, I would require a heavy base battery. (SLA 45 AH or 50 AH) I tend to think that a small trailer is the way to go for this. Park the trailer, and set up GPS base. I think it is a fine thing to do. In my mind, as we get older we get smarter, and the equipment gets smaller. But, we AT THE SAME TIME don't want to get wet.... (younger folks don't mind water as much) and this is the break down. So, middle aged, with the latest small gear will probably make it work for a window of 10-15 yrs, then they smarten up, and want to stay dry... 🙂
I do know that the Javad gear fits in a small bag. IF you don't need the 35 watt base, and can use a 1 or 4 watt base, or NO BASE, as some now a days do, maybe we can see it happen more often.
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>Guys thanx for your replies, lets keep this going.
Back in my boundary surveying days...I always wanted to get a fence jumping mule to carry me and equipment around. Thought about a motorcycle, but we encountered so many barbed wire fences couldn't justify the dirt?ÿbike.
Mules can jump a 5ft fence from a standstill, unlike horses that need a running start.
Question is...where do you keep a fence jumping mule?
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>Guys thanx for your replies, lets keep this going.
Back in my boundary surveying days...I always wanted to get a fence jumping mule to carry me and equipment around. Thought about a motorcycle, but we encountered so many barbed wire fences couldn't justify the dirt?ÿbike.
Mules can jump a 5ft fence from a standstill, unlike horses that need a running start.
Question is...where do you keep a fence jumping mule?
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Really, just where do you keep him?
In a box.?ÿ
(My wife)
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