SECO Gardner Rod Rest

I have one of the original Rod Rest, before Seco bought them out. I love it. It is well worth the price. The only issue I have is when using it with a 2 meter rod on the rover, it is a little top heavy, but that is not too big of a deal.

I use it for both the RTK rod, and the robot rod. A necessary accessory in my opinion.

Great tool! Too bad Seco added $80 to the price but still a great piece to have in the field especially if you're one manning it

Do you work with the rod rest installed or only install it when needed? It seems it provides discomfort during handling.

I keep mine on all the time. There have been a few shots where I have had to remove it, but for the most part, it stays on whichever rod I am using at the time. I only have one.

The pros outweigh the few cons by far. I used one at my former employer before I started out on my own. It was part of the Lieca robot package they bought.

As a solo guy, I would not want to work without it. It would even be worth it for a regular two man crew doing construction layout to keep the rod from being laid down while driving hubs.

I'll tell you another tip I use is I use steady sticks, those green metal garden stakes that are about 3/8" in diameter from the garden department, to steady the rod when taking critical shots. Light, cheap, and they work good for those windy days. They are much lighter that a bipod.

Can you show me some pics or links?

Thank you so much.. 🙂

> I keep mine on all the time. There have been a few shots where I have had to remove it, but for the most part, it stays on whichever rod I am using at the time. I only have one.
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> The pros outweigh the few cons by far. I used one at my former employer before I started out on my own. It was part of the Lieca robot package they bought.
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> As a solo guy, I would not want to work without it. It would even be worth it for a regular two man crew doing construction layout to keep the rod from being laid down while driving hubs.
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> I'll tell you another tip I use is I use steady sticks, those green metal garden stakes that are about 3/8" in diameter from the garden department, to steady the rod when taking critical shots. Light, cheap, and they work good for those windy days. They are much lighter that a bipod.

I'll be glad too. Working on a deadline right now. I will try to take some pictures around lunchtime if I get done by then.

Thank you so much.. 🙂

Had one since the first time I saw them advertised, probably on my 3rd or 4th one now. Use it for robot and rover on same Crain aluminum rod. Have it so with the rod down, it reads 5.08' directly for the prism and with the rover on it set at the 2 meter mark it's 6.12'. It's too top heavy if it's actually set at 2 meters, but I'm the only one using it anyway.

Can easily set the rod down and pick it up and carry it with just one hand, usually carrying something in the other. The legs do loosen up over time and flop around some when carried, so I usually just get another one when that happens.

Here are the pictures. Sorry been hectic the past few days.

Rod is set up for the robot.