@bstrand If you have one watch, you know what time it is, two or more, which one is wrong... One bubble you are level, two or more, which one is wron...

@tom-bushelman $850 and it looks like it a package, so no go with other poles best I can see.

@oldpacer well they say so, so I guess I would say yes until proven otherwise. that one isn't the no crush head and it is aluminum. Leaning toward th...

Won't help recover this instrument, but Leica is now optionally offering a tracking solution for total stations.

@mark-mayer thanks! It was a big investment in 2000 and it has worked very well. Originally I planned on maybe 10 years, but with good maintenance it ...

Try clearing almanac and then let it cook for awhile and see if it tacks after downloading a new broadcast almanac. Don't have a GS15, but I know olde...

@shawn-billings Agree, I drive an old truck, it is reliable and still looks good, 20 years old and 315k. I have 13 year old GNSS gear that has only re...

@nate-the-surveyor I am told that the Dutch Hill ones are USA made, but have not confimed. SHG

@dms330 maybe, I mean bailing wire or twine and duct tape is an option 🙂 I have confirmed that Dutch Hill does NOT make a pole saver version of their...

@hi-staker well you are talking about the name, so mission accomplished. I made up a company name too 🙂 SHG

@bstrand my issue with at least older ones is they seemed to need pretty regular cleaning, a Leica one I bought years ago has never needed anything, S...

@nate-the-surveyor that is more or less what I am asking here, I know there are a couple brands, but I think the rest might just be label difference? ...

@gene-kooper thanks, totally forgot about them! Looks like they only have a SECO pole tripod on their site (: SHG

I never considered denim of any type to be winter wear, as the saying goes, cotton kills. I have started buying all of my clothing from/p> I have a ...

@bruce-small the ladies pay big bucks for ripped up jeans that look old, but are new 🙂

@jim-frame only makes sense if you need equipment to stay viable. New equipment just for sake of paying less taxes doesn't make sense and my CPA has a...

My base rate is in the middle of the pack (75k-100k), but then bonuses, IRA match, healthcare, etc. push me up at least one step in the poll in receiv...

@jkinak valid points. Because of the type of work we do, it may not be as much of an issue because typically we aren't slogging through the brush or i...