Woodies tripod any good?

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eoin1981
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Woodies tripod any good?

#1 Post by eoin1981 »

Was looking at these the last day 35 euro for a double tripod can anyone recommend them or not
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Preston
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#2 Post by Preston »

in my personal opinion they are ok quality but with the daiwa and shakespeare models retailing at 50 euro its not great for the money .If their was a few quid off it might be worth a punt .Both other models mentioned have a much sturdier build for not much more money
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saving private brian
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#3 Post by saving private brian »

eoin1981 wrote:Was looking at these the last day 35 euro for a double tripod can anyone recommend them or not

well eoin,,sorry i missed you the last day,,,,,,,if you add a 5 euro to your 35 you will get a salt tripod,,i think there in the shops for 45 or something but put 40 across his snout and he wont say no,,be certainly better than a woodies one,,,had one meself and found them grand and sturdy,,,well able to take a bit of wind and not falling over all the time :mrgreen:
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