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Scope covers

animaal · 2014-06-17 21:04:21

Not sure if this is a common approach, or maybe I'm just a cheapskate... Once or twice I've been caught in the rain with the telescope fully set up. I didn't think that would ever happen, but sometimes when clouds appear, I wait in the hope they'll blow over. It's not fun rushing to disassemble everything. Lidl have…

17-06-2014 10:04PM

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animaal

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Not sure if this is a common approach, or maybe I'm just a cheapskate...

Once or twice I've been caught in the rain with the telescope fully set up. I didn't think that would ever happen, but sometimes when clouds appear, I wait in the hope they'll blow over. It's not fun rushing to disassemble everything.

Lidl have weather-proof barbeque covers at the moment for a fiver. I picked one up, and it's the perfect size for the scope. And it has string pulls at the bottom, so it won't blow away.

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#2 17-06-2014 11:32PM

shedweller

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Sounds good! Once its tight and wont parachute if the wind picks up.....
that would be an "ah bollix" moment!

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