David Drummond
Member
It's just a dashmat.
http://www.global-accessories.com/dashmat/index.html
Great for protecting your dash from the sun, cutting down glare, and yeah, velcro sticks to it really well.
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It's just a dashmat.
http://www.global-accessories.com/dashmat/index.html
Great for protecting your dash from the sun, cutting down glare, and yeah, velcro sticks to it really well.
David Drummond
Member
I have to disagree with this somewhat Skip. My chase partner HAS a jotto in his truck. It's seen years of use, and now it's darn near impossible to keep the main adjustment tightened down so the laptop doesn't go swinging around all the time. It has some pluses, but I just couldn't see $150 more in pluses to go with that.
David Drummond
Member
Check out Autozone. They used to have a really good auto electric book for less than $20
Graham Butler
EF3
It is much better since we added the washers but you have to make damn sure you wrench it down good and tight or else the Jotto will pivot. Its kind of discouraging to turn a corner and all of a sudden the driver has a 8lbs laptop hitting them in the shoulder. Between David's and my mounts the only difference is that the jotto desk laptop portion is plastic and the entire unit looks better made. Does it work better? That is debatable. If I was starting from scratch, now that there is a cheap alternative that is so effective, I would likely opt for the ebay mount.
Graham
Mike Hollingshead
May I recommend one of these for a laptop mount.
That's the depth of my chase ride mounting methods. With bucket seats it works well to stick on the lower end and set the laptop on that and then the other side on the other part of the seat. From time to time I have to replace it(spills, cleaning windows, the car....etc).
That's the depth of my chase ride mounting methods. With bucket seats it works well to stick on the lower end and set the laptop on that and then the other side on the other part of the seat. From time to time I have to replace it(spills, cleaning windows, the car....etc).
David Poch
EF1
Thanks for all of the info on mounts. Now I just have to research and pick what I think would be best. RAM also has one for my truck and it looks pretty beefy.
Wish there was a way to compare them all in person before deciding what is best...
When I have it in the car the bucket seat usually worked good. (Never tried good ole Brawny though!) I was always afraid of it smashing into the dash if I had to stop real quick.
Wish there was a way to compare them all in person before deciding what is best...
When I have it in the car the bucket seat usually worked good. (Never tried good ole Brawny though!) I was always afraid of it smashing into the dash if I had to stop real quick.
James Siler
EF3
I have another question, yes they keep coming! Anyway, does anyone here use sticky pod for the video camera mount on there dash? I have been debating on getting one but if I could get something that would perform better and even have less shock and vibration I would be willing to save me money for it. Thanks again.
Wesley Luginbyhl
EF4
I am making a camera mount from an old police camera mount a guy gave me. After some rigging and work with a hack saw, I am going use one of these on the mount I am making to finish it up. That way I can still turn the camera where its needed. To keep the mount steady I may have to find a way to brace it to the dash or use velcro so it does not go flying up and smash my camera if I hit a bump. I hope to have it done this week so I can quit messing with it.
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David Drummond
Member
They had these at the chase convention one year. Had interesting possibilities. For years we've used a RAM mount for the camera, with a tripod head on top, and it's worked pretty much flawlessly.
Maggie Kahman
EF2
Maggie Kahman
EF2
What about Duct Tape?? You can use that stuff for just about anything. Its the most versitile stuff on the face of this earth!
David Mikulec
EF2
I've got a RAM system in my 99 Taurus and am very pleased. Very sturdy, built like a tank. I don't care that the laptop tray is plastic but it's well built. And the floor plate has enough extra holes I was able to rig up an in car video mounting system using components from the Sticky Pod folks and an old fluid head.
Caleb Lawrence
EF4
A winch and a Pull Pal.
All the technology in the world won't help you get unstuck when you're in the middle of nowhere.
All the technology in the world won't help you get unstuck when you're in the middle of nowhere.
Brett Adair
EF5
I have a camera mount for my dash, but I would like one with a tripod head so I can actually turn it if I wish instead of keeping it 100% strait ahead. Anyone have any ideas of how to go about fabricating this? I think Drummond has one of these as well.
David Mikulec
EF2
Brett, I don't know if this info is of any help but it may give you an idea or two... I built mine using 3 Stickypod extension tubes and a fluid head from an old Radio Shack RST-84V tripod stuck up top. The tubes are bolted to the floor plate of my Ram laptop mount and the whole rig is quite sturdy. It took me about a month to find the tripods on eBay as they've been out of production for about 7 years. I'd owned one previously and knew they were sturdy. They had a hefty quick release plate and best of all a removable head on a standard 3/8 stud. I use it along with one that's still intact when I chase with my miniDV. http://www.stickypod.com/osc/index.php?cPath=21
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