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Originally Posted by goober
I have to ask - what were the bricks for? I saw them come out of the trailer, but didn't see where they went. Keep the base of the dewy ground?
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Yes, unless I can set up on a nice big level piece of concrete (*), I prefer to get the base off the muddy, wet ground (well it is much of the year here in Victoria) so I use three half bricks - not the wirecut ones, but the ones with the groove in the face. They are perfect fit for the GSO dob base feet. I also hope they provide a more solid foundation, but a rubber foot stuck down in the mud is probably better than half a brick compressing an area of grass.
* - yes I know there is a theory that setting up on a slab of concrete, or even worse, bitumen, is risking thermals in the local air for some hours, but I will go with concrete as a solid, clean, dew-free base - and one on which I can roll around on my gas lift chair. Nothing worse than getting bogged in my office chair on the observing field!