Wow I'm blown away by the responses and suggestions. Didn't expect quite this much interest. Currently leaning toward the shed option, there seem to be a few good suggestions here for securing it.
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Originally Posted by steve000
The walls themselves weigh next to nothing and can be made secure by driving starpickets into the ground or a similar ground method like concrete and wood in the ground.
If you area is safe some rope and pegs in a storm should work instead of pickets which are permanant.
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Originally Posted by nobbygon
modifying the base of the shed so I can padlock it to some wooden footings ill put on all four corners.
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These are both very good suggestions. I'm sure I could find the backyard space to cement a couple of decent hooks into the ground to act as a foundation.
That storm that his Brisbane last week nearly demolished my backyard, we're on the top of an east west facing hill and the winds were incredible. I do think I can engineer me up something though.
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Originally Posted by niko
why not just a telegizmo 365 cover for both scope and tripod?
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Mainly security and weather. We're hail prone in this area, the weather can change at a drop of a dime, and the backyard of my property is visible from the street. I have no privacy at the moment, so a simple cover won't suffice.
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Originally Posted by cmr
I have a C8 and Minitower AZ mount and faced a similar issue - I currently have some caster wheels on the bottom of the tripod (two locked so they don't swivel, one free to swivel) and a tele gizmo 365 cover (tripod and scope) and three pavers in the yard. I leave the whole setup outdoors under my back verandah, and wheel it out to use. So far so good (about 3 months now)
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This is similar to a suggestion from one of the guys I work with. He's suggested 3 pavers and drilling a pilot hole for the tips of the tripod legs in the correct spot for easy setup. Unfortunately the house was recently re-stumped and budgets constraints haven't allowed me to rebuild the walls under the house. I have zero security for anything that isn't upstairs at the moment, and the stairs is what's causing me the most grief with setup. I have a bicycle lock on my own bicycle in my own house at the moment. It's quite a strange state I'm in.