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Go Pro Mount Help

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paco5555
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Ok so i just received my go pro hd hero 2 but have never used the first one before. My hero came with a couple adhesive mounts and one like this...
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I am looking to put it on a ski pole like everyone else does. Can i use or how do i use this mount for it...or do i need the go pole and it comes with the mount?
Dec 19 2011 6:03PM
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HumanGenius
Posts: 359 - Karma: 228
you need to buy a handlebar/seatpost mount or its too sketchy and you can lose the cam.
Dec 19 2011 6:09PM
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Johnson00
Posts: 202 - Karma: 172
The one your holding is a side helmet mount. It attaches to the adhesives and has a second arm piece so that it can sit right up.
Dec 19 2011 6:59PM
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crab_pretzel
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Dec 19 2011 7:04PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,662
don't buy a gopole. don't buy a seatpost mount. but a tripod mount for 4 dollars, and find a 1/4 inch bolt and a nut about 2 inches long. drill a hole in the pole just big enough for the bolt to fit through. thread the nut all the way to the bottom of the bolt, then put it through the hole in the pole and screw on the gopro. tighten the nut from the bottom as needed to make it not swivel. sorry if that was confusing lol.
Dec 19 2011 7:06PM
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broto
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works flawlessly
Dec 19 2011 7:10PM
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,274
And then bring a whole other pole to the mountain everyday!
Dec 27 2011 4:56PM
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rareison
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Do this:

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Dec 27 2011 6:45PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
handelbar mount seriously, no need to carry weird cut off poles or buttslap-paddle thingies to the mountain ....
Dec 27 2011 7:07PM
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HumanGenius
Posts: 359 - Karma: 228
yeah better to use a tried and true method and its only $20 and guaranties itll work
Dec 27 2011 8:11PM
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Bill.Nye
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 2,109
I just used a flat sticky mount with some duct tape on a cutoff ski pole. Doesn't shake at all if you do it well (clean the surface, don't try to mount it twice, etc).
Dec 27 2011 8:28PM
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*mKas*
Posts: 52 - Karma: 11
Use the handlebar/seatpost mount and you can put it on your ski pole.  If your ski pole is not fat enough roll some duct tape around it in the spot you want the camera mounted, and screw your mount on over the duct tape.  That way you can use your pole when you're not filming by taking off the mount.
Dec 27 2011 10:03PM
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