DIY Gorillapod with parts from Home Depot with a Cannon HV10 attached.

I like to shoot video, but I rarely ever plan my outings - so this means I’m either carrying a lot of gear, or I’m always ill prepared. I was pleased to stumble upon some instructions for building a Gorillapod and a String-tripod/monopod - both small, light and incredibly useful tools for shooting video/film/stills gorilla guerilla stile.

There is a plethora of great instructable camera gear. My favorites so far:

• DIY String Tripod/Monopod
• DIY Gorillapod
• DIY Figrig

Check out the Film and Video Group at Instructables for more. I took a quick trip to Home Depot yesterday and made the Gorillapod and the String Monopod, for $14 - combined!

Via Make Magazine and Instructables.

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