Mounting Base stations on Cargo Poles

[vitaaas]

Hi. Is it stable enough to mount base stations on cargo poles instead of tripods? My concern is tripod shaking because of soft materials under my parquet.

[BOLL]

Yup, even with the weak pole mounts I used for mine they work perfectly, as long as I don't kick them 🤣 Been using my poles for the last Five years, since a few months after the launch of the Vive in 2016.

[Damsteri]

Yes, those are super sturdy. I used for of those "cargo poles" or what ever they are (they are sold here with at least half a dozen different names) in one project. I had one pole in each corner, one base station in each pole (total four base stations) and green screen spread between poles to make a rectangular green room.

I have also used tripods, but they are pretty bad (both camera and flash). The main problem is that you need to redo the room setup every single time a tripod is touched even a little bit as tracking would be messed up. I didn't have any shaking problems on a hard floor, even though I had cheapest possible tripods that on loan. I would use those only if you need a mobile VR set and can't get use those cargo poles (too high ceiling, transport problems).

I have now two cargo poles at home, mostly for temporary screen screen usage, but then I would also fit base stations for those if needed. I have also two mounting plates, that were sold as accessories for those poles. Base stations are easy to mount with those.

At home I use different kind of camera clips, I like those most (check my profile's Artwork section for images). There are usually always some kind of fixed furniture, pipe or something that can be used. No holes needed and I can easily relocate base stations when needed (I have two VR sets on two different rooms).