Sounds cumbersome. Have you considered an ErgoRest which fits on the car door/glass?
Anyone tried this with success? Any tips? Is it even possible?
Thanks. I shall try this.When I don't have a passenger or a bunch of stuff on the front passenger seat I do it all the time. I set up to look out the passenger window from the driver's seat. The tripod leg lengths and angles are adjusted to set the pod up above the passenger's seat. Whether it works for you probably depends on vehicle, scope, tripod etc so I suggest experimenting to see if it works for you.
--AP
I use a mono pod wedged between the drivers door and seat and together with a beanie bag on the window or door it makes for a firm platform.My angled scope is turnable which helps with the height.......Eddy
It's a Kowa TSN-603 (small 60mm scope) with 20x and 30x eyepieces. The 20x you can handhold, balanced on the window for close range, but the 30x needs a stable support for sure. I want to look at birds on the sea and lakes.What scope do you have Dialyt?
I tried it yesterday in my VW Golf. Two tripod legs on the foot-well of passenger seat, the other on the seat. The seat means it's not stable and you must sit awkwardly to reach it. I think maybe if I had a small piece of wood on the seat, this might provide a more stable base. I just wish I was good with making things! I have a central armrest in the car and if only there was some way of fixing a mount to it, that would be perfect. Don't car makers think of birders?!
The back of my seats is also soft and springy. Also, even if you could get a stable position, it oculd be very uncomfortable to look through the scope.Maybe it would work better to fold the passenger seat forward and have two tripod legs in the back seat foot well? The back is pretty stiff compared to the seat.
If that does not work, I think a window mount is your best bet.
I'm presently looking at window mounts. I think there is an opportunity for some company to produce a really good car interior mount. I saw that suspension idea, but it wouldn't work fora 30x scope view.Why dont you try a window mount with a ball head attached...? ..ball heads are fine with a light scope like yours and you would be able to rotate the scope sideways..I think a small tripod with independent legs and a short column ,could also work well,but the ball head ,i think,would be the solution for adaptability,for a non rotable scope in close quarters...Wait!!!...another idea....I see a guy in the hide suspending a 600 mm lens ,with a rope and a hook,from above ,and he gets enought support to keep the lens steady by hand...maybe you can experiment with that concept...
The back of my seats is also soft and springy. Also, even if you could get a stable position, it oculd be very uncomfortable to look through the scope.