My new Excalibur arrived yesterday evening and I have the battery pack charging. Man, this thing sure has a long coil cord. It took a while to get it wrapped somewhat neatly around the shaft. I hope to take it to the beach next week to give it a spin. I am trying to decide on a straight shaft and I'm considering either the one piece or two piece plugger. The Anderson carbon fiber shafts look interesting. I have been using a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod for several years and the weight and stiffness advantage over aluminum is significant. I wonder if a similar performance gain would be noticed with an carbon fiber Excalibur shaft?
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New Excalibur II
- Thread starter cginn
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JOHNMARKHAM
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jmho..get pluggers shaft and chest mount assy......it all works great for me..
I was looking at plugger's 3 piece travel kit with the break down rod and waist mount but the chest mount looks to be comfortable with easy access to the controls. I like the idea of being able to break the shaft down for easier transportation, but I am a little concerned about play in the joints of the multiple piece shafts. Those one piece plugger shafts appear to be rugged but transporting them in a small vehicle's trunk might be a challenge.
NamVetLesTreasureSeeker
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Cginn,
You CANNOT GO WRONG with any of PLUGGER'S Accessories!! Hope this HELPS!! Les Robinson
You CANNOT GO WRONG with any of PLUGGER'S Accessories!! Hope this HELPS!! Les Robinson
I am with John. The harness is the best thing since sliced bread. I tried the over/under and it was just as heavy as the stock shaft. I tried the extension piece out the back and this actually was the best until the harness. I tried a hip mount belt. You can't get at the controls and it was uncomfortable. Plus I have another finds bag on a belt. Two belts are a mess.
Thanks for all the advice everyone. I ordered the three piece Plugger shaft and will try the Chest harness as well. I've had my Excalibur out three times this week and I have been killing the pull tabs. I am slowly learning some of the tones and have become proficient at identifying crown caps. No gold so far but the law of averages is swinging my way.