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I have used two personally, and yes they are the flimsy things people take pictures with. If I left mine at home by accident, I would consider quitting for the night. This is how important it is to me.


The one I use the most is this   One. However, after looking at this link, Amazon no longer carries the exact model I purchased. This is the selfie stick but no longer comes with the 1/4" base just a GoPro mount, SO DON'T BUY THIS ONE or also buy an adapter so it fits in the bottom of your monocular like this 


The other I have used is this   One.


The 2nd is much more sturdy. I use the selfie stick kind of like a Monopod. To work really well, the stick should be almost the same height as your toso. So, what I do is I have my hand near the bottom of the stick, resting on my lap with the stick in my hand. As I scan, I rotate my hand with the movement of my head and the scanner just rotates with me. I will try to post a video as I'm not sure a picture will really show. For me a length of around 19-20" is perfect. The taller a person is, the longer it should be. The one advantage of the first flimsy one is it folds down to 6" so it is easier to put in a pocket.


I keep my monocular in a molle pouch and scan with it on the way to a stand. The selfie stick needs to have a 1/4 x 20 thread tripod bolt and it simply screws into the bottom of the Helion monocular. I attach at the start of every stand, then scan during the stand, and then detach on the way back. This is just the way I do it. It may sound like a lot of work, but it may take 3-5 seconds to attach/detach. At one point, I mounted an ARCA Swiss adapter to the selfie stick and put an Arca Swiss plate on the monocular. This was OK, but then the monocular didn't fit in my molle pouch and it really didn't save any time, so I like it better without. This is an older picture but I posted this earlier in the year on a different thread showing my night setup. You can kind of see the selfie stick/monocular setup at the bottom of the image.


   


So don't think of the idea as a selfie stick that is out at an angle in front of you like a camera. All it is doing is supplying you a rest for your arm and shoulder. It is acting as a monopod really. Any kind of stick will do, but you need a stick that has a tripod adapter, and it is nice if it can collapse and that is exactly what a selfie stick can do. There may be better ways to scan, but I haven't found it. A person can use a tripod and put a scanner on there, but how many tripods does a person want to carry and will it allow for easy 360 viewing, even if sitting (which is how I night hunt)? You can simply use your arms, but they get fatigued very quickly. A handsfree option can be a nice option, but there are very few thermal monoculars that work well handsfree, and there are some limitations to using a thermal handsfree as well.


This is my $10-20 answer that works for me. I've had a lot of questions about using a selfie stick, so when I get some time, I will put together a video if that would be helpful.


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