Meade Standard Field Tripod #882

by Meade

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 32.2 x 9.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004VUYC
• Item model number: 822
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2006

Product Description

CL) #882 FIELD TRIPOD F/ETX-70/60AT

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great telescope( ( ETX-60AT ), absolutely lousy tripod., January 8, 2002

By 

Ted Pokorski (Kalamazoo, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meade Standard Field Tripod #882 (Electronics)

I purchased an ATX-60At telescope for my wife about 1 year ago. I purchased a tripod 3 months later.The tabs securing the height of the legs broke that evening. I took it back to the Meade dealer for a replacement.Before taking this second tripod home I asked the dealer to try the securing tabs to make sure they are O.K. All 3 tabs broke as the dealer tested it in the store in front of me and other customers.
My wife's telescope has had little use since. What a sad story. Meade should be ashamed of how they foist a telescope ( Albeit a good one) on people and then it becomes a dust gatherer because the tripods are useless!Hopefully Meade is working on a replacement solution so buyers can feel good about the telescope they purchase.

Ted Pokorski,
Kalamazoo, MI

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Meade Tripod, December 27, 2001

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Den Koide (Palatine, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meade Standard Field Tripod #882 (Electronics)

My Meade telescope came with the 882 standard tripod. The telescope is great, but the tripod is a piece of junk. The plastic locking mechanisms on each of the legs has broken off and I have had to tape the legs to a fully extended position. The unit is less than one year old.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meade Telescope Tripod, April 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Meade Standard Field Tripod #882 (Electronics)

I have had this tripod for three years, bought it as a present for my husband. We have never had any of the troubles noted in other reviews. Nothing breaks and it is easy to adjust the legs and move it around. It is a good tripod for beginners and adults to use with a Polaris telescope.