"Poor Man's" Clinometer
 

Just ordered one of these cause I've always been curious at what angle I'm at when I'm feeling really tippy. Figured why spend a fortune on a Toyota clinometer when you can get one of these shipped to your door for $11.99 no tax no shipping :bigok:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tilt-...QQcmdZViewItem

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I'm gunna mount it just to the right of my locker switch on the dash:

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great idea. I have seen 'em before that is a decent price.

thanks for linkie

I have one of these. I wouldn't count on it much for giving you an accurate reading. The little indicator in there moves around super easily. On a bumpy dirt road, the indicator bounces around quite a bit. Nevertheless, for how cheap they are, I'd buy another one. They're kinda cool just to have for kicks and giggles.

should have bought two of them so you can measure your pitch as well as roll

Want an even cheaper alternative?

http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku...i_sku=20586849
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or if you have an iPod/iPhone and a mount for it get a leveler app

Inclinometers are only meant to be read at a full stop anyway. Even the toyota one has a warning that says its inaccurate unless at a full stop.

Yeah, the only time I'd use it is when I'm gettin really tippy on the trail, there's no use for for one on a fire road anyways. Even then I wouldn't rely on it very much anyway, I just judge it by feel. I just thought it would be cool to see about what angle I'm at and it's so cheap I figured why not :bigok:

Yeah, SoCal TTORA prez: Rick, Has one of those in his taco, Looks like a nice cheap mod.

It's payday, Might pick one up myself :)


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haha talk about ghetto :hillbill:

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That full stop thing is something I've always wondered about... if you're "feel'in tippy" and you stop you might roll over where if you'd kept going you'd have had momentum to carry you though to flatter ground. IK the reading would not be accurate but it might be safer to just keep going even if the clinometer says you're getting close to break over point. Just my 0.02.

Depends on which situation you're tippy in. Like I said earlier, I'm not gunna rely on this clinomter to decide whether to stop going forward or whatever on the trail I'd judge that by feel. However, a clinometer is good for side hilling and judging whether or not to find a better line or backing out of a situation in the beginning.

The last thing I'll be worried about when I feel that I'm about to tip or roll is a clinometer, I just think it'll be fun to mess around with and it was cheap.