Allodoxaphobia wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:46:17 -0700, Bryan wrote:

My counterweight is a 5 gallon plastic bucket filled, as necessary, with
rocks. A piece of scrap ¼" plywood (cut to fit) keeps the bottom of the
pail from blowing through. A cover placed on top of the bucket keeps
water
& debris from adding more weight.

What keeps the UV from eating the plastic bucket -- which, I assume, is
a "contractor's bucket"? They only last about a year out-of-doors
around here.

Jonesy W3DHJ

Good point, Jonesy. The tree is a cedar, with foliage close to ground
level, and mostly shields the bucket from the sun's rays. If/when it *does*
give up, I won't lose the end of the rope -- it's tied to one of the lower
limbs of the tree.
Bryan WA7PRC