Hi - I wondered if this might result in a useful thread…having just been out in the backyard, sinking some cheap, ornamental concrete slabs in my lawn to help with easy tripod placement and stability, I wonder what other people might have added to their kit/setup for, say, under 50 pounds/euros/bucks that improved their experience.
For me there's a set of Jiodux Plastic Ground Anchors and a length of bungee cord (to pre-load my tripod), a 3D printed fine-focus assistant (pic's in my gallery), a hotshoe adapter to mount a red dot finder on my Canon and a pair of pruning shears that have just helped enormously with polar alignment
Clear Skies and I look forward to hear some other recommendations.
For me there's a set of Jiodux Plastic Ground Anchors and a length of bungee cord (to pre-load my tripod), a 3D printed fine-focus assistant (pic's in my gallery), a hotshoe adapter to mount a red dot finder on my Canon and a pair of pruning shears that have just helped enormously with polar alignment
Clear Skies and I look forward to hear some other recommendations.
I spent longer on my first mask, being unsure how accurate was 'good enough' - a few hours with a scalpel and some plastic. The 'holder' was a lid of some kind, that just happened to fit my lens...I've got a new Bahtinov mask now, so ordered some Baader solar filter foil to repurpose the holder for some solar observation! 
