E-target frame for field use

[memilanuk]

I'm looking to make a frame for my ShotMarker e-target for use out in the field i.e. off the flat/KD range, out in the hills.

No pits or target carriers, and with the varying terrain the 'H' style bases that I see people use is going to be a non-starter as well.

I was kind of kicking around the notion of adjustable legs for the back, to facilitate tipping back slightly against the hillside for support, independently adjustable for terrain... maybe some eye-bolts for tie-downs to prevent getting blown around... oh, and yeah, it needs to be man-portable, as I can't necessarily get the truck all the way to some of the spots I'd want the target at.

Anyone else worked out something like this for their e-target?

 

[Crow]

It's going to be tough coming up with something light enough for one guy to easily pack up and down a hillside, yet solid enough not to wobble in the wind.

Is building a frame in place and leaving it in the field an option? If so, maybe you could use a frame design like the one in this video at about 3:23:

 

[memilanuk]

It's going to be tough coming up with something light enough for one guy to easily pack up and down a hillside, yet solid enough not to wobble in the wind.

One person I know made their target frame foldable into thirds, with rare-earth magnets holding the joints closed. That was for use on a regular KD range, more for the ease of transport (getting a 'full-sized' frame in and out of a vehicle) but I may end up having to do something like that here. I'd probably go with mechanical latches at the hinge joints for rigidity, but we'll see.

Is building a frame in place and leaving it in the field an option?

Nope. Private land, that I have use of occasionally (thru a friend, who has a lease), or else public land.

 

[243Mendoza]

No need of for a complete frame just an aiming mark suspended with string and sensors on slats.