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Techmount TechGripper Universal Smartphone Gripper Review

The Techmount TechGripper Universal Smartphone Gripper is a cradle that’s designed to use in rugged environments such as a motorcycle. This is a cradle can be used for smartphones and GPS devices. This isn’t one of those cradles made to operate with one hand. You will need two hands to open and close due as this is a cradle made to keep a tight grip on your device. The sides of the grips are padded to prevent marking and opens up to four inches. That’s a large and sizable opening for a spring loaded cradle. To put it into perspective, an Apple iPhone 6 … Read more

Raymarine Dragonfly 4 and 5 Chartplotter and Sonar Marine Mounts

The Raymarine Dragonfly 4 and Dragonfly 5 sonar and GPS chartplotters are good devices that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on. Heck, you don’t need to spend more than a few hundred on them. These are solidly made featuring a 4 or 5 inch diagonal display with all the mainstream features that one typically needs. Since this is a site about mounts versus chartplotters, we won’t go into the technical specifications of the Raymarine Dragonfly 4 and 5. However, we will go into depth regarding how to mount these devices. The Raymarine Dragonfly 4 and 5 share the same mount … Read more

Adding an External GPS Antenna to a Verizon Wireless Network Extender

While Verizon has some of the best coverage in the country, there are places where it’s not that great. This is especially true when inside a brick building or deep within an office building. It’s also the case in areas where building codes are stringent to minimize damage from earthquakes and hurricanes (Florida for example). Verizon came up with a solution by offering a wireless network extender. These extenders are made by Samsung. These work real well in that they act as a repeater taking in the cell signal then re-transmitting within your building. The issue is that the deeper … Read more

Car Laptop Mounts

The size of laptops sure has shrunk over the past five years. I remember a short while ago, lugging a seven pound monster back and forth between my home and office. Battery life was a few hours and you used a telephone modem to connect to the internet. Today, if you are using a laptop, they weigh less than a few pounds and many don’t even have an Ethernet connection, simply using the wireless adapter to connect. Depending upon the manufacturer and capability, the laptop may not even have any USB ports. There are a lot of choices for mounting … Read more

Camera Mounts for Hunters

Today, we discuss camera mounts for hunters. The introduction of compact action cameras with long battery life and significant storage capabilities has turned the hunting camera market upside down. For many years, hunters would use big bulky weatherproof enclosed cameras from companies such as Midland, Bushnell and Moultrie. These cameras ranged in cost from $50 to a few hundred dollars. You would strap them to a tree, leave it out for a few weeks, go back and check any action. That was the extent of cameras mounts for hunters. The introduction of action cameras from GoPro, Contour, Kodak and many other … Read more

The Best Car Mounts for Waze Users

Running this site since the early days of Waze, I have tried a lot of car mounts when using this excellent app. So I figured it would be a worthwhile activity to write an article on what I found to be the best car mounts for Waze users. The requirements for a good mount to use with Waze are a little different from those used for a GPS. A GPS typically has a custom connection on the back or as part of a cradle and the only requirement is that you have a good view of the display. A GPS … Read more