Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for mounting portable free-standing baskets on un-even surfaces. We are in the process of running some tournaments on temporary courses using portable baskets. The idea is showing a parks dept. what it would be like having a course without them initially having to shell out any cash. We provide 18 portable baskets and promote and run a tournament in a park. The only issue is, I am having trouble finding info on how to mount temporary baskets so that they will be level while at the same time not disturbing the grounds. The parks dept. doesn't want us out there digging holes. Anyone have any ideas?

Those that know me well, or even peripherally for that matter, will swear that I'm being a smart [censored], but have you tried rocks, sticks, bricks, boards etc. ;) /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :D

Remember three points determine a plane. You should only need to prop up at two other spots max.

2 stakes with a piece of wood on top then put your basket on that surface!

what kinda stakes you use? tent stakes, rebar - and do you just lay to wood on top or secure it to the stake? Thanks for the help!

Depending on the soil....... I would use a 2x2x(length required to level out with third point) wood stake and you could screw the board to the top of the stakes with some wood screws!

Well that patent is still pending for this idea, but Bruce Brakel came up with an ingenius idea of attaching a straight piece of metal with holes to one leg of a ching skillshot and depending how steep the slope is you adjust the leg extension. The piece of metal is similar to a strap hinge. It is a flat piece of metal 1" or 2" wide by 6" to 10" in length and holes are every 1" or so. You can find them at your local hardware for no more than a couple of bucks. Once attached, make sure that all points on the basket are slightly in the ground, maybe an inch or so. Hope that helps, it works great. Don't forget to thank Bruce for the idea, he is the mastermind behind the gizmo.

Thanks for the info everyone! It turns out i found something today at Lowes that works great for baskets with round pedastal bottoms. They are Masonry Stakes. It is a metal stake with two prongs that come out of the side. You just hammer in two stakes on the downhill side and rest the basket on top of the prongs. Works great and doesn't tear up the ground!