Underwater Stabilizer

Under water, handheld GoPro footage is shaky at best. With this home made stabilizer you will get quality shots from your GoPro. This is an inexpensive alternative to buying a commercial rig. It can be made for less than 10 dollars.

The materials for the rig include

- GoPro Tripod Mount

- 3 ft. of 1" PVC pipe

The first step is to cut each of the pipe pieces.

1. Cut 5 - 6" pieces from the 3ft section of pipe.

2. File the ends to remove any burs that have formed.

Take the cut pieces and assemble them as shown above. The two 90 degree elbows go on the outside and the T joint goes in the middle.

On the middle post, we will be adding a end cap that is hollowed out. This will be the base of the camera.

Drill several holes until you are able to fit the end of a file into the opening.

Use the file to make the opening big enough to fit the tripod mount up through.

Glue the tripod mount to the inside of the mount.

Add a small amount of glue to the end of the center pipe and push together tightly.

An alternative to using glue would be to use a screw cap that would allow you to remove the tripod mount.

Attach the camera to the tripod base and after the glue dries the stabilizer is ready to take diving.

You can wrap electrical tape around the handles to give it a bit of grip for underwater.

Now that you have a stabilizer it will be easier to get some awesome shots. Attach a couple clips to attach your Stabilizer to your BCD and you wont have to worry about loosing your expensive equipment while you are swimming away from a great white.