Tripod leg froze solid on a 20 degree night and I almost lost my scope

Went out Tuesday night to catch Jupiter and the twist lock on my old tripod seized up completely. I ended up balancing the whole telescope on a stack of firewood for 2 hours just to get a clear view. Has anyone else had hardware fail in the cold, and do you use any grease or tape trick to stop it?

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diana_king16d ago

Did you try putting the whole tripod in a warm car first? Mine locked up on a brutally cold night last winter and I had to use a pair of pliers just to get the leg loose. Ended up wrapping the lock in electrical tape, works way better in the freezing stuff now.