Walimex pro WT-802 Light Stand 108cm

I wanted a pair of compact lighting stands for on stage use, to hold a couple of Eurolite Bar 6 LED bars about a metre from the floor.

Pros:
These stands do the job I needed them to do, and actually fit into the case I have for the fixtures, which is a bonus.

Cons:
They’re not the most stable stands, as their footprint is very small, but, as I said, they do the job. However, my biggest gripe is that the legs are incredibly stiff to fold out. OK, they’ll almost certainly loosen with age, but in the meantime they’re a real PITA to deploy. What should take 5 seconds takes several minutes of forceful persuasion and a great deal of language that you wouldn’t use in front of your granny!