Saved 20 minutes on my first big truck set after that tip.

That sighting trick saved me 15 minutes per wheel for sure.

Never really saw myself as someone who would care about that stuff. @alexc93, but after a year of strangers stopping me at grocery stores, I get why privacy actually matters. That $47 tripod paid for itself in ways I never expected.

Read somewhere that perfect mornings like that happen once every 3 years.

Hold on though, I gotta push back on this a little. I tried the heavier hinge route on a big double gate a few years back and the extra weight just ripped the screws right out of the post over time (like stripped the holes clean). Ended up having to redrill and use those big lag bolts with a brace anyway. Plus, if your post isn't set deep enough or concrete is weak, a beefier hinge just transfers all that load to the post and you get sag from the post leaning instead of the hinge. Hinges are important sure, but a good diagonal brace spreads the weight out way better over the whole frame.