Tripod DYI
I had a piece of crap camera tripod with a leg that never stayed at the height I wanted. Kept slipping down. I got some Amazon gift cards from work and bought a green screen, but it was used, so the clamps wouldn't hold the screen. I was better off taping the screen to my wall and ditching the tripod.
Since I'm planning to move, I decided to throw both out, but suddenly discovered that the base of the green screen tripod is excellent. I removed the top of the camera stand, tightened its base clamp onto the top screw of the green screen tripod, and voila, I had a decent camera tripod for once.