Exactly! THATS the real motivation for me to find ways to keep my gear clean! Having gear that looks brand new in the end is just a happy byproduct! Its kinda like the guys that believe GND filters are better than handling it in post. If you spend the money, get the filter use it on the shoot, then every image you capture through it is less time you have to spend post processing each later. Keeping my tripod legs covered is really my laziness coming out because I hate sitting there taking my tripod apart to get into every nook and cranny trying to clean it. And I would too, bc Im seriously anal.
how do you use the cover when you split your tripod to be just a few inches above the ground? 






