Need a very very low stand

Presuming you'll be using a modifier, the height of the stand has to be high enough to permit the modifier to just touch the ground, preferably with a slight downward tilt.

I use this LumoPro Background Stand.
It can go from 1 to 3 foot high. Should work for you if you use modifiers.

Think out side the box a little and get a reversible center column tripod like the Benro A2970F. You can rest it on the ground with that if you wish instead of just near it.

could you not try a joby gorrila pod

vengence wrote in post #16902042
Think out side the box a little and get a reversible center column tripod like the Benro A2970F. You can rest it on the ground with that if you wish instead of just near it.

dibley wrote in post #16902364
could you not try a joby gorrila pod

Neither of these solutions would be very feasible with a softbox.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #16902384
Neither of these solutions would be very feasible with a softbox.

I've put a small umbrella and a speed light, with the umbrella touching the ground with the above tripod. I see no reason you couldn't do it with a strobe.

What about something like this mounted on a piece of wood?

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …15_3_0_baby_pin​_wall.html

how about a friend with a monopod

AlFooteIII wrote in post #16902403
What about something like this mounted on a piece of wood?

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …15_3_0_baby_pin​_wall.html

I made a home made solution quite similar to that. I used a 1' x 1' piece of masonite with a whole in the middle for an appropriate size bolt that could be used to mount my Alien Bees.

Ok thanks all for the replies… now all of these are good. I should have said I have a beauty dish I'd like to get just above ground and then a plm that is the 64" that I'd like to be able to get low enough to just touch the ground. The beauty Dish I have really enjoyed using lately with the dogs. Some of those plates look good but I'm not sure they are to feasible to tilt the dish well. It has to be able to hold the weight of the einstein and dish?
A few of those compact stands look good but will they do well to hold the weight?

abbypanda wrote in post #16905064
Ok thanks all for the replies… now all of these are good. I should have said I have a beauty dish I'd like to get just above ground and then a plm that is the 64" that I'd like to be able to get low enough to just touch the ground. The beauty Dish I have really enjoyed using lately with the dogs. Some of those plates look good but I'm not sure they are to feasible to tilt the dish well. It has to be able to hold the weight of the einstein and dish?
A few of those compact stands look good but will they do well to hold the weight?

I would say, not reliably. If you have the budget, get the short C stand kit and a baby pin. You won't regret it.

Cheapest solution less than $4:

http://www.amazon.com …od+to+light+sta​nd+adapter

Mount it on you camera tripod.