@someotherguy Hahhahaha, I have the same Sir Michaels pan!
matter of fact I have that same flip plate!
(and the same name! Lol)
I modified my flip up last Thursday by cutting the center bulge out to clear the reciever so I can run a rubber cover on it and not have it stick out at an awkward angle And I trimmed and bent back 90 degrees the middle of the resulting “m” shaped bracket to clear the top of the reciever tube.
I already have a slotted piece of 1/8” steel across the bottom two holes as the mount for the camera bracket and that ties it back together when a plate is on it
I had a similar thought about flipping it down if I couldn’t find a hitch that let me keep the flip up but I would have had to relocate the camera off the plate and it’s too darn useful to lose to me.
here was my alternative solution To the same dilemma. The camera can also rotate 90degrees so it can face back and be usable whether the plate is up Or down.
the adjustable mount was under $50, so not much more than a decent brand static drop.
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Hope between our two examples it helps someone in the future!