I have an iron cobra. I take the top tube off, unscrew the rod, and put the rod in the bottom tube and put the top one back on. It only takes a few seconds. It makes the stand shorter for transport and protects the rod.
The real question is....where do you keep your hi hat clutch? Mine goes in my Zildjain cymbal carying case.
Am curious, do most gigging drummers here dis-assemble (unscrew) the upper pull rod, from the high hat stand for transport and re-assemble, or simply carry hi hat all as one long piece?
I tie mine to the back of the van and drag it home, cymbals and all.
What do you do when it rains? Oh that's right, it never rains in Southern California, I forgot.
Ditto for me. I unscrew the rod off, drop in in the bottom half of the hi hat, and position the top tube up so it encloses the rod to protect it from getting bent.
The real question is....where do you keep your hi hat clutch? Mine goes in my Zildjain cymbal carying case.
Never. In fact I've always bought traps cases long enough to fit the hat stand as is.
^ This.
Even for the cymbal stands, I take off the boom arm and fold up the tripod, and stick them in the case at their full height.