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Suggestions for a lightweight, stable tripod?
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<blockquote data-quote="youngtrout" data-source="post: 200638" data-attributes="member: 5373"><p>I'm with the above, I've sat hours behind glass, no, make that days!!, There is no such thing as a good "lightweight tripod" at least none that I can speak about, or maybe could afford. </p><p></p><p>Put my pop's lecica on a lightweight cheap tripod, it turns into my past 100 dollar burris on my 15 lb tripod</p><p></p><p>My current nikon XL is the best I can afford and I really like it, and in my 15 bogen tripod its a super scope, that being said it lacks in terms of travel.</p><p></p><p>In a walking, packing type hunt I'll take a lightweight tripod but my bread and butter lately is taking 2 empty nylon bags i made (they carry about 5 lbs of sand apiece, then finding the appropriate glassing location (typically a small rock outcropping) (fill the bags with sand) place one bag down, one on the scope, panning is as accurate as a lightweight tripod, nowhere close to a good head, but it allows you to get a rock solid view of that distant slope. </p><p></p><p>I have not found one yet but I "want, need" a commercial type tripod, just built stout with a good head, legs that do not adjust,(save weight) just a simple 12" fixed legs, tracking IMO is where most tripods fail, (I'm thinking of making one),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BTW one great tip if you look through a scope very long, buy or make an eye patch, not kidding, it lets you relax or even open your off eye, it will save you headaches and more importantly keep you glassing longer</p><p></p><p>hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youngtrout, post: 200638, member: 5373"] I'm with the above, I've sat hours behind glass, no, make that days!!, There is no such thing as a good "lightweight tripod" at least none that I can speak about, or maybe could afford. Put my pop's lecica on a lightweight cheap tripod, it turns into my past 100 dollar burris on my 15 lb tripod My current nikon XL is the best I can afford and I really like it, and in my 15 bogen tripod its a super scope, that being said it lacks in terms of travel. In a walking, packing type hunt I'll take a lightweight tripod but my bread and butter lately is taking 2 empty nylon bags i made (they carry about 5 lbs of sand apiece, then finding the appropriate glassing location (typically a small rock outcropping) (fill the bags with sand) place one bag down, one on the scope, panning is as accurate as a lightweight tripod, nowhere close to a good head, but it allows you to get a rock solid view of that distant slope. I have not found one yet but I "want, need" a commercial type tripod, just built stout with a good head, legs that do not adjust,(save weight) just a simple 12" fixed legs, tracking IMO is where most tripods fail, (I'm thinking of making one),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BTW one great tip if you look through a scope very long, buy or make an eye patch, not kidding, it lets you relax or even open your off eye, it will save you headaches and more importantly keep you glassing longer hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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