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Optics tripod? What's good these days for bins and spotting scopes?
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<blockquote data-quote="middleofnowhere" data-source="post: 2045425" data-attributes="member: 96793"><p>I currently own a Kramer Designs Granite Peak Tripod. It is super light weight and good for lighter optics If you are backpack hunting. I also own a really right stuff with the anvil head, there are not enough words to praise this tripod. I have used Outdoorsmans aluminum tripods and of course the commie knock-offs.</p><p></p><p>A lot of guys buy the Chinese carbon tripods and the Siriu VA5 head gets raves. Personally I decided I wanted to spend as little money in China so these were not options for me.</p><p></p><p>How you attach your binos and spotter to the tripod are important. I chose to use ARCA, it's fairly standard and locks in positively. I put an arca plate on my rifle and have an arca plate on my Outdoorsman adapter. A "hog" saddle is expensive and then switching from rifle to optics seems like it is a pain.</p><p></p><p>Whether you go ball head or fluid head is also important. If you are going to mount a rifle, I think ball head is best. Outdoorsman's fluid head would also be beefy enough to put a rifle on it. Personally I wouldn't trust a plastic VA5 head with a rifle or expensive optic but a lot of guys do.</p><p></p><p>How you glass with a pan head vs. a ball head is different. With a ball head, I move my optic and then use the full field of view to scan the area. Moving a panhead with my eyes in the glass, you can sometimes feel motion sickness. </p><p></p><p>I don't own it yet, but the new Really Right Stuff Ascend tripod with the integrated head seems to check all the boxes, but it's expensive. It will do everything:rifle rest, backpackable and hold the largest optic if needed.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://soar.reallyrightstuff.com/Ascend?quantity=1&custcol76=1&custcol79=2&custcol80=1[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="middleofnowhere, post: 2045425, member: 96793"] I currently own a Kramer Designs Granite Peak Tripod. It is super light weight and good for lighter optics If you are backpack hunting. I also own a really right stuff with the anvil head, there are not enough words to praise this tripod. I have used Outdoorsmans aluminum tripods and of course the commie knock-offs. A lot of guys buy the Chinese carbon tripods and the Siriu VA5 head gets raves. Personally I decided I wanted to spend as little money in China so these were not options for me. How you attach your binos and spotter to the tripod are important. I chose to use ARCA, it’s fairly standard and locks in positively. I put an arca plate on my rifle and have an arca plate on my Outdoorsman adapter. A “hog” saddle is expensive and then switching from rifle to optics seems like it is a pain. Whether you go ball head or fluid head is also important. If you are going to mount a rifle, I think ball head is best. Outdoorsman’s fluid head would also be beefy enough to put a rifle on it. Personally I wouldn’t trust a plastic VA5 head with a rifle or expensive optic but a lot of guys do. How you glass with a pan head vs. a ball head is different. With a ball head, I move my optic and then use the full field of view to scan the area. Moving a panhead with my eyes in the glass, you can sometimes feel motion sickness. I don’t own it yet, but the new Really Right Stuff Ascend tripod with the integrated head seems to check all the boxes, but it’s expensive. It will do everything:rifle rest, backpackable and hold the largest optic if needed. [URL unfurl="true"]https://soar.reallyrightstuff.com/Ascend?quantity=1&custcol76=1&custcol79=2&custcol80=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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