Spotting Scope Tripod

[BigBrother]

I picked one up on the cheap, new in box.

Leupold 20x60x60.

Got it for spying on ducks, bikinis, turkeys, target shooting, and the rare chance I get drawn for something out west.

I dont want to spend $1k on some fancy carbon fiber tripod.

I do want something I can put on my truck window, or table top. Amazon's got shit like that cheap, but I dont want to have to buy a new one every time I go to use it.

What do ya'll use/suggest? Links?

[Tater]

Solar powered ones count?

[Tha Dick]

I bought this one for a lightweight option for my elk hunt a few years ago and it worked great for it's size. My guide liked it a lot so I gave it to him when I left.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

[murraywader]

https://shop.opticsplanet.com/meopta...xoCMjoQAvD_BwE

[BigBrother]

Solar powered ones count?

Sure, got any recommendations for a solar power AC unit too? I know a guy who might need one.

Anthony, I was thinking about this one: https://www.opticsplanet.com/bushnel...ed-tripod.html

Benefits of carbon over aluminum?

[Tater]

No benefits. Dick.

[Palmetto Bug]

In really cold weather, carbon is a lot friendlier to handle than aluminum. Not sure how much that might matter on a tripod but that's my philosophy for handguards.

[murraywader]

Not sure on the benefits I got a pro deal so went for it.

[BigBrother]

No benefits. Dick.

Funny story. My AC got so cold last night, I had to get up and put an extra blanket on the bed.

[Duckman#1]

Personally I went with carbon. Stiffer, lighter and more weather resistant

[Tater]

I’m fine at night. Stifling during the day though. Probably not as stifling as the funk from the dead bodies I’m going to bury under my house if they don’t finish soon, but stifling nonetheless.

[BigBrother]

Dont bury bodies under your house.

Bury them 10' deep in a pasture. Fill dirt back in to 5' deep. Then put some livestock in, then finish filling in the hole. Cadaver dogs will locate the bodies, and when they exhume, they'll find the livestock and stop digging.

[Tater]

That means I’m going to have to move the piano and let them out from under the house.

[WoodieSC]

Dont bury bodies under your house.

Bury them 10' deep in a pasture. Fill dirt back in to 5' deep. Then put some livestock in, then finish filling in the hole. Cadaver dogs will locate the bodies, and when they exhume, they'll find the livestock and stop digging.

Speaking from experience there, BB?

Just remember that 'gators need dinner, too... and you don't need to find/create any dead livestock.

[BigBrother]

Gators are sloppy and inconsistent.

[WoodieSC]

Gators are sloppy and inconsistent.

Ahh... good to know since it's at least a few hour drive to the nearest ones.

[BigBrother]

If you were on the coast and had a boat capable of reaching the Georgetown hole, that boat would likely have a fish box. Most fish boxes are large enough to hold a body.

A few hundred lbs of chain, and a cloth tarp and a bottle of bleach, your troubles are over...

[WoodieSC]

If you were on the coast and had a boat capable of reaching the Georgetown hole, that boat would likely have a fish box. Most fish boxes are large enough to hold a body.

A few hundred lbs of chain, and a cloth tarp and a bottle of bleach, your troubles are over...

... I'd bet a gourmet meal at Dunkin Donuts that any body dropped in that area wouldn't be lonely.

[BigBrother]

Anyway....back to the subject matter at hand.

Are the BOG tripods adaptable to hold the head for a spotting scope?

[BOGSTER]

You’re from Horry County Bo.

PVC is your friend