spotting scope tripod from trekking poles

[brother1]

I've been looking into lightening my backpack and one idea I came across was utilizing my trekking poles and something else, as a tripod on the mountain. There are lots of ideas out there for this setup with cameras, but has anyone done something like this for a spotting scope? If it works, and I can shave a couple more pounds off of the pack...why not?

[Eric hunter]

My wife like to put my small Nikon ED 50 on her pole instead of using binos.

[t.tinsmith]

We are like minded.just bought a mancotto monopod .You have to see this.My spotting scope is compact nikon field scope 13/30.So far it seems ideal and is well made 200.00 and up though.

[brother1]

So are you tying your trekking poles to it somehow for stability? I've looked at some cheap monopods as well, but haven't found a good solution to make it stable. Taking pictures is one thing, but using a spotting scope will require a lot more stability. Can you post a pic of your setup, or send me one?

[BackPackHunter]

Gossamer Gear trekking poles
Slik pro 624 CF tripod
This will probably save you 2lb from your setup now