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?
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.
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?
spotting scope tripod from trekking poles
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