There is a highly entertaining and educational thread on this somewhere if you can find it with a search. It gave me a complex about my little Leupold 25X Compact BUT I am not a real trophy hunter and don't go on sheep hunts or the like. If I did, I would consider something bigger. As it is, I don't carry the spotter on many backpacking hunts. I have that Velbon tripod mentioned above that I bought for photography with compact cameras. It is a great tripod for the weight and particularly for the height it provides. I'm going the other way and going to get something lighter and more compact that I'll be more likely to pack with the Leupold.
alaska lanche, you look to have to the perfect set up to choose from. The right tools for the various jobs.
