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I seen this on another forum and it was a good read. It's also the off season and I am always looking for ways to spend money... grin

What is everyone's glassing set up?

List your optics, tripod, tripod head, stool or pad, etc. Also what would you like to change about your setup.

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Mine is pretty low drama. I use 8x32 Meopta Meostar HDs and when I'm glassing for a long time, I stick a trekking pole in the dirt and rest them on top of that. Seems to work pretty well.
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20-60x60 Nikon Fieldscope III ED for when stuff needs a closer look, on a Slik Sprint Pro 2 tripod. Not the greatest ball head in the world and will get upgraded this year. I did get a chance to look at some 15x SLCs on an Outdoorsman's with their pan-head last weekend and it left a pretty lasting impression... That's a badass setup for when a lot of glassing needs to be did.

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Sorry nothing in pictures but my binos are either swaro 10x42 SV's or geovid HD-R 8x42's. For a spotter I have a swaro HD 80 25-50 on a velbon maxi tripod and a vanguard pan head. I'm not sure I'll be changing anything.

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12-40x60 Leupold Gold Ring HD on a Manfrotto BeFree Carbon.

8x30 Mavens.

For my style of hunting, the small binoculars have been very useful. Much lighter around my neck/in a harness than my former 8x40s and don't give up much, if anything, at dawn/dusk. If I need to see something closer I just grab the spotter out of the pack.

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I spend 90+ % of my hunting time glassing from a tripod. Here's the set-up: Swarovski 15X56, Swarovski tripod adaptor, Manfrotto tripod (no clue as to model... scratched up and repainted a few times over the last 15 years.) Manfrotto 3265 pistol grip head.
I sit on one of those cheap walmart pads. Sort of like a giant beanbag, but with styrofoam beads.

Super sturdy and rock solid, but the tripod and head weigh just under 6lbs together.
I would like to try a carbon fiber tripod and perhaps a lighter head someday.

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not real fast nor stable, but comfey wink

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and the pack spotter

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Important gear....Twix and M&Ms are my favorite but after that it's a Leupold 12-40x60 GR on top of a Surui compact tripod and ball head

Pad.....its a pull over jacket

Leather chamois cloth

My binoculars are also Leupold...10x Mojave

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I'm a minimalist right now with just these two, a Zeis victory BRF 8x42 and a 15x56 Leica Geovid HD

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12x50 ELs with Outdoorsman's tripod for backpack Coues. Works great without excess weight.

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Too close for irons, switching to scope...
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Add a Swaro 65mm spotter for longer work... desert bighorn in this case. Someday may upgrade to the HD version, but this works pretty well for now.

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Have run 15 swaros for 10 + years, manfrotto tripod pistol grip, st 80 for close work, no pics, lotsa dead critter pics though...


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Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd

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George_De_Vries_3rd, I've been thinking of trying that type of binocular holder for something different. I know Bog Pod and Bushnell each make one like yours. Who makes the one you are using in the photo?


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Hunting focus has changed a bit for me, so I don't glass long as much as I used to...

That said, the Nikon ED Fieldscope III w/fixed lens on a Slik, still compares favorably to new stuff and is lightweight. The tripod grew up a little some time ago.

However, Swaro 15x56 gets taken more often now. If going lighter, which is happening more frequently, a "vintage" 8.5x42 EL only.

Small pad when hunting in the hills. This below when hunting lowland. Carol loves this for astronomy gawking along with the 15x -- she provides single best excuse for upgrading perfectly adequate optics...:)

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I'm going to try this set up for Coues this season.
Swarovski 10x42 el's.
Hoping to upgrade to a sig rangefinder over my Leica lrf 1200.
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Tons of pics but not on phone.

Main setup is Manfrotto carbon fiber 'pod, Manfrotto Jr. Head, with Swaro 15 HD's on top.

8x30 Swaro SLC's for my scanners. Meopta S2 20-70 for my spotter.


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George, I don't think this:

15x56 Leica Geovid HD

and this:

I'm a minimalist

can go in the same sentence. smile


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Originally Posted by GregW
Tons of pics but not on phone.

Main setup is Manfrotto carbon fiber 'pod, Manfrotto Jr. Head, with Swaro 15 HD's on top.

8x30 Swaro SLC's for my scanners. Meopta S2 20-70 for my spotter.
[Linked Image] This is a pic of Greg W and one of his set ups. Pic taken with my phone through my binos.

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I changed my optics up last season and was pleased overall. I'm using a Manfrotto aluminum tripod, Meopta Meostar 12x50 binos, and a Vortex Razor 11-33x50 spotter. To me these are a pretty good combo for good glassing power vs weight.

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