Handy, but if moving parts or an instruction sheet are part of the deal, it's too complex to be dependable in the field. That, and plastic parts tend to fail in subzero weather.
Cookie has a couple for photography purposes, but they've not been reliable either.
The guys in Africa have it figured out, but there's a team of scouts, trackers, bearers, and PH's to pack everything around.
Admittedly, I shake enough that off hand shots will only involve my possibly being freight trained. With every sighting, my first thought is always where is a rest? Most often I go to my externally framed back pack. Then shrubs, trees, rocks, stumps, or build a rest with available snow.
Good luck,
Last edited by 1minute; 01/15/20.
