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<blockquote data-quote="med358-boise" data-source="post: 3061941" data-attributes="member: 123832"><p>I have yet to find a set of commercially made shooting sticks or tripod that meets all my needs. The ones designed for standing really don't work well for sitting as the legs require to big a footprint to get spread out and really don't work well as an occasional trekking pole. The ones for sitting aren't tall enough for standing and many parts of where I hunt the sage brush is too high for even a sitting shot. Many of the standing tripods are also too heavy.</p><p></p><p>So this what I use. Homemade - three trekking pole zipped and bungeed together give the right amount of flex and sturdiness. The longer stick is the trekking pole and the shorter side stick is about 2 inches shorter and has no negative effect when taking a sitting shot. The shortest is the tripod leg and goes out in front. Tiny bit of practice and marking the poles for the extension proper extension length I can be setup for standing or sitting just as quick as any other sticks. I am only 5'9' so fully extended these work for standing with my legs flexed. I also carry a monopod that can be used for a rear stock support for longer standing shots or can double as a second trekking pole.</p><p></p><p>The daypack is configured to sit under my strong side elbow with a little downward pressure. If I can go prone, I can quickly unclip the dry bag and it is a rear rest.</p><p></p><p>The whole set up is minimal incremental weight when comparing to two trekking poles.</p><p></p><p>These setups are always a personal choice but this has worked very well for me and is the most versatile system I have found.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rMaHZho.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="med358-boise, post: 3061941, member: 123832"] I have yet to find a set of commercially made shooting sticks or tripod that meets all my needs. The ones designed for standing really don't work well for sitting as the legs require to big a footprint to get spread out and really don't work well as an occasional trekking pole. The ones for sitting aren't tall enough for standing and many parts of where I hunt the sage brush is too high for even a sitting shot. Many of the standing tripods are also too heavy. So this what I use. Homemade - three trekking pole zipped and bungeed together give the right amount of flex and sturdiness. The longer stick is the trekking pole and the shorter side stick is about 2 inches shorter and has no negative effect when taking a sitting shot. The shortest is the tripod leg and goes out in front. Tiny bit of practice and marking the poles for the extension proper extension length I can be setup for standing or sitting just as quick as any other sticks. I am only 5'9' so fully extended these work for standing with my legs flexed. I also carry a monopod that can be used for a rear stock support for longer standing shots or can double as a second trekking pole. The daypack is configured to sit under my strong side elbow with a little downward pressure. If I can go prone, I can quickly unclip the dry bag and it is a rear rest. The whole set up is minimal incremental weight when comparing to two trekking poles. These setups are always a personal choice but this has worked very well for me and is the most versatile system I have found. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/rMaHZho.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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