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#10MinuteTalk - How to Choose a Tripod

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4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

“Team Tripod” is back. Mark Boardman, Ryan Muckenhirn, and Paul Neess talk tripods and what a person may want to consider when making their selection. They cover lever locks, twist locks, heads, height, shooting, personal preferences, and at-release of this podcast a new model, to give you a leg up when it’s time to get your first or next tripod.

Transcript

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0:00.0

What is up everybody they say not to bury the lead so I'm not gonna do it

0:08.0

We got a new tripod. We got a new tripod everybody if you're watching on YouTube

0:11.0

You can see a lot of tripods

0:13.2

But we have a new one right here that we're gonna talk about and the help us talk about it

0:17.0

We got mr. Paul knees Paul. I can't

0:19.5

They're right there, and our good friend Ryan Muckin hern. So, uh, gentlemen. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome learn exciting date

0:26.4

We're gonna talk about this tripod now. I am gonna bury the lead because we're gonna talk about kind of a greater topic that we're gonna roll this into

0:32.6

And that's how to choose a tripod you got you know different different form factors different heights different places

0:39.0

I guess you know leg locking mechanisms weights materials. What's a good stuff? I was gonna say we're gonna talk about this within the context of choosing

0:49.2

A hunting tripod, but the new switchback carbon

0:53.9

Kind of a hybrid it is and in fact it's not kind of it is. Yeah, so that so that's fun

0:59.5

So a lot of versatility there right what what are you looking for in a tripod?

1:02.6

What are what are the kind of the main things you're looking for what are things that you consider a couple of things one

1:07.9

How I'm going to use the tripod and where I'm going to use the tripod

1:12.2

So the majority of my hunting where I'm going to be using a tripod is probably going to be South Dakota

1:16.9

Wyoming and Nebraska

1:18.4

I'm probably not gonna be using a tripod here in Wisconsin

1:21.4

There's very little opportunity for me to do that

1:23.9

Looking at those places that I'm going to be using it what I'm going to be chasing when I have it with me

1:29.2

I want something that's robust. I want something that's lightweight because I'm gonna be carrying it around

1:34.8

I don't have a huge precedence for a tall tripod because in those places

1:39.1

I'm typically not standing with it and so I'm gonna elect something a little bit more on the compact side

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