May I also suggest you consider the Steep country, love that knife, liked the size better than the saddle mountain skinner. Kind of a nice mix between the altitude and something you can hold.
Are these like the carhartts to us old Philmont Rangers and Trail crew folks? Beat the heck out of them, they stand up on their own, don't worry about bushwhackin through scrub oak in Northern New Mexico.
Bat Cave, shoot me a message, I've got two slik tripods and depending on when you're going, you could borrow/rent one. One is the 624, shorter, other is the 634, taller.
Also have a Nikon Fieldscope III that is not as clear as my Vortex Razor 20-45x60 that easily mounts to either tripod.
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Anybody tried one of these? Debating one for a heavy barreled .308 with adj butt stock for my daughters to learn on heavier recoiling rifles, thanks for any feedback.