I just did a 9 day optical grid search of the AZ desert looking for tiny deer. I've had the tripod and binos for a year but finally committed to giving it a go. I was lazy swapping from my scope to binos so I tended to just run my spotter to locate game. This time. Extra adaptor plate, small belt pocket on my pack to hold bino adaptor. It was an amazing eye opener. This is the first time ever that I found pretty much all the deer. It was me directing others to my finds Bonus? You can look away to survey the landscape for landmarks to describe to your hunt partner. You glass stays put on the animal. Before there was that, "wait let me find it again" moment. What a time and stress saver. I think I'm gonna get my brother a tripod for next Christmas. Time to up the game finding. I don't care how tight you scrunch down to stabilize your binoculars. A tripod makes it so steady you can see an ear swish away a fly.