do it all tripod?

[Middleofnowhere]

Really Right Stuff...

^^^this
If you use a “real” quality ball head, I believe you will be impressed.
I have used Outdoorsman pan heads including their new fluid head, they are super nice.

 

[GoProTiger]

Two vets the ruck for me. With Spartan Davros pro head

 

[texjitter]

Anybody used the Twovets heads? Looking at getting the NoName tripod and their 44mm head for Arca rail use

 

[JZee]

Currently have promaster 525 looking to get more. It is quite overwhelming looking at all the tripod options out there.
I would like;
-tall enough to glass with binos standing up
-not ball head
-respectable price
-sturdy enough for 77 kowa in wind
-1 peice center section
-packable enough
-light weight enough

Does such a thing exist?

I was looking for the exact same thing. I ended up with two pro masters. One ultra light weight, and one that can be used standing up but still a reasonable weight. Two pro masters can be had for less than one premium brand setup and they are top notch.

 

[chutinlead]

I'm not sure I can climb aboard the rrs/knockoff train, <65" height, separate center column to deal with is a no go for me

Then I would go for their ascend line with the built in ballhead. I would if I had 3x the money to blow and by the time I added an Anvil-30 to the mix it would be dangerously close to 2k.

I contemplated the LQ-324 which goes several inches taller, 1.5" longer stowed, and .6lbs heavier. If I found a good deal on one I would probably snag it to try out.

 

[eoperator]

I ended up going with 2 slick tripods.
-slick 734 2lb14oz more than enough height for binos standing up & a step up in stability for heavy spotter (from promaster 525).
-slick 833 3lb5oz height to spare, drastic improvement in stability (wider footprint) 3 secton legs are much faster to set up, both have 2 section center column.
Moving forward I can see myself taking the 833 & rrs bh30 head most all the time, much more capable for shooting. It is longer being a 3 section but with head and outdoorsmans bino adaptor it's still about the same height as my 26" kifaru frame. Costing only a small fraction the price of a rrs tripod getting a scratch or dent in these won't hurt my feeling.