I recently purchased the Vortex ridgeview carbon tripod and I absolutely love it. They do say this tripod is more referred for a taller guy to use but I think anyone can use this tripod. Like most I prefer to glass while sitting down and I am a taller guy and most of the time you have to adjust the legs to get to the right eye level height but for me where the legs are set it's perfect while glassing sitting down. I took this tripod with me on a public land elk hunt and it performed great it's not a heavy tripod and I would definitely take it with me on another backcountry hunt. Glassing while either sitting or standing the ridgeview is a great product and it will definitely be my go to while guiding hunts year round and for my personal hunts.