At first I was skeptical of whether or not I needed this level of quality in a tripod to do what I needed. I am an avid western hunter chasing bears and antlers in the spring and other big game in the fall. This last spring I went with a much cheaper tripod and did okay. Having now used the Tricer AD in the field I can confirm it is well worth it. The AD is solid, easy to deploy and makes my glassing 100x more stable than my last tripod did. If you are on the fence and thinking of going with anything else for a tripod, I'd encourage you to save yourself the time and headache and get Tricer.

In concept and design this is an excellent tripod that checks every box. Really is the Goldilocks of hunting tripods with a good low weight but still enough height that it can be used in any situation. Unfortunately for a close to 400 dollar tripod it falls short in one main area. The build quality is not there. The leg screws cannot hold tension properly. As a result they won’t rest where they are left but rather just dangle loosely. This becomes a problem when dealing with having legs at different angles (ie one at position 3 and the others at position 2 and 1) where you have to try and hold a weird balancing act. I’ll combine this review with the matching lightweight head where the same issue applies. The screw used to tighten the arca rail to my bino clamp was bent horribly just from bouncing in my bag on the drive up the mountain. As a result I was unable to to easily take my optics on or off the head and had to essentially just forcibly jam them in the head loosely. Again would LOVE this set up if the build quality was there but it’s just not and I can’t in good conscience classify it as durable gear that will withstand abuse in the backcountry.

The Tricer-AD Carbon Tripod has been excellent so far. I was pleasantly surprised by how tough, solid, and lightweight it is. It’s quick to set up and performs exactly as I hoped. Great quality from a team that truly understands hunters’ needs.