Carbon Fiber Hunting Tripods

Why carbon fiber for a hunting tripod

You carry a hunting tripod for miles to use it for minutes at a time. Then those minutes are everything: a buck bedded at 1,400 yards, a bull feeding in and out of timber, a sheep that only shows a horn tip. If the image shakes, you miss it.

Carbon fiber gets you a stiff, stable leg at a weight you'll actually carry. It also damps vibration better than aluminum and doesn't feel like holding an ice cube on a November morning. That's why every tripod we sell has carbon fiber legs.

But carbon alone doesn't make a tripod steady. Leg diameter, number of sections, stance and the head matter just as much. Here's how we built ours.

MTN SS Carbon Fiber Tripod — 20 oz

The MTN SS is our lightweight glassing and shooting tripod.

20 oz legs with multi-layer carbon fiber
Two leg sections. Fewer sections keeps leg diameter larger the whole way down, which means less vibration and the ability to steady heavier spotting scopes
Wider stance for more stability
Short carbon center column so you can get low for prone shooting and low-angle glassing, with a few inches of adjustment
25 lb leg capacity (9.9 lb rated on the head in the kit)

Best for: sitting glassing, prone or sitting shooting support, and hunters who count every ounce. Price: $259.95 legs, or $349.95 as the MTN SS Tripod Kit with the Nano Pro head.

Swift TS Carbon Fiber Tripod — full height, still light

The Swift TS is for hunters who want one tripod that does more.

Three-section carbon fiber legs
62.2 in. maximum height (64.7 in. with the Nano Pro head)
35 lb load capacity
Glass sitting or standing, run binos or a full-size spotter, support a rifle, or set up a camera
Hang weight underneath in wind

Best for: standing glassing, steep sidehills, shooting off sticks-height, and hunters who want one system for hunting, scouting and filming. Price: $329.95 legs, or $419.95 as the Swift TS Tripod Kit.

Which carbon fiber tripod should you get?

Mostly glass sitting and pack weight is the priority? MTN SS.
Need standing height, glass across steep country, or want a steadier rifle rest? Swift TS.
Shooting off a tripod? Both work. The SS gets you low for prone and sitting; the Swift TS gets you tall enough for kneeling and standing shots.

Carbon fiber shooting tripod use

A tripod is one of the steadiest field rests you can carry. Mount your rifle to an Arca-Swiss compatible head or clamp with our Arca-Swiss Quick Release Plate, and you can go from glassing to a supported shot without hunting for a rock. Practice it before season — tripod shooting rewards reps.

The head matters too

Legs give you a stable base; the head is where you feel it. Both kits come with the Nano Pro Fluid Head: 8.2 oz, with smooth fluid-damped tilt so you can creep across a hillside behind a spotting scope without jerking the view. Bought separately it's $119.95.

Need to adapt thread sizes? Our Tripod Thread Adapter converts between 1/4" and 3/8".

What to look for in any carbon fiber hunting tripod

Leg diameter and section count — fewer, bigger sections are usually steadier.
Height you actually need — measure how you glass, not the spec sheet.
Load capacity with margin — a spotter plus a digiscoping setup adds up.
Center column — short or none for stability; long columns add shake.
System weight — legs plus head plus plate, not legs alone.

Built for the mountain

Designed in Wyoming, made overseas, and backed by the MTN HNTR warranty. Free shipping on orders over $100.

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