Realtree Excape DeathGrip Tripod

This is a heavy duty stand completely adjustable low/high, up/down and swivel. Not a cheap tripod nor is it a lite weight tin foil made product. I had 4....FOUR...tripods in the past the second one never made it out of the hunting blind in one piece, not a cheap unit either. Yes, this is heavier but so stable it makes using this piece of gear worth my money, time and humping on my backpack. Tie it to your backpack removal and set up is within seconds.

It works great. Holds all my rifles nice and securely. My AR10 does require a little extra torque to keep it from going muzzle up but my Ruger American Gen II .308 sits perfect. Provides a rock solid shooting platform, a excellent range of traverse, hight adjustment is great, from sitting on the ground, in a chair or standing, it sets up and adjusts easily. The circular bubble level works great as well.

This thing is so awesome! Especially if you’re around 6’ tall.. I’m 6’1” and it’s perfect for me fully extended, I can stand up straight, comfortably and still precisely shoot with no problem. Even If you’re shorter than that, don’t worry it’ll adjust to your comfort level even if you want to lay down flat. Also, The rubber padded bench vise style grip holds whatever rifle you choose with as much strength as you’d ever need & it’s completely adjustable, I even use it to site with! It’s got levels, locks, whatever you want! It’s very versatile and durable! I love mine it’s a brilliant invention and very simple and easy to use. There’s no assembly at all. It’s just fantastic!

Top to bottom this is a fine shooting platform. Made with quality materials throughout. All of the functions work with precision. Sturdy. The camlocks are sure. The legs adjust with authority assisted by three position pushbutton stops to adjust the width of stance. I can't imagine why any marksman would not be happy with this rest. It sets up quickly and is made to last. At just over 100 dollars it is a value. Very nice.

I've had a few weeks to play with mine now, and I'm done looking for anything better. This thing is more than solid enough for varmint-caliber rifles. Some have complained that the parallel sides of the clamp don't hold the rounded contours of their rifles well. This is easily overcome with the application of some adhesive neoprene sheet cut to fit the saddle's gripping/contact surfaces, or even just a piece of thin foam rubber nested between saddle and stock. Mine arrived with a head that wouldn't pan easily and exhibited a ratcheting sensation when forced to turn side-to-side; a quick email to BOG Products yielded a suggested adjustment within 24 hours that handily solved the issue. This is made/sold by Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., which is part of Larry Potterfield's commercial empire along with Frankfort Arsenal (reloading tools), Wheeler Engineering (gunsmithing tools), Caldwell (rests, chronographs, adaptors) and a few others - and its availability through Amazon made it a bit easier for my wife to find in my Wish List than through Mr. Potterfield's "MidwayUSA" gateway. I wanted a tripod that would work for any position: bench, seated, kneeling, from a ground blind, leaning back against my truck... and this one even flattens down far enough to be usable in the prone position, depending upon what angles the ground takes between my position and my target. The rubber feet screw up around the threaded, pointed shafts on which they are mounted to expose steel pointed tips which worked great when I had to set up on a frozen puddle in a meadow. My alternative plan was to use a surveyor's level tripod with a 5/8-11 to 1/4-20 head adaptor, a separate ball head with ARCA-Swiss attachment, and a saddle clamp from another manufacturer, which would have given me a tripod that wouldn't go short enough for sitting, nor kneeling facing a downhill slope, and certainly not prone shooting, and I'd have still spent more even with cheap imported parts. I took a 6" long piece of oak 2" x 4" (true dimension) lumber and screwed in a stud that was lag-threaded on one end and 1/4-20 on the other, which I can clamp into the saddle and attach a small $20 ball head to use this tripod for binoculars, spotting scope, camera, or a light chronograph. I screwed another chunk of 2"x4" edge-wise to a 16" x 20" x 1" deep baking pan, sprayed the whole thing with a can of cheap truck bed liner, and now I can clamp that in as well for a hasty small table that stuff won't roll off of. I can raise the whole thing to maximum height and clamp in a length of aluminum/steel/PVC tubing, attach a seine net to the tube with zip ties, and have a "wall" to catch brass positioned to my right at the range. (Gathering the bottom of the net into a 5 gallon bucket collects all of my brass without having to attach anything to the rifle itself, or take up space on the bench.) My wife wants me to get another one so we can run a pipe or 2"x4" across them with hooks on it to hold camp cookware & utensils, drying shoes, or a tarp to create a wind break or rain shelter for gear. It holds a rechargeable LED work light nicely after the sun sets and I pack up my blind from a session of varminting. The only thing I'd like to see added is a hook on the bottom of the center for hanging my day pack, but a few loops of para cord around the legs ought to give me an adequate connecting point for the carabiner I keep on my pack's top handle. And when I get home, it makes a nice hanging rack for wet gear out in the garage. At this price point, I'm not afraid to molest it with some para cord, tape, and/or spray paint to "customize" it for specific passing needs; but the basic design and quality is just perfect out of the box, and I wouldn't ask the manufacturer to change anything that would increase its price.

Glad I read the reviews before I sent this back. I wanted a sturdy tripod capable of tracking moving targets smoothly. When the item arrived the head was extremely tight, was hard to turn 360* and not smooth at all. I thought for a minute that this tripod was for stationary use only which wasn’t what I wanted. The instructions provided didn’t help at all. After reading a review I loosened the 5mm screw hidden under a rubber plug on the bottom of the head and just like magic everything works great. Unfortunately there is nothing in the instructions that shows or details how to adjust this screw. So instead of 5 stars I gave it 4. It’s a great tripod. A bit heavy but built to last. Just needs better instructions that detail how each part of this tripod work. I suggest getting a 5mm Allen wrench and keeping it with you in case this needs adjustment. This screw is critical to how the head of the tripod move side to side. Photos provided.

This tripod is a game changer for me, works for multiple scenarios. Very sturdy and closes up nice and compact, ready to adjust and use in a minute or less.

We got this to put in our deer blind and it did not disappoint. Not sure why we waited so long to get one, it's so nice to sit in the blind hands free. It was kind of an adjustment to make it fit in there so we could sit comfortably. It's easy to set up, heavy duty, and holds the rifle firmly in place. We love all the adjustments it has. It swivels and tilts smoothly. We set it up the evening we got and I got a buck the next morning.