Tripod arrived
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Mine arrived today so I guess they are shipping.... unpacked it and walked away... first glance it looks and feels good. But I was in the middle of yelling at customers and talking to austria when I saw the box at the shipping shelf. So I was distracted.
Flying out in the AM to a job. May be back in 60 hrs or so... when i get back ill check it out in detail and report back
Flying out in the AM to a job. May be back in 60 hrs or so... when i get back ill check it out in detail and report back
Holy fuck balls they actually exist. How long have you been sitting on your pre-order
When I first heard about them I thought they were going to be lower cost but it looks like they come in over $1000
I looked at their website before asking...
Do the foot spikes come with it or was that an add on?
Any idea what the thread pitch is?
Do the foot spikes come with it or was that an add on?
Any idea what the thread pitch is?
Looks like you can still preorder the whole thing for $999 mighty tempting now that they are shipping the tripod at least
Status update.
Ha ent really touched it yet. The head that was supposed to be included and or the temporary head have not arrived yet. I may take my RRS leveling base off another one to try. That being said i think everything on it is good. Its stupid tall fully extended more than i thought I remembered it would be. I have a call and email into them to see whats up with the head.
Ha ent really touched it yet. The head that was supposed to be included and or the temporary head have not arrived yet. I may take my RRS leveling base off another one to try. That being said i think everything on it is good. Its stupid tall fully extended more than i thought I remembered it would be. I have a call and email into them to see whats up with the head.
So I got mine yesterday haven’t done much the legs seem nice bit lighter than the innorel rt90 I have. Didn’t have the integrated head so it might get the rrs universal base this weekend. Overall seems pretty good I’d like to see how the head works out for supporting a rifle but for a set of carbon legs made in the US there pretty nice.
Opinions on it over RRS? Looks well built from the pictures from what I can see. I just love the anvil 30 ball head though!
Update, they are shipping me the temporary head while the production model is being finalized. This will be a differnt head all together. Should arrive next week.
Do they have a estimated time on the integrated unit?
so what are they going to do for you once they have the real unit ready?
ive got the $ to spend and I’m tempted to pick up one of the integrated units
Got a voicemail last week from one of the guys over there (Grant?). Apparently they changed the design of the ball head "a slight amount" and they're "almost done". He didn't give a firm timeline and said he couldn't go into details on the changes. I'm guessing it's probably due to patent concerns.
As for the integrated part, I don't think it's totally accurate to call the ball head integrated. The ball head they're designing appears to drop into their tripod. I don't think it'll drop into other tripods though due to the cutout in the tripod which is needed for the handle to fit. That said, there's a filler plate present on the tripod with a stud to mount other ball heads.
They posted an image of the new ball head on Instagram. It's much more like a traditional ball head than the original. Apparently it was done to move that handle up for ergonomics
Edit, i found the post from them
Have we gotten confirmation that that's the new ball head? I thought the same thing as you when I first saw it but it seemed to be such a fundamental change in design and the logo on it appears to be for the Colorado Tripod Company, the sister company, and not the Rocky Mountain Tactical Supports company. And I'm specifically talking about the ball head, the clamp is obviously from RMTS.
The post that i put up above you can read the text and that's straight from rmts own account not colorado tripod company. I'm guessing they have been working with them to develop the new ballhead. Personally i find it disappointing but they even mention that they moved the tension knob to keep knuckles intact since that was a complaint apparently with the other grip style
Any updates?
Getting antsy to order something. Debating buying the vector tripod then put an anvil 30 on top. Or do I hold out for this new ball head?
Getting antsy to order something. Debating buying the vector tripod then put an anvil 30 on top. Or do I hold out for this new ball head?
I have not heard anything since the voicemail I posted about above. This project has been delayed several times. I think we're in a situation where it may be months or could be days. Sorry for not being more helpful.
I would also point out that those of us who have orders in for the ball head are basically going to be beta testers. The anvil 30 is well proven so if you're looking for a known quantity you may want to go there.
Here's the number off the web page.
Sent an email early this morning. And just finally called them. Left message.
Fyi, I went into this knowing it was a new product and preorder. Typically stay away from that scenario but it was a whim..... that being said my aggravation wasn't the timeline on the tripods arrival. Its that it arrived without ANY head to use.
I'll give them the benefit for now.
Have you tried calling Colorado tripod company? Aren’t they one in the same just different websites to separate the gun stuff?No email no phone call......
Ok, so I got ahold of an employee one of the guys making the heads. Here's the situation as they told me.
They redesigned the head with an autolock feature. So its not ready yet. If you saw the note on the order where they said if the head wasn't ready they would send a temporary photo head to use they will do that. They forgot to send them with the tripod if you bought the package. They are going to send a temporary head out now.
Fwiw I think they are trying to do something cool and new with the head! I'm all for it so I'll be patient. New ideas take time. They were very polite and apologized so no need for "Hide" whipping yet.
They redesigned the head with an autolock feature. So its not ready yet. If you saw the note on the order where they said if the head wasn't ready they would send a temporary photo head to use they will do that. They forgot to send them with the tripod if you bought the package. They are going to send a temporary head out now.
Fwiw I think they are trying to do something cool and new with the head! I'm all for it so I'll be patient. New ideas take time. They were very polite and apologized so no need for "Hide" whipping yet.
I’m super curious to see if the system can break the 4 1/2 pound barrier of the RRS33 with Anvil
Okay just got a call back from these guys,
Tripods are indeed in stock and shipping out next day.
Anvil 30 will screw on top no problem
Ballheads he said are roughly 2 weeks to a month out. Said they were being designed for a .mil contract so I believe he said that they were pending approval on the .mil side before they would start going out. Ballheads were redesigned with an auto lock feature. Mighty interested to see how that turns out
Tripods are indeed in stock and shipping out next day.
Anvil 30 will screw on top no problem
Ballheads he said are roughly 2 weeks to a month out. Said they were being designed for a .mil contract so I believe he said that they were pending approval on the .mil side before they would start going out. Ballheads were redesigned with an auto lock feature. Mighty interested to see how that turns out
Mine came in yesterday, and I've been playing around with it. (As well as swinging like a monkey on it.)
Again, this is my personal tripod, but I have used it on a few platforms it's NOT meant for. Once I get my buddy out, I'll grab his RRS set up and have a direct comparison. **Will probably be a while due to snow.
Again, this is my personal tripod, but I have used it on a few platforms it's NOT meant for. Once I get my buddy out, I'll grab his RRS set up and have a direct comparison. **Will probably be a while due to snow.
I'd love to know the minimum height for the tripod.
They list the max as 70" but no min at least that I found.
They list the max as 70" but no min at least that I found.
The tripods exist and were sent out. I got mine a couple months ago. The ballhead do not exist yet. Latest word I got as of today is that the ballheads will be produced right after the Colorado Tripod ballheads which will be produced over the next few weeks.
If you're looking for a full setup I think I'd suggest going elsewhere. My rationale isn't about the quality and capability of the equipment but rather the continuing delays in production. The ballheads changed designs and have not even entered production many months after originally planned. I haven't seen any verified and complete photos of the final ballhead design. I have the tripod but can't personally give a comparison between the quality of their tripod and a RRS tripod.
The RMTS setup may end up being great but no one knows when we might actually see a full setup (as mentioned above, the tripods have been delivered). I personally will stick with them. I already have the money invested and an not in a rush.
If you're looking for a full setup I think I'd suggest going elsewhere. My rationale isn't about the quality and capability of the equipment but rather the continuing delays in production. The ballheads changed designs and have not even entered production many months after originally planned. I haven't seen any verified and complete photos of the final ballhead design. I have the tripod but can't personally give a comparison between the quality of their tripod and a RRS tripod.
The RMTS setup may end up being great but no one knows when we might actually see a full setup (as mentioned above, the tripods have been delivered). I personally will stick with them. I already have the money invested and an not in a rush.
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