Measured 2026-08-01 · D.L.SKU CAL-GLS-TP1

Carbon Glassing Tripod

Name: Carbon Glassing Tripod — Calibrated Supply Co.
Brand: Calibrated
SKU: CAL-GLS-TP1
Price: 349.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (196 reviews)

Four-section carbon legs, 1,412 g, no centre column

4.7 / 5196 reviews

Four carbon sections, 1,412 g, folds to 18 inches, and no centre column — because a centre column is where tripod stability goes to die.

$349.00

CAL-GLS-TP1 · USD

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Weight, legs only 1,412 g / 49.8 oz, measured 2026-08-01 on A&D EK-6100i, ±1 g. The same numbers are printed on the Field Card in the box.

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Measured

How we measure

Weight, legs only

1,412 g / 49.8 oz

No head fitted, feet as sold.

Folded length

465 mm / 18.3 in

Legs folded up along the apex — it fits inside the Ridge Frame 5200.

Maximum height

1,420 mm / 55.9 in

All sections out, no centre column, because there is no centre column.

Minimum height

180 mm / 7.1 in

Legs splayed to the third detent. Prone glassing height.

Load rating

9 kg / 20 lb

Static, at full extension, deflection under 2 mm.

Taken 2026-08-01 on A&D EK-6100i, ±1 g by D.L.. The same values are printed on the Field Card in your box, so the page and the carton can never disagree.

What it is made of

10-layer carbon legs4 sections
Stiffer than aluminium at 40% less weight, and it does not freeze to skin.
Twist locks
A quarter turn unlocks all three sections at once. Gloves work.
No centre column
A centre column is a lever that turns a stable tripod into a shaky one. We left it out.

The full description

A tripod is only worth the weight if it is stiff enough that the image stops moving. That means carbon, four sections rather than five, and no centre column: a raised column is a lever, and it undoes exactly the stability the tripod was carried for.

Twist locks that release all three sections in one motion with gloves on, and leg detents at three angles so it sits low for prone glassing or tall enough to stand behind. It folds to 465 mm, which is short enough to live inside the Ridge Frame 5200 instead of strapped to the outside of it.

Sold without a head. Put the Pan Head on it for binoculars and a spotter; if you already own a head with a 3/8-16 thread, this takes it.

Bought for

Glassing country you have to walk into.

Not for

Long-lens photography above 9 kg, and anyone hoping for a standing-height tripod at this weight — 1,420 mm is eye height seated or kneeling, not standing.

Field notes

01Extend the thickest sections first, always. The thin ones only come out when you need the last foot.
02On a slope, put one leg downhill and two uphill, not the reverse.
03In wind, hang your pack off the apex hook. It does more for the image than another hundred dollars of tripod.

In the box

Tripod legs
Apex hook
Rubber feet, fitted
Spike feet, 3
Field Card

Construction, care and warranty

Construction: 10-layer carbon fibre legs in four sections; aluminium apex and leg collars; twist locks with replaceable seals; three-position leg angle detents; 3/8-16 head thread with a 1/4-20 adapter; apex hook for a stabilising load.
Care: Rinse the leg sections with fresh water after mud or salt, dry with the locks open. Grit inside a twist lock is what makes it slip.
Warranty: Lifetime on the legs and apex, two years on the lock seals.
Bought for: Western, Late season
SKU: CAL-GLS-TP1
Price: $349.00 USD

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