Do use rubber feet or spikes on your tripod?

[BuckeyeRifleman]

Curious what is preferred for most folks in elk country. Doing my final pack our and can’t decide.

 

[Headwatermike]

I throw away the rubber covers.

 

[W1bowo]

I throw away the rubber covers.

+1

 

[Cahunter805]

I throw away the rubber covers.

Just curious why?

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

I leave my tripods as-is since I have never had a situation arise where it didn't work. Does not matter what or where I hunt.

 

[elkstabber]

Land surveyors always use tripods with pointy feet. There is no doubt that it makes a tripod more stable.

 

[AggieOutlaw]

rubber feet are for use on manufactured surfaces (concrete, tile, etc.) where friction is needed

you don't need them on most natural surfaces

 

[justinspicher]

I leave my tripods as-is since I have never had a situation arise where it didn't work. Does not matter what or where I hunt.

I feel the same.

 

[wytx]

Rubber feet on rocks and in the wind. Spikes will just slide on granite.

 

[jspradley]

Mine have both, the rubber boots screw in and expose the spikes, I use either as needed

 

[ColeyG]

Rubber feet. They work just fine on any surface whereas metal slides on rocks. Also, the don't wear holes in your pack and other gear.

 

[Phat Cowboy]

I got rubber tips on my Vangaurd. It works great up on the rocks and I usually don't have a problem just pressing them into the soft dirt but I find myself wishing I had spikes especially on dirt sidehills. I'm thinking the cats ass would be the feet that are rubber tips which twist into spikes???

 

[Fajkus5]

I have rubber on mine but haven’t taken it up on the mountain yet. We’ll see how it does in a few weeks