Ries Backpacker Tripod Filter Type_Close-Up and integrated film wind/shutter cocking

and integrated film wind/shutter cocking

Optics are fre of haze or fungus

Runs on a pair of standard button cells

This Pelican 1650 case is a very large

The Lowepro Dryzone 200 is a bulky backpack- no getting around it

Ries Backpacker Tripod Filter Type_Close-Up and integrated film wind/shutter cockingThis Ries is a heavy duty wooden tripod, designed for use with larger format cameras but suitable for any, if you don't mind some extra weight in your loadout. This is a "backpacker" style tripod, which means that the leg extensions can be screwed in half for transport. Now: this is not a travel tripod. The whole setup weighs about 3. 5kg. But it does collapse into a bag about 75cm long, which is not bad for a wooden tripod that extends to about 1.