Bipod or shooting sticks

I bought a Stoney Point Rapid Pivot bipod. Used it a couple of times.....then it broke. The dealer I bought it from replaced it, after I had called Bushnell (who owns Stoney Point) and found out they would replace it if I mailed it back at my cost. Haven't used the new one yet, but I personally consider them to be rather fragile.
 
Stoney Point Swivel pod is all I use for coyotes as I am a 6'6" guy and the bipods do not extend long enough in about 50% of my stands if I am sitting on a down slope most of the time they do not extend tall enough. The swivel pods are good enough for kneeling or sitting shot for my long frame.

BUT for all around use deer hunting the western mountains here in Idaho shooting rock chucks prone I usually have a bipod attached.
 
Both.... each has it strong points and based on how I am setting up I choose.

Harris bipod and home made stix. I'm on version 2.5 and all in I would say about 30 bucks worth of material. I have given many of my old ones to buddies to use.
 
I only have a bipod on 1 rifle. Otherwise, I carry a set of sticks but never use them. I shoot prone, kneeling or just off-hand. Sticks get in my way like a sling. (I dont use a sling either) I carry my rifle.
 
BOTH!! I have the 9-13" Harris Swivel bipods with notched legs and Pod-Locks on them on my varmint/predator rifles. I also carry my shooting sticks with on every predator calling stand and also carry them when out prairie dog shooting.

When I am able to find a spot where I can go prone, my bipod is used. If I walk into a spot where I need to sit to be able to see, then my homemade shooting sticks are deployed.

I use fiberglass electric fencing rods and cut them off just a wee bit. These fiberglass rods already have a sharpened end.

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I use 3/8" rubber fuel line hose on the tops to rest the rifle stock in and use three rubber castration bands for the hinging device on the sticks I use most often. Here's a photo of the hinge area and the rubber hose before I spray painted the hose with Krylon Khaki camo paint. I paint the fiberglass rods to camoflage them and also to keep the fiberglass from flaking off and getting into my hands for those times I don't wear gloves.

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I also built another set of sticks using the same type of rods, but used a small bolt for the hinging area, a thin rubber faucet washer between the two rods, steel washers on the outside of each rod, and two nuts to lock the bolt in place. I used the same 3/8" rubber fuel line, but cut it into two pieces. This set of sticks and the rubber hose were also painted with Krylon Khaki camo paint

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Here's the sticks holding up my Remington 700 in .17 Remington:

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That second hinge design is almost exactly like mine, except I use a small wing nut. I can tighten it down to lock them in place once I am set up.
 


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