Great post by Kino and I agree with 98% of what he said. I do most of the things he is talking about, marking legs, not breaking down, the height he uses, etc. Run and gun on pigs sometimes you have to be fast and efficient to get on them. Great advice I think.
My only disagreement is I have tried a levelling bowl, it was either a leophoto or feisol, I don't remember which. But for me I was using it stalking pigs where we get lots of running shots, and it would tighten/loosen on me as I panned back and forth. Drove me crazy. I do agree if you are getting on target and locking down for a shot then nothing is more solid. But for me using a lighter weight tripod I'm not sure that I would even realize that added stability anyways. Honestly I rarely shoot past 250 and what I am using is plenty stable for that. So only a minor quibble point Kino, lol.
