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Rokstad Tauron Carbon Fiber Tripod

November 16, 2025Ancillary gear, Product reviewcarbon fiber, rokstad, shooting tripod, tauron, Tripod, vector opticscoldboremiracle

Introduction

Tripods have become a big part of shooting activities. Whether it is for building a support position for your rifle, or positioning support optics, tripods are a fantastic accessory. I have had the good fortune to use a variety of different tripods of various types and situations. This has opened my eyes to the value of a good tripod, in the right situation. Today I am bringing you a review of another tripod, built specifically for shooting sports. This tripod comes from the folks at Vector Optics, but it is a sub-brand. The Rokstad Tauron carbon fiber tripod is of heavy duty construction, with extendable carbon fiber locking legs. Using the tripod together with Rokstad’s 56mm ball-head gives you impressive mounting and manipulation.

Having arrived right before hunting season would give me a great opportunity to put this tripod to work. Using the Rokstad tripod to support both firearms, spotting scopes, and other items. Over the next couple months, I would use the tripod on the range, out in the deserts and in the high frozen country of the Rocky Mountains.

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Rokstad Tauron Specifications

Leg Sections	4
Leg Locks	Twist
Folded Length	56 cm / 22.05 in
Maximum Height	169 cm / 66.54 in
Main Tube Diameter	34 mm
Max Load	35 kg / 77 lbs
Tube Material	Carbon Fiber
Angle Adjustments	Yes
Feet Tripod Spike	Yes
Weight	2.12 kg / 74.78 oz
Items in the Package	Storage Bag and Hex Keys

Much thought went into the design of this tripod, adding some clever features. And at the exact same time, the tripod is a simple device. With four extendable sectioned legs, it is a very tall tripod, one could put a sheet around it and use it as a rain shelter.

Attaching a ball head or other device on top of the tripod is done using either a 1/4 threaded stud, or a 3/8 threaded stud. The cunning design has a spring loaded stud, that allows you to pull out the one you want to use, while the other stud collapses inside.

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The lightweight carbon fiber legs are very stiff and strong, the rubberized twist-locking rings allow fast deployment. At the bottom end of the legs there are rubber feet, the feet can be twisted up revealing steel spikes for better traction. Additionally, the legs lock in three different angles, allowing you many options for configuring the tripod.

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With its robust construction, the Tauron Tripod can hold up to 77lbs on top. Which is more than I would ever plan on putting there. Rokstad offers a 38mm and 56mm ball head to mount on the Tauron tripod, I selected the 56mm.

Rokstad 56mm Ball Head

The ball head itself is also built well, with a nice finish and look all around. The ball head features 360 degree rotation, and also includes the typical 90 degree drop notch that allows you to hit extreme angles.

On top of the ball, there is a dual clamp that is tightened by a thumb-screw. The clamp itself is designed to hold both ARCA rail systems as well as picatinny rail systems. This will allow you to mount a variety of firearms and other items to the tripod.

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Controls on the ball head are very easy to operate. There is a smaller tension knob that controls the resistance when panning the ball head. And the larger knob adjusts the clamping resistance on the ball itself, the knob has various numbers showing the resistance setting. Interestingly, these controls typically add resistance as you tighten the knob. But on this ball head, the resistance as you tighten the knob doesn’t seem to increase with commensurate resistance on the ball. This allow easy manipulation of the ball head with less effort.

The ball head comes with a small rubberized section of ARCA that can be used to attach a rifle, spotting scope or other device to quickly attach to the tripod.

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In the Field with the Rokstad Tauron Tripod

Whether on the range, out in the desert, or high in the Rocky Mountains chasing mule deer, this tripod was a fantastic tool. I used it for supporting my spotting optics, my camera, rifles and other items.

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I found the controls of the tripod and ball head to be very easy and intuitive to operate. While the tripod is very light compared to non-carbon fiber options, but I didn’t often choose to pack it along during hunts. This size of tripod is great for short walks and or range operations. It isn’t often I would take this or any comparable tripod on long hikes through rough country.

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Using both the rubber feet and the spike s underneath the tripod made a very sturdy structure. Making an excellent platform to shoot from, as well as watching target animals. I did notice occasionally the rubber feet would rattle loose, which would expose the spikes. This isn’t a big deal, as the rubber feet are captured and cannot fall off when loose, but it was a slight inconvenience at times.

Locking the legs in their various positions was quick and easy using the locking lugs, I did find that I like other designs slightly better. Because the locks can be pulled from the front or pushed out from the back. The Rokstad design can only be pulled from the front, this is a minor issue that you likely would miss unless you were used the something else.

Quality

One of the concerns many folks have about foreign built products is the level of quality in construction. I have been quite impressed with the quality of other Vector Optics products, so it came as no surprise that I was also pleased with the Rokstad sub-brand as well. The finish on this tripod is great, the carbon fiber has an excellent build. All the machine work is done well, and there is even a touch of style to it.

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The controls are crisp and strong, you definitely feel like you can push against this tripod. By that I mean both physically and against its stops. The leg extension locks are very tight, and don’t require heavy torquing to lock the extensions in place. Same with the leg angle locks. And the ball head controls are very tactile allowing sharp control of friction settings.

Usability

I found the Tauron tripod to be every bit as comfortable to use as other tripods I’ve used. The rubberized leg extension locks are quick and easy to use, and deploying the legs of the tripod is quick and smooth. The articulation of the legs allows me to get into most any setup with this tripod, giving excellent support.

Articulating the ball head took a moment to get used to, but once I’d figured it out I quite liked it. Being able to lock both ARCA rails and picatinny rails was a great benefit. Two of the three legs have a foam grip area for comfortably carrying the tripod. Which is especially nice in extreme cold weather.

Value

Rokstad’s Tauron tripod is definitely less expensive than some of the competition. Even compared to some other tripods built overseas, it is still much more affordable. There is obviously good reason behind this, we all know there is no free lunch. While it is lighter than some comparable tripods, it is far from the lightest. It has great features and controls despite others having some better options. But all this should come as no surprise for a tripod that cost only four hundred and fifty dollars (at time of publication). Many of the comparable tripods cost double or triple what this one costs. I am sure I am not the only one who often will take the affordability over a slight advantage in performance.

Pros and Cons

I found very few things to hate on the Rokstad Tauron tripod. It was comfortable and easy to operate, and the controls were intuitive and easy to figure out. The product is well-built giving great stability for either observation optics or firearms. All the control surfaces have textured grip, and the sticky rubber grip areas make short work of extending the legs.

If I had to change something about this tripod, it would probably be the following; I’d love to put it on a diet. It’s not like a boat anchor or anything, but it could be lighter. That could be said for most comparable tripods as well, so keep that in mind. I’d also like it if they vented the legs, the air pressure built when extending or collapsing the legs does create some resistance that could be neutralized by venting the interior of the legs.

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Also, I really like the dual clamp on the ball head, but I wish it had a lever to tension the clamp instead of a thumbscrew. Thumbscrews are a little less tactile for tensioning such a clamp, especially in the cold. And lastly, the tripod came with a very handy and well made carry bag, complete with a shoulder strap and such. Unfortunately they made the bag too small to use with the ball head installed, which is a massive drawback. I will likely never use the bag now, as I’m not likely ever going to be removing the ball head while transporting the Tauron.

Final Thoughts

Overall I think the Tauron is a great little tripod, meaning I think most folks out there would at minimum find it adequate if not better. If you are new to carbon fiber shooting tripods, I think this will work great for you. And if you have a collection of them as I do, this will fit in to it just fine.

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Rokstad’s Tauron tripod gives great quality and features at a price well below much of the competition. Like it or not, the price is likely due to its overseas construction. If you are looking for a great little tripod to put in your shooting gear, this one is worth looking at.

-CBM

Two Vets Tripods No Name V2 Inverted Tripod

July 6, 2025Ancillary gear, Product reviewcarbon fiber, no name V2 inverted, Tripod, two vets, two vets tripodscoldboremiracle

Introduction

Some ancillary shooting equipment is for comfort, and others are simply a must have. Today we are talking tripods, which in my opinion is a must have for some shooting situations. Specifically we are talking about the Two Vets Tripods No Name V2 Inverted tripod. Inverted meaning that the legs are configured with the larger diameter sections at the bottom.

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This and many other features of this tripod give you a great deal of support while shooting. While I am just a bit of a redneck who enjoys putting bullets in very specific places, I think I might help understand why you should add something like this to your kit.

The No Name V2 Inverted

Despite being a tripod without a name, the V2 has a great deal of features you’d expect from big names. By inverting the legs, and putting the narrower sections of the leg at the top, Two Vets reduced the size of the tripod head. Making the whole tripod more compact overall when collapsed.

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Additionally by inverting the legs, the twist locks for each section are at the top of each section instead of the bottom. This makes deploying the legs quick by simply twisting the lock and sliding the leg out and twist again to secure it. This is further enhanced by very short 1/4 turn twist locks, so you don’t have to sit there and wind your wrist to get the legs secured.

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Locking the legs in various positions is done using a spring-loaded lock that can be pushed from the back or pulled from the front. Making it easy from any position to adjust the legs. Additionally there are various threaded holes in the head and leg tops allowing you to attach accessories.

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But There’s more

Fantastic additional features like the Area 419 ARCA Lock Dual clamp that works with ARCA rails or picatinny rails. And venting the legs to prevent air from slowing the deployment or stowage. Spikes are built-into the rubber feet and easily swapped out in the field. Centered under the head, there is also an anchor point you can hang a backpack or other weight from to help add stability to the tripod.

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Ball Head

The No Name V2 can accept any of the Two Vets ball heads, I chose to go with the 65mm head, because of the often heavy rifles that it will support. The ball heads allow smooth panning on the tripod with labeled degrees, as well as near infinite articulation. There are tension clutches built-in to add resistance and lock up the head should you choose.

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Specifications

Two Vets No Name Inverted V2 Tripod
Weight	4lbs 12 oz
Leg Sections	4 / 3 Twist Locks
Main Tube Diamater	38MM Main Tube
Collapsed Height	26 Inches
Deployed Height	65.5 Inches
Angle Adjustments	Spring Loaded / Ratcheting Ears
Twist Locks	1/4 Turn Twist Locks
Intergrated Spikes In Feet	Yes
Head Options	Ballhead / any 3/8 head
Whats Included	Tripod & Spiked Feet
Max Weight Rating	100lbs

Field Shooting with Two Vets Tripods

Before I’d even left the house, I could see that a great deal of thought had been put into this tripod. It obviously had been built with shooters in mind. I do most of my shooting in the rugged Rocky Mountains and dry deserts of the intermountain west. My day to day shooting can be anywhere from 2400 feet above sea level clear up to 10,000 feet where the air in thin. I was particularly excited to get this tripod assimilated into my kit.

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Building a good shooting position is important whether you are a PRS competitor or a hunter. I enjoy both, and have incorporated tripod use into them both as well. Sometimes a tripod is just too easy not to use for a comfortable and pleasant shooting position. Whether it be just to get comfortably above grass and brush on the ground before you, or to shoot comfortably from a standing position at squirrels in a tree.

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Deployment

Deploying the No Name tripod is quicker than other tripods I’ve used. Instead of loosening the lock ring and either waiting for the leg to drop or pull it it out myself; I can simply twist a quarter turn, pull the vented leg down to where ever I need it, and twist it back into locked position.

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Folding the legs into the needed position was also enhanced by the easy to operate leg locks. I quickly found that you can either push them out from the back or pull from the front. And hooking up a rifle to the ball head was easy using the Area 419 dual clamp. I used it to easily attach both ARCA rail kitted rifles like my custom 22 or picatinny rail like on my custom 25 Creedmoor.

We can always wish for more compact tripods, but I found the No Name to be a good fit into my Eberlestock Just One pack that I have been using in these mountains.

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Adjustment

I already mentioned how easy it is to quickly adjust the leg-length of the No Name. Adjusting the angle is also quick, pulling out the locks to stop the legs at one of the three angles. The real rock star of adjustment though is the 65mm ball head on top of the tripod. Rotating a full 360 degrees with adjustable tension for your liking.

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The large bowel also has two cuts at the front allowing a ninety-degree angle if needed for high angle shooting. A large tension knob makes it fast and easy to apply the clutch to the ball head. You can pull the knob out to reset its timing for maximum comfort. I found it a comfortable place to hold the tripod as well while setting position on targets.

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With all these options I found it was convenient to get setup in nearly any position. It was just a matter of adjusting the leg-length or angle to get a solid setup.

Durability

All this is nice, but only if it lasts. The No Name is very well built, everything about it suggests it is high quality. Even the fasteners are engraved suggesting they take care of every little detail. The high quality parts and finishes are made to endure tough use.

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The carbon fiber legs are very rigid, even when extended the whole assembly gives a very robust feeling. All three sections of each leg are timed to stay indexed together, and even when the twist lock is loose they keep their correlation.

O-rings on threaded accessories keep things from coming loose and falling off, which I have had issues with before with other tipods. The only thing That has come loose in all of my shooting has been the threaded ball head attachment point. I suppose some simple blue loctite would take care of that, so it’s not a big deal.

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Pros and Cons

I could come up with very few things about this tripod that I didn’t like. However I mentioned the ball head can come loose when turned counter clockwise, but I also mentioned thats an easy fix I simply haven’t chosen to apply. You might suppose the tripod is a little bulky for some activities one could say, both in size and weight. But this is something you know going in. If you are looking for a super compact and lightweight tripod for hunting backcountry, you might chose another option. But if you want heavy duty strength and rigidity for shooting competitions or perhaps law enforcement sharpshooter detail, this is a very good option.

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For purposes like that the No Name V2 is a very good option. If offers quick and reliable deployment, with a sturdy and adjustable stance. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where the No Name wouldn’t be a valuable asset for building a solid shooting position.

My Conclusion

As you might have gathered at this point, I really like this tripod. I’ve used a few different tripods over the years and I really prefer this one. Not only is it a good product but it comes from a company that has good values and knows what their customer wants. And at the risk of sounding a bit cheesy, their product stands for itself.

You can spend a ridiculous amount of money on carbon fiber tripods, and this one certainly isn’t the cheapest. But I think if you are in the market for a good shooting tripod, your money would be well spent on Two Vets products.

-CBM

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A Tripod for the People: Precision Rifle Solutions tripod

January 11, 2018Ancillary gear, blog, Product reviewbipod, equipment, mount, saddle, shooting sticks, Tripodcoldboremiracle

Why shoot from a tripod?

When I began precision rifle shooting many years ago, it was a different landscape. An astounding amount of growth has occurred over the years, and it has kept my perspective shifting, as well as my goals. Technology and product innovation have kept our shooting world fluid, making it quite the challenge to stay on the cutting edge.

As a blue collar shooter, I have had trouble over the years fulfilling my desire for top tier hardware. Always having to find a compromise, and doing the best I could with what I had.
A quick browse through gun rags, internet forums, and some of the regional trade shows will surely drive the average shooting enthusiast out of his mind. The ever growing surplus of whiz-bang accessories being peddled to the American shooter is astonishing. And the effort by so many to reach tier zero civilian-operator status fuels it.
In the storm of QD-this, and tactical-that, it’s easy for a guy who just wants to shoot, and shoot well, to get overwhelmed with wants. My father taught me as a child that my “getter” had to be bigger than my “wanter”. Compromise was a learned discipline that over the years, helped me achieve my goals.

All those years ago, a point was reached wherein I thought I had achieved some sort of status. It came from a sense of confidence or accomplishment when I proved to myself that I could hit almost whatever I wanted with my rifle given a few conditions. One of those conditions was to have a good shooting position, which was almost always prone. In order to up my game, I had to “get off my belly”, as put by my friend The Blanman

A crucial step forward was realizing that any fool with enough ammo and a decent rifle and scope can hit distant targets from a prone position. It is entirely a different thing to hit targets from tough positions, at difficult angles, in a short time, and all the while making those first round hits. This was indeed a challenge, and one that required practice, and some additional hardware.

Precision Rifle Solutions

This is where Precision Rifle Solutions came into my kit. I had long wanted for the gear that so many of the pros use, but I simply couldn’t afford to spend four or five hundred dollars on a tripod. So after some research and few reviews, I bought a PRS medium QD tripod. The tripod came with a small padded saddle that was perfect for resting my rifle on.

I quickly became quite fond of this lightweight little tripod, and just as quickly I worked it into my range routine. In the steep and rough mountains that I normally shoot from, it was perfect for when the bipod just wouldn’t do. The easily adjustable legs were quickly deployed and help me get a good solid rest, allowing me to shoot over tall grass, bushes and other obstacles that often block a shot from a regular bipod. It also worked exceptionally well for those high angled shots where again, a standard bipod left me wanting more. I have been using the PRS tripod and saddle for quite some time now, its become one of the most handy tools in my pack.

My **Desert Tech SRS** was a perfect candidate for the tripod

Well, the good people at Precision Rifle Solutions have been hard at work, looking for more products to offer the serious recreational shooter. And I was excited to get this next one in my hands.
The Freedom Quick Release Mount is a small aluminum block that you can attach to your rifle, and with the QD release plates also available from PRS, you can in a matter of seconds, attach your rifle to any of their tripods. It attaches to your rifles pic rail, giving you a very solid lockup with the tripod. I have found it to be an invaluable addition to my tripod, I can run it either with the saddle, or without. Instead opting to snap the rifle directly to the ball head. The best part of it all, is that I can do all of this without even removing my standard bipod. Allowing me to go from a prone position on my traditional bipod, transitioning to a kneeling, or sitting position in literally a couple seconds. I can just as quickly drop the tripod loose, and go right back to my bipod. The FQRM is very compact and doesn’t interfere with the function of the bipod if your rifle has a full length bottom rail and allows you to mount both.

When coupled with the QD Tripod, and its compact ball clutch, it is amazing how quickly I can transition from one position to another. And if you have a good backpack to use as a rear support, you can get so stable, you’d think you were prone on the ground. Making long range shots quite a doable challenge.

The compact and lightweight tripod easily fits in a daypack for an afternoon hunt, or for a competition. The FQRM is also easily attached and left on most tactical style rifles to be used with or with out a bipod mounted next to it. It can also double as a barricade stop when it’s not attached to the tripod.
The FQRM is attached to a pic rail, sliding on from one end, and using two cross bolts, it clamps down. I got the FQRM with the PRS quick release plate, but with common threads in it, Im sure you could attach any kind of tripod QD mounting plate to it. With additional QR plates, there are countless mounting options, to put, optics, or other accessories on the top of this handy little tripod.

Conclusion

With so many expensive options for shooting accessories, its very refreshing to find good quality gear, made in America, for a reasonable price that the average shooter can afford. I will continue to use the great products from Precision Rifle Solutions, and cant wait to see what innovative and useful product they come up with next.
If you’d like more information, go to their website:
Precision Rifle Solutions And tell them I sent you, you might get a platypus sticker out of it…