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Home Mounts & Tripods Tripods & Piers Tripods Horizon 8115 2-Way Heavy Duty Tripod
The First Horizon 8115 heavy duty tripod is a popular full height tripod that combines excellent stability, with precise control, and is ideal for a wide variety of optical equipment. Comfortably manages all Spotting Scopes and Observation Binoculars with up to 100mm Diameter lenses. Can be used effectively in the field and relied upon to provide years of service with clever design features including twist lock adjustable legs and spiked and rubber adjustable feet. Recommended for Serious Nature Observing, Astronomical Observing and Video applications. Supplied with a quick release plate and standard 1/4ww thread that suits most Binoculars, Spotting scopes and large Cameras with long lenses.Recommended for giant binoculars and spotting scopes up to 100mm apertures, perfect for 20x80 or 25x100 giant binoculars when used for astronomy, high enough for use standing up avoiding back strain or neck craning. Additional quick release plates are available (see related products below).Extends to an impressive height - The tripod remains stable even when extended, due to a bracket that locked the legs into place We especially liked the way in which the adaptor plate was fitted into the mount, which is held in place by a sprung locking mechanism. Telescopes are expensive, so its worth making sure they are securely attached.BBC Sky At Night MagazineMaximum Height (fully extended): 180cm Minimum Height (retracted): 78cm Quick-Adjust Vertical Tension Geared 31cm Centre Column with Lock & Brace 360° Panning, -90° to +60° Vertical Adjustment 3-Section Heavy-Duty Tubular Aluminium Legs Bubble-Level for Accurate Levelling Heavy-Duty Twist-Type Leg-Locks with Rubber Grips Self-Levelling Rubber Feet with Screw-out Metal Spikes Weight 3.58kg
Tripod Amazing service and speedy delivery, absolutely would use again and will be doing. Thanks (28/05/2023) Steven -
Excellent Tripod Strong and robust Tripod. Easy to use and adjust. Provides a stable viewing platform for large binoculars (12/02/2023) - Shrewsbury
Amazing turn around! Great value for money and an incredible turnaround!!! Ordered on a Sunday… Delivered on the Tuesday!!! (22/01/2023) Mike - Fareham
Great tripod - Great Sevice! I needed a decent tripod for Celestron Skymaster 80 x 20 binoculars for amateur star gazing but was unsure if needed additional mounts - a quick email to Harrison Telescopes who responded quickly advising I didn’t. Ordered the tripod with prompt service, I would recommend Harrison’s Telescopes! (20/12/2022) JK - Surrey
Sturdy A good tripod for heavy binoculars; the centre column makes height adjustment convenient, and I'm pleased that the head is light alloy, not plastic. I found after buying it that the head can be removed by loosening two grub screws beneath the platform, to reveal a quarter screw to take other heads. . (14/12/2022) Alan Atkinson - Co Durham
Quality Product - very satisfied Excellent tripod, very sturdy and robust. Super quick delivery and as always, great customer service. Note you will need and adaptor if you want to use it with binoculars. (15/11/2022) Phillip - Cotswolds
It was great! It was great! Ordered the horizon tripod for heavy binoculars after speaking to the staff great product and quick delivery unfortunately it was damaged I contacted the staff and it was dealt with instantly a new part was sent out and received the next day what service (02/05/2022) Andrew -
Very happy with the tripod and the service. The tripod arrived on time and I was very happy with the product. Very stable and easy to adjust. I have bought a carrying backpack and fitted it to the tripod which make it easy to carry but would not want to carry it very far without this. (07/03/2022) Rob - Devon
This is a very sturdy tripod. Probably too heavy to carry too far but a great choice for the garden or static observation. This is what I wanted it for and a step up in terms of stability compared with my velbon sherpa. Service was good from Harrison's as well as the price. I'm very satisfied. (16/08/2021) John Nichols - Surrey
Perfect Using this tripod for my Celestron 25 x 100 binoculars (4kg), really sturdy and easy to set up - delivery was quick as well ... definitely good value for money (05/09/2020) - London
Perfect solution for large binoculars I was recently given a pair of Opticron Oregon 20x80 binoculars for my birthday but needed a solid, sturdy, and steady support, the Horizon Tripod is perfect. They allow me to sweep the whole night sky precisely from horizon to directly overhead and then lock onto a distant star - job done! (04/06/2020) Tony - Hurstpierpoint
A good buy, especially if you are tall! I purchased this tripod for use with some binoculars. They are sturdy, but not too heavy to move or too bulky to store. The best feature for me is the height they extend to - I am 6ft 4" tall and I can use them binoculars on them without having to be bent over! (22/02/2020) Mike - Wolverhampton
Excellent Service I needed a tripod for my new heavy binoculars,I had already returned a tripod that I bought from elsewhere and had to return it as it was too flimsy Came onto this site and thought I would give it a go I was not disappointed in any way,a good solid made tripod, and delivered very quickly 5******** (24/01/2020) -
Great value for money. I recently purchased some Helios 20x100 binoculars which weigh 2.6Kg. My light weight photography tripod couldn't cope! I read a few reviews for the Horizon tripod and decided to give it a go for £80. For the money it is fantastic. Study, well built, quality head and adjustment. Very happy with it! (10/01/2020) Troy - Shropshire
Great tripod for binoculars Bought for my new 25x70 skymaster binos. This is a tall and solid tripod, I am 6'00" and can use the binos standing upright with steady viewing within its range. Its very comfortable to use, 10 times better than my old travel tripod, and 50 times better than hand held. (03/10/2019) Paul M - Kidlington
Brilliant customer service. looking for a heavy duty tripod for a long. Done the highstreet stores. Sometimes travel distance to see tripods on store sellers recommendations but none were up to the strength and stability for a heavy spotting scope. Harrison were amazing in knowledge. Confidence in them I bought one. Fantastic (24/05/2019) Carl - Suffolk
wonderful aid to support my 100mm binocs Hello staff.i only ordered a horizon tripod on Thursday -last-mid..day .Could not believe it when it arrived on Friday..What an amazing company you have here. If we had about another 2.000.000 of you--Britain would be great again. great quality-price and delivery..many thanks and good luck .. (14/04/2019) garrethmoreton@gmail.com - pontypool-torfaen-np48qh
all good it does exactly what you'd expect a tripod to do....it isn't flimsy so keeps steady. (14/11/2018) G - Edinburgh
A good purchase I bought this tripod to go with my Giant Helios 25*100 binoculars & am very pleased with the purchase. Sturdy enough for the task & easy to set up even in the dark. (12/11/2018) Jane - Cambs
A Great Sturdy Tripod Great heavy duty tripod perfect for my 70mm travel telescope. So sturdy that I can use it to mount my camera on, while taking star trail pictures. A must buy. Had great advice from Harrison's before purchasing this tripod. 100% will buy my next telescope from Harrison Telescope Ltd. (09/11/2018) Vicki - Melksham
A good sturdy tripod Needed a heavy duty tripod for the Celstron 100 fieldscope, (which is on the heavy side and large). This tripod does the job well. Instand email advice and next day delivery service from Harrison’s appreciated. (24/08/2018) Micky - Weymouth
Great Service! I emailed for advice before I purchased the tripod and received an immediate reply. Extremely helpful and efficient. Ordered online and received the following day. Excellent tripod which is used with our Spotting Scope (09/04/2018) -
Very impressive service Thank you for your advice and we are very happy with the tripod and the telescope we purchased from you. (22/12/2017) -
Tripod for quantum 4 helios 15x70 binoculars A good quality sturdy tripod, does the job for both bird watching and star gazing on a budget. (17/11/2017) C Brown - Hampshire
Excellent service Professional from start to finish. Easy to order from the website with good product discription, check out is a simple process & dispatched quickly. Item arrived speedy with very reasonable p&p charges. (08/09/2017) Jason - Yate
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