I bought one complete at Gander Mountain for 45 bucks, it is not the best in the world but it works on the budget. I have seen them about the same price at Sportsmans warehouse
$$$ but no Sense, it is depressing. Public access is getting harder and harder, and it is mainly because of stuff like this. I used to hunt a really large unit in CO, access got smaller each year, and when the pipelines went through the signs went up like mad. All the while, somebody's pockets...
we found that out also, (about objects in the distance) but, the good thing is you can really get a handle on the little things we are told to pay attention to, breathing, moving, following through with the shot, those things can be the devil in the detail. Great try, and Great success!
I use a knock off of a bog pod, wish I would have went ahead and bought the bog pod now because is is so versatile, you can use it as a walking staff and also put your spotter on it. mine does not allow the head to come off and put on the spotter or binos on for those long sits. but, it works...
IF you have a lot of Cabela points, you might want to look at their Euro style, my best friend bought them last year, he loves em. They resemble the SL Swaros.
I have 6 muzzleloaders on the rack, all different brands, my favorite is the tack driving Savage ML110 II. You can do a lot of things with it, including reaching out there.