That's interesting because I grew up using my dad's Outdoorsman tripod and I hated it. I recently purchased the best Velbon tripod that was not carbon fiber and love it.
I hated the pistol grip on the Outdoorsmen. It couldn't hold the Swaro steady enough. The extending legs always seemed to jam at the most inopportune time. One leg would always get stuck in the "out" position and then wouldn't collapse back towards the center.
I also have an old Slik tripod probably 30 years old that works great and ways next tO nothing. It holds the Swaro better than the pistol head Outdoorsman and I even use it for my DSLR camera.
