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BT-20 Ridge Warden Ball Tilt Head

Regular price: $299.99
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The BT-20 Ridge Warden "Ball Tilt" head is the brain child of a "what if" question. What if there was a head that worked great for glassing and shooting? We answered that question with the Ridge Warden. The Ridge Warden is essentially a ball head but with a novel mechanism to lock the ball into a tilt only axis for efficient glassing; allowing it to function like a panhead. But this mechanism can be bypassed to "orbit" the ball like a normal ball head; allowing it to tilt off axis and level a rifle for a shot.

HEAVY HITTING FLYWEIGHT
Weighing in as little as 3.3oz (Lightest configuration w/o Carbon Handle) the Ridge Warden is the lightest head we've ever made; and we've done this all while maintaining a level of optical stability, smoothness and damping you would only expect from heads several times it's size, leaving plenty of strength for medium size spotters and light weight rifles.

MASTERFULLY MULTIFUNCTIONAL
Saving weight in your pack is just as much about multi-functional gear as it is about the specific weight of your gear. With the Ridge Warden you gain an effective glassing and shooting platform from one ultralight package. Additionally we took lessons learned from our Nighthawk and built this head with a highly adjustable carbon handle allowing you to tailor the ergonomics to your preferences and packability of your specific tripod.

SMOOTH EXPERIENCE
Applying lessons learned from our highly popular Nighthawk and the introduction of some new technologies, we were able to give this head the smooth damping feel in both the tilt and pan axes that give you the capabilities to efficiently and comfortably glass for extended periods of time.

DURABLE CONSTRUCTION
Machined right here in the USA out of billet aluminum and stainless steel. The premium materials and black anodized finish provide excellent resistance to wear and the environments.

Features

Made in the USA!
Automatic Tilt locking ball
Adjustable ultralight carbon fiber handle
Arca-Swiss compatible clamp
3/8-16 mounting threads to attach to any standard tripod base
Anodized aluminum and stainless construction

What's Included:

(1) BT-20 Ridge Warden Ball Tilt Head
(1) 3/8"-16 Stainless threaded stud to adapt to any standard tripod

Technical Specifications:

Weight	3.3oz (94g) / 3.8oz (108g)
Length	5.25 in (with Handle)
Width	3.75 in
Height	2.125 in

Love this Ridge Warden!

Really impressed with the quality of this ultralight ball tilt head. It’s almost like having both ball head and pan head blended together. You’ll get all the functionality of a pan head for glassing, but if you need it to shoot of, it’ll have some ball head performance due to its side-to-side capability (although not as much as a full ball head).

If you only want one tripod attachment, start with this one!

Works perfectly!

Slick and light

Very Impressed

It’s super lightweight but still feels very rugged. I love the versatility of it. I prefer using pan heads for glassing but really wanted to be able to shoot off my tripod as well. I was a little worried about how it would handle my 85mm spotter but it’s been excellent so far. The only gripe I have is the tension lever/knob doesn’t clear the plate when it’s sitting level, so you have to tilt it all the way back or forward to do a full rotation of the tensioner, I’d like to see a spring loaded tension lever that you could re-index instead of having to tilt the head back in order to clear it. Other than that I love this thing.

BT-20 Ridge Warden Tilt Head

Bought this primarily to cut weight on my tripod setup for using optics only, and not necessarily shooting off of. I tend to be somewhat of a gram weenie. I found that my tripod was not properly set up to accept the tilt head and needed to get an adapter to build up a 1/4 inch post to a 3/16 inch one. Wiser Precision did the homework for me so I could make the necessary adjustments to make this head work. Loving the weight savings, versatility, and customer service Wiser Precision has offered. Keep up making great gear. I definitely will be recommending your products and customer service to everyone I know.

Awesome, except for the tension know

Great in general, super smooth. The tensioner handle is too long though....and requires you to tilt the head up or down, if you need to significantly tension/detention the head

Excellent!

I now have both the Ridge Warden and the Nighthawk. Both made by Wiser Precision. Both are amazing heads! The Ridge Warden is slightly easier to use because it only has one adjustment lever. It's smooth. It works very well! I like that I will be able to use it to support my rifle in the field. Big plus! There's nothing that I don't like about it. It pans and tilts just like a dedicated pan head. The Nighthawk is absolutely great too! The Nighthawk will tighten up a little tighter which could be better for use with a heavy spotting scope. I have the little Swarovski ATC spotting scope, so both heads have no problems with this scope. I have not used the Ridge Warden with a heavier spotter, but my observations tell me that the Nighthawk would possibly be better with the heavy scopes. That being said, they both are amazing heads. Clearly the best on the market. I have the Nighthawk on my dedicated truck Tripod, and the Ridge Warden on my Aziak Backcountry tripod.

So far so good

Haven’t had the chance to use Timon the field yet, leaving this week. But so far this seems like an awesome solution to the panhead/ballhead issue, and an incredible weight,

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BT-20 Ridge Warden Ball Tilt Head

CURRENT BACKORDERS, ANTICIPATED TO SHIP WITHIN 3 WEEKS.

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