Too Much Faith in Your Tripod

@NWStaker
There is not much good to say about that setup.......looks like an encroaching operator.

The Solid leg tripods had a large thumb screw at the hinge to lock the legs in place to take out the slop and keep the legs from sliding apart.

The Stabila aluminum tripod in my collection have a peg at the top of the leg that will limit the amount the legs can spread.

Seen IMen that would tighten the quick adjustment too tight and it would snap like a sprung trap.

The extra thumb screw on the side or in back is sure worth having.