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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 3458129" data-attributes="member: 5327">Your shoulder issues are likely not the same as mine, but I thought I'd just mention another item that I _always_ use with my Nikon 50ED scope and tripod outfit--my lumbar pack. When I need a day pack, I almost always use a lumbar pack (I have several) instead of a back pack. No weight is borne on the shoulders. With my ED50, I use an older version of this pack<a href="http://mountainsmith.com/products/all-lumbar-packs/day.html" target="_blank">http://mountainsmith.com/products/all-lumbar-packs/day.html</a>The scope goes into the pack, which has room for lots of other gear if needed, while my tripod drops head first into one of the water bottle pockets (which I pad by inserting a neoprene lens pocket) on the outside.Another model that I really like for being especially lightweight, though it doesn't work quite as well for scope plus tripod carry because the water bottle pocket is smaller, is the Mountainsmith Daylite. It has been replaced with a very different version but the old type is still available<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mountainsmith-Daylight-Lumbar-Packs-Charcoal/dp/B00452C13S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474485255&sr=8-1&keywords=mountainsmith+daylite" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Mountainsmith-Daylight-Lumbar-Packs-Charcoal/dp/B00452C13S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474485255&sr=8-1&keywords=mountainsmith+daylite</a>--AP</blockquote>