I just received it and tried it inside since it's freezing cold outside.

I think that your paracord preset is awesome and I'm going for something like that.

I suspect it's mostly my floor but the legs are spreading by themselves just with the weight of the gun. I guess in the woods it'll stick to the ground fairly. Also, the terrain will mostly be uneven as well.

I find the legs a bit weak then they are at full length.

A hint on the paracord "presets"... Don't tie them around the ankles, tie them around the knees. By putting the paracord between the ferrules at the joint between the telescoping tubes, you use a lot less paracord (less to snag), and you keep it up out of the grass, rocks, sticks, so you can't snag it as you set up, nor trip on it.

Also - slide the rubber leg strap up to the ferrules, such that you don't have to reach to the end of the stick to be able to separate the legs. It keeps the legs together just fine still, but saves you time and eliminates extra movement when you might have game in front of you.

You must be 10ft tall! At 5'10" myself, I get an incredibly solid platform with the legs at about 60deg to the ground, which leaves about 10-12" of telescoping left when I level for standing height. You don't gain much stability by going much wider than that, as you noted, the feet have more tendency to slip if you have them spread out too far. If you're kneeling, sitting, or prone, there's no reason to have the legs extended at all.

The paracord preset I use is set for that length and angle - when I set up, I put the feet on the ground in front of me, open the tie around the legs, pull the trigger and extend all 3 legs together by pulling up on the handle (feet on the ground), then I move my hand down and grab two legs together at the top, leaving one leg that will be the one near me and to the left on the ground to swing the other two towards the front where the front leg needs to be, then let go of the front leg and hang onto the 3rd leg, pulling it back towards my right foot. At that point, all 3 legs are planted in an equilateral triangle and the rest is parallel to the ground. If the ground isn't level, I then simply pull the trigger and move it where it needs to be to level up, usually without needing to move the legs on the ground.

All of that happens quickly, smoothly, and with one hand. There's really not much movement or sound involved, and the pod goes up quickly and hits a solid, repeatable position every time.

I HAVE used a telescope stop on the legs to set for height, but it ended up just getting in the way. I simply tied paracord from the ferrules to the hinge plate such that each leg couldn't extend any farther.

Hi there! I use the Harris bipod.