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For my 25X100 binoculars, I use a standard heavy duty tripod that has the rotating lever which easily raises and lowers the central shaft up and down.
Thus, I sit behind the tripod with a stool, and have the binoculars mounted with the panning handle aimed away from me, so it doesn't hit my chest (i.e. the opposite than with a camera - you soon get used to it).
Thus I can pan around and raise the height of the binoculars with ease - something that you can't do with that mount that you linked to.
When I want to look at something higher in the sky, I simply raise the central shaft's height while pulling the tripod back so that the binoculars come over my eyes, and the tripod is only resting on two legs. In this way, I get to see most of the sky, except for what is directly over head.
The biggest buzz I get with my 25X100s is being somewhere really dark when Virgo is high in the sky. Just moving them at random through Virgo easily shows dozens of little galaxies with each sweep.
Regards,
Renato
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