My ideal tripod.....

[Kirk Gittings]

One feature I have always wanted on my "ideal" tripod would be where one leg was removable and could be used as a waking stick. what do you think?

[welly]

I tend to use my tripod as a bit of a walking stick when I'm out in the bush as it is. It's not ideal but it works. I quite like your idea though.

[adelorenzo]

Well there are monopod hiking poles... I think even Gitzo makes one. Why not a tripod?

It would be awesome if you could join the other two legs together and use the long pole to pitch a tarp shelter or a megamid.

[Heroique]

...my “ideal” tripod would be where one leg was removable and could be used as a walking stick...

If you’re short enough, you can do that w/ the Ries J600.

If you’re too tall, the spikes can still ward-off wild animals.

Or hold marshmallows over the camp fire.

Pretty close to ideal!

[Light Guru]

One feature I have always wanted on my "ideal" tripod would be where one leg was removable and could be used as a waking stick. what do you think?

You mean a tripod like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BENRO-C1682T...-/271048223905

You could also go about it taking an opposite approach. When hiking you actually want to use two trekking poles anyway instead of a "walking stick". Strap one more trekking pole to your bag or a hacked up old tripod and you have the makings of a tripod.


http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...thread_id=2028

http://dondo1.wordpress.com/2011/06/...rekking-poles/

[Vaughn]

I tend to use my Ries as a climbing aid -- and at about 300 pounds (me and the camera pack) I need all three legs of the tripod to support me!

[lenser]

Some of the Tiltalls allow just that. The ones with the bottom of the column having the plug with the extra 1/4x20 screw in plug allows you to convert a leg into a monopod and that is about a five foot long walking stick if you so desire.

[N Dhananjay]

I usually carry a monopod along with the Ries - it's used to support the front standard at long extensions. I use the monopod as a walking stick for balance and support while I am walking/scrambling etc. Cheers, DJ

[Kirk Gittings]

That Benro is a possibility. I'd have to know how easy it is to remove and put back and whether the stability is compromised. I also don't need the head but could not find whether I could just buy the legs.

You mean a tripod like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BENRO-C1682T...-/271048223905

You could also go about it taking an opposite approach. When hiking you actually want to use two trekking poles anyway instead of a "walking stick". Strap one more trekking pole to your bag or a hacked up old tripod and you have the makings of a tripod.


http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...thread_id=2028

http://dondo1.wordpress.com/2011/06/...rekking-poles/

[Jac@stafford.net]

One feature I have always wanted on my "ideal" tripod would be where one leg was removable and could be used as a waking stick. what do you think?

That is not as odd an idea as some might think. I had a wooden tripod that did exactly that.

My ideal tripod today would have all-wheel drive.