Anyone have a favorite monopod that doubles as a walking stick? With reasons why you chose that one over the others?

 

Those B&H bucks are just burnin' holes, aren't they?

 

I'm SHOPPIN'!!!

 

The one that I know "doubles" as such, is junk, the Trek something or other. I do not trust the the plate to hold the camera on the stick.

I would search the Nature section at fm.com and see what you can find.

 

Yeah, I found their monotrek, and it does look pretty flimsy. I'll check around FM. I found a thread at potn that mentioned picking up some walking sticks with removable caps that mount cameras - that sounds really super-duper flimsy. And short. :shakehead

 

Have you seen the Manfrotto 685B? I first heard about it over at casa de Reichmann. I've only used mine twice so I can't give you any meaningful personal assessments. That said, it's pretty long even when collapsed and it's pretty heavy for a monopod. Still much lighter than most decent tripods though. Regardless, take a look. For ease of use this thing can't be beat.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/re.../monopod.shtml

 

I have a Manfrotto 680B w/234RC head. It is very sturdy and I have used as a walking stick. They head portion is useless to hold on to - I hold the foam grip just below the head. I am sure with extensive use the foam grip wouldnt hold up and would begin to wear - it is just closed cell foam.
The only complaint is the rubber foot. I have never lost mine, but others I know have. If you are going on a multi-day hike I would take an extra.

I chose it because the price was right... Free... It was a gift.

 

Thank you!! I will check them both out!

 

I also use the 608 i can tell you i've used it to climp up a steep hill and pushed the locking nut loose haha a good tighten now helps keep it nice and stiff.

 

After some digging, I'm just going to buy the pod for its functionality and probably pick up some trekking poles separately if I need them. Why are there 5000 different monopods? And there's no description at B&H to really tell you why one is different from another. And everyone you ask has a different one.

Oh, and I refuse to buy a Monostat. My camera gear should not be named after yeast medication.

 

But that Monostat is a pretty good monopod

 

I know, but every time I look at it, the name grosses me out. There are so many choices, I'll go with something else.