I'm sure that is quite good as a compact tripod (legs close together) but it doesn't fold over and is short at 48'. Perhaps it's not possible to have both. If it were on sale at half off...
EBH
As with so many generic terms, "travel tripod" covers a lot of (diverse) ground.
For me it means a tripod that I can use occasionally while traveling, which means it only has to be "just good enough," as light as reasonably possible, capable of packing quite small, reasonably stiff for the gear I shoot with while traveling (typically a smaller APS-C system), and tall enough to function but not as tall as a "real' tripod.
For me that means something even higher than that RRS product, in my case a very small Induro tripod equipped with one of the smallest (and not fully adjustable) RRS heads.
If I'm going out do much real, serious tripod-based photography while traveling, I suck it up, bring the larger luggage, and bright one of my regular tripods.
I'm sure that is quite good as a compact tripod (legs close together) but it doesn't fold over and is short at 48'. Perhaps it's not possible to have both. If it were on sale at half off...
EBH
As with so many generic terms, "travel tripod" covers a lot of (diverse) ground.
For me it means a tripod that I can use occasionally while traveling, which means it only has to be "just good enough," as light as reasonably possible, capable of packing quite small, reasonably stiff for the gear I shoot with while traveling (typically a smaller APS-C system), and tall enough to function but not as tall as a "real' tripod.
For me that means something even higher than that RRS product, in my case a very small Induro tripod equipped with one of the smallest (and not fully adjustable) RRS heads.
If I'm going out do much real, serious tripod-based photography while traveling, I such it up, bring the larger luggage, and bright one of my regular tripods.
I'm sure that is quite good as a compact tripod (legs close together) but it doesn't fold over and is short at 48'. Perhaps it's not possible to have both. If it were on sale at half off...
EBH
As with so many generic terms, "travel tripod" covers a lot of (diverse) ground.
For me it means a tripod that I can use occasionally while traveling, which means it only has to be "just good enough," as light as reasonably possible, capable of packing quite small, reasonably stiff for the gear I shoot with while traveling (typically a smaller APS-C system), and tall enough to function but not as tall as a "real' tripod.
For me that means something even higher than that RRS product, in my case a very small Induro tripod equipped with one of the smallest (and not fully adjustable) RRS heads.
If I'm goin got do much real, serious tripod-based photography while traveling, I such it up, bring the larger luggage, and bright one of my regular tripods.
YMMV.
Feb 20, 2026 at 02:35 PM
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