I own quite a few tripods and monopods. Monopods are Manfrotto and used for sports and some casual wildlife shots in good light. I have a large Gitzo which is a bear to carry but it is on every serious trip to shoot wildlife. I have a smaller Gitzo which I do not use much but my wife does for night shots and for her night photos of the milky way. We have two lightweight travel tripods with a detachable monopod, both MeFoto which are okay if not pushed to their limit of weight holding. These go with us on foreign travel in our checked luggage. We kind of use each different support system according to the situation.