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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swissboy" data-source="post: 522350" data-attributes="member: 4926">Some time ago, there was a thread on alternatives to tripods and monopods:<a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=24180&highlight=shoulder+pods" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=24180&highlight=shoulder+pods</a>And just now, we got diverted into a similar discussion in the Nikon ED50 thread. However, I think there is a better chance to get more input with a separate new thread here:So, please tell us about your experiences with shoulder pods. At least two light-weight models are currently available: - the Cullmann 0080  <a href="http://www.cullmann-foto.de/en/products/tripods/travelpods/0080.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cullmann-foto.de/en/products/tripods/travelpods/0080.htm</a>- the Bush Hawk <a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/search.asp?q=bush+hawk&pid=1369" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/search.asp?q=bush+hawk&pid=1369</a>And, of course, there are self-made models and the finstick (which is no shoulder pod but serves a similar steadying purpose).I am, however, particularly interested in longer term experiences with the above mentioned specific models. Do they break easily? Are they more than a short-term novelty that ends up in a cupboard? And does anyone have comparative experiences with both of these?</blockquote>