Although I had for my Canon EOS 450D already travel tripod (Nanomax) but it was mostly me still too big to lug around it. The Gorillapod is still a piece smaller and therefore more practical to take along on tour. Another reason why I have taken the Gorillapod was that it is very convenient because the camera so that around a post, a tree ... "wrap" and thus can not have eternal search for a support with self-timer. The Gorillapod can also unevenness of the ground (or where one simply sets up the part) offset simply by eg a leg slightly bends.
