042 – Joby Gorillapod review
December 14, 2007 in Travel Gear
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This week Craig and Linda at the Indie Travel Podcast turn their attention to the Joby Gorillapod; an innovative camera tripod.
The gorillapod differs from normal tripods by having legs made out of interconnected spheres which can be manipulated to wrap around all sorts of things: tree branches, backs of chairs and even swimming pool rungs. Not fish though.
They discuss the pros and cons of the gorillapod before offering their advice on who it would best suit and whether to add it to your pack.
Thanks to listeners Mark and Kelli for suggesting the review and Joby for supplying one for review.
Links:
- Transcript (pdf, 281kb)
- Joby website (including store)
- Gorillapods on amazon.com
- Gorillapod love – a flickr group
Check out our flickr group and we also mentioned the indie travel podcast facebook group.
This article was written by Craig and Linda
Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are ... somewhere in the world! Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast - you can get in touch with them here.
Since November 2006 the Indie Travel Podcast has evolved into an independent travel hub with regular audio and video podcasts along with articles by travellers from all over the world. 
Hosts Craig and Linda Martin started travelling in February 2006 and have been to over 50 countries. They were 
Gary said on December 14, 2007
I considered one of these, but I wasn’t sure they could hold the weight of an SLR. Also, because I do HDR images, if it wobbled just a bit, it would screw it up.
That being said, I think they are very good for simple point and click digital cameras.
Craig and Linda said on December 15, 2007
We agree. Point and click seems to be their strong point; We’ve heard mixed reviews on SLR models but haven’t used one ourselves.
jeff said on December 18, 2007
I have used these before and they are great, really easy to use and very convinient whilst traveling
Joe said on October 24, 2008
I found a really cool device online. I’m considering getting it, and it seems much better than the gorilla pod in terms of attaching a camera. I was wondering if anyone has ever used it. It’s called The Smart Pod (http://thesmartpod.com/) . I would like to hear from anyone who has one.
Craig and Linda said on October 24, 2008
We haven’t. I’ll ask around and see if anyone has. Feel free to weigh in if you have…