The problem is the ballhead. A ballhead must be quite heavy (at least a pound I would say) to be stable for a larger camera. If you like me – priorize photography you can get a remarkably stable tripod at almost no weight using the trailpix without a ballhead.
My foodsack with freeze-dried food is acturally a reasonally good “bean-bag” when the original, often vacuum tight, bags are replaced with lightweight plastic bags. I attach the stove windshield on the trailpix instead of a ball head to get a larger area to put my “bean-bag” on. Mostly I secure everything with my belt or a strap. (If your windsheld is not siutable find someting else that is…). It of cause takes some more time to get your camera set up compared to a proffesional tripod, but is much less frustrating than trying to use a to large camera with a to small ballhead. Anyone who have tried will know what I mean. Once you get it in position it will be more stable than any ballhead due to the lack of torque, and easily stable for 3-4 punds of camera and zoom.
If you are using freeze-dried food and are not already replacing the origninal package with plastic bags, you will probaly be able to get a working stable tripod at no extra weight for a multiday trip even if you- as me – have to bring the extra leg that you can buy with the Trailpix.
A tripod that is not stable enough is of no use, so I much prefer this when trekking to a small ballhead for a “normal” SLR. I take 95% of the photos without tripod, but when I use it, stability is priority. When I don´t use it, low weight is priority.
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