This rankings page only includes tripods that considered to be travel tripods. These are characterized by some combination of small folded size (shown as Volume below), light weight, and the manufacturer’s marketing.
| Tripod | Price | Stiffness Nm | Height in | Weight lbs | Volume litres | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRS TFC-14 | $835 | 1071.0 | 47.2 | 2.332 | 1.7 | 1328. |
| Gitzo GT1545T Traveler | $600 | 792.0 | 51.3 | 2.319 | 2.1 | 1119. |
| RRS TQC-14 | $935 | 932.0 | 47.6 | 2.623 | 2.3 | 1041. |
| LeoFoto LS-284C | $200 | 794.0 | 47.4 | 2.469 | 1.7 | 936.5 |
| Feisol CT-3441S | $410 | 690.0 | 50.0 | 2.559 | 3.3 | 850.5 |
| FLM CP26-TM2 | $385 | 522.0 | 57.5 | 2.411 | 2.9 | 842.1 |
| RRS Ascend-14 | $1150 | 850.0 | 48.0 | 3.000 | 1.8 | 840.7 |
| Gitzo GT1555T | $700 | 598.0 | 47.5 | 2.270 | 1.8 | 769.4 |
| Leofoto LS-254C | $216 | 537.0 | 47.1 | 2.063 | 1.4 | 750.7 |
| Vuepoint Max | $200 | 199.0 | 50.5 | 0.899 | 1.2 | 708.5 |
| PD Travel Tripod Carbon | $600 | 518.0 | 50.5 | 2.387 | 1.1 | 694.8 |
| Leofoto LS-224C | $182 | 390.0 | 43.6 | 1.596 | 1.1 | 627.7 |
| Sirui T-2205X | $290 | 526.0 | 48.7 | 2.720 | 2.9 | 586.4 |
| MeFoto GlobeTrotter Carbon | $350 | 531.0 | 51.3 | 2.976 | 3.7 | 585.0 |
| Induro CLT104 | $350 | 543.0 | 48.7 | 2.925 | 3.3 | 562.9 |
| Manfrotto 190go! Carbon | $280 | 548.0 | 48.3 | 2.978 | 3.1 | 551.1 |
| PD Aluminum | $350 | 456.0 | 50.7 | 3.024 | 1.2 | 485.7 |
| FLM CP26 | $381 | 458.0 | 47.6 | 2.914 | 3.3 | 460.5 |
| Oben CT-2331 | $200 | 268.0 | 44.7 | 1.587 | 1.9 | 450.3 |
| MeFoto GlobeTrotter Aluminum | $200 | 495.0 | 50.7 | 3.644 | 3.6 | 437.6 |
| Manfrotto 190go! Aluminum | $150 | 483.0 | 48.3 | 3.637 | 3.1 | 397.7 |
| Zomei 669C | $140 | 369.0 | 42.3 | 2.418 | 2.8 | 374.6 |
| MeFoto RoadTrip Carbon | $300 | 285.0 | 49.7 | 2.396 | 2.5 | 371.8 |
| Induro 8M AT-114 | $150 | 369.0 | 50.6 | 3.196 | 3.0 | 370.7 |
| Vuepoint Mid | $200 | 70.0 | 40.0 | 0.476 | 0.7 | 331.8 |
| MeFoto RoadTrip Aluminum | $136 | 293.0 | 50.1 | 2.945 | 2.5 | 314.8 |
| Manfrotto BeFree Advanced | $190 | 284.0 | 46.1 | 2.561 | 2.2 | 309.6 |
| Sirui T-025X | $200 | 205.0 | 37.2 | 1.485 | 1.5 | 279.3 |
| 3 Legged Thing Leo | $280 | 310.0 | 41.7 | 3.190 | 2.8 | 233.5 |
| MeFoto Backpacker Air | $80 | 83.0 | 37.5 | 1.946 | 1.1 | 87.38 |
The reasoning behind the rankings and calculation of the score can be found here. The reported stiffness is the harmonic mean of the stiffness measured at full height in the pitch and yaw directions. The score is simply 