Winston said:
Get a good tripod strap or bag to help u lug it ard, cos its heavy to be walking a long distance with that thing.
Unless u have some Lowepro bags or ..etc that has Tripod carrying features on it.
Like Rover AW, Mini Trekker...etc
Tripod bag not a must, if I may add. My friends & myself uses tripod sling (some DIY the sling).
Pros of not using tripod bag
1) Easy setting up, dont need to take tripod in & out of the bag.
2) Normally, once we have set up, though it is not adviceble, we carry the set to move from place to place (if its a walking distant apart), eg shooting in the zoo with tele-lens, camera & flash.
Imagine in a/m, now you have tripod bag, camera bag & tripod bag to carry (I referring to those padded tripod bag, those single layer tripod bag can be squeeze into the camera bag.
3) 1 less item to be damage. 2 of me friends so call branded padded tripod were torn with weeks of purchase. The reputable shop say they cant replace 1 to 1.
4) A tripod sling can also be use to carry more than 1 tripod, just need to be creative.
Disadvantage of not using tripod bag
1) Tripod get scratch.
But hey, most of us dont care, its a tripod made of aluminium of carbon fibre, it not going to rust because these scratches.