Cory....decide whichever is your biggest concern....support for you while hiking or support for your camera and you have your answer.


There
are adjustable walking sticks (LL Bean, REI, Cabella's) that double as monopods, but imho, I wouldn't entrust my safety to a monopod being used as a walking stick.


Plus in my experience as a hiker....I haven't needed a monopod until the sunrise or sunset hours. There was always plenty of light during the hike, even in the Tongas National Forest of SE Alaska.....some of the lowest light conditions I've experienced during mid-day.