Is a camera monopod considered a selfie stick?
by Debbie
(Freehold, New Jersey)
Monopod, Tripod or Gimbal
It takes a good tripod to get a shot like this - Photo by Wayne Wood
Debbie,
The quick answer to your question about a monopod is, it is considered a selfie stick and won't be allowed in the parks. I know, It's not, but that's the rule.
It makes sense that photographers would like to have a tripod, or something to stabilize their cameras to take good pictures. It's a pain to haul a big tripod around all day, and a monopod sure makes sense as an alternative.
You can take a full, bells and whistles (or any derivative there of) tripod, but not a monopod. If it has 3 legs it's allowed.
Gimball stabilizers are allowed but not monopods. Crazy, but true.
What our photographers recommend is to take your tripod and put it in a locker until you need it, or get something like a Gorilla Pod.
Actually this very topic came up this week in our community...
Discussion of monopods in Dad's Community
The consensus is it's annoying but it's the rules.
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Dad's Bottom Line
The bottom line is no, you can not take your monopod into the parks. Security will not let you in.
