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How do you carry your tripod when doing a walkabout shoot?

In my case, there are three proto-typical walkabouts: the zoo, touristy areas, and semi-wild parks.

I have found that if I carry just the camera/lens over one shoulder and the tripod over the other, I can manage for short distances, but it's just too clumsy for all day. If I'm out in a park somewhere, I can just mount the camera to the tripod and shoulder the combo as if it were a rifle. Not quite as clumsy, but still only good for the short haul without many people. Adding my Lowepro 300 slingpack does not improve things.

My legset + ballhead weighs 7 lbs. Why? because I'm 6'4" and too fat to bend easily and often shoot in very windy areas and superlight stuff just blows over.

So, for those of you who routinely carry a tripod, how do you do it?