I picked up the MeFoto tripod earlier this summer for vacation. I love it.
It squeezes inside my book-bag/backpack along with my laptop and camera. Its great for walking around in areas where you don't want your gear hanging off your back for all the world to see.

My only complaint is that there is no place to put the plug removed from the center column to make it into a mono pod. It would have been nice to be able to screw it back where the leg came from or have some other way of keeping that from getting lost.

I have barely touched my old tripod since getting this one.