Originally Posted by Flibb
I have gorillapod and found it to be suprisingly good, just make sure you get the biggest one. Found them to be a lot cheaper on ebay than in the shops.
They're very useful, although finding a cheap AND decent enough tripod head to go with it bumps up the price
I bought the budget Jessops ball head for £11 or something, and it broke within 3 weeks.