Among Joby’s more recent offerings in the Gorillapod spehere are the big, metal Gorillapod Focus (designed to take the weight of pro bodies and big, chunky, fast-aperture pro zooms), and it’s matched ball head, the extremely named Ballhead-X.

Combined, they can support up to 11.1 pounds of weight in almost any situation: hanging of a street sign, hanging from a tree branch, ceiling fan… one time with the Gorillapod-Zoom I managed to hang it off a wall using just the door jamb.

So, if you’re interested in this quirky, sometimes-a-life-saver sometimes-just-gimmicky system, why not give the recent review by the fine folks at Engadget a read-over? Hit the external link below.