@hotchoco1ate,
I typically carry the UltraPod ll. It weighs mere grams (4 oz !!!), and is very flexible in terms of attaching itself anywhere, a pole, a tree, anything at all..
I carry the GF1, which is Ultra-Light, with the 9-18mm Olympus attached to it all the time. A Holiday is a Holiday. A shooting trip is something else. Mix the 2 up, and your GF will dump you for sure !!
Image from their official website:
http://www.pedcopods.com/products.shtml
As insurance, I also carry the 40-150mm Olympus as well. It's so light that one can hardly feel it's weight, and can be carried around in it's own pouch in my waist bag. As good as the Panasonics are, they are arguably heavier than their Olympus counterparts. Bar the stabilization, I find little difference, if not none, in the IQ Dept. I'm not shooting lens charts. I'm taking pictures. So I don't really need to nitpick at all.
Having said that, my Manfrotto is safely kept in the hotel room, till I need it, for whatever reason. Hope this helps.
The pix below was shot with the Ultra-Pod, coz I was shooting it in IR. The exposure was 30secs or something. Not something you can do handheld....
Perhaps other CS'ers have pictures to share as well?