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I've seen carbon fiber legs crack in the cold at Conowingo Dam in the past. It was just before sunrise around 10° and the trips bumped into a bench when the guy was walking by. The legs were out on the child about an hour at that point. A 10 layer carbon fiber is obviously stronger than a 6 layer.
From an aircraft point of view which is extremely anal. The cirris aircraft is made of carbon fiber. It has a life limit of 10,000 hours. That is running flight and take off time. So my best guess is the monopod should last a lifetime considering the time it is stressed is extremely short compared to the cirrus. And those who may say the aircraft carbon fiber is laid down in a much better manner. Lmao. You should see the process. It's all done by hungover folks with brushes and rollers. Lol lol.
Yes, and it doesn't matter what the monopod is made of. I have personally witnessed several people trip, stumble forward and launch their monpod/camera/lens ending up with a two piece lens. It doesn't take much of a distraction, especially if you aren't on a groomed trail. I avoid that at all cost with a monopod, or tripod. I just doesn't matter how inconvenient it is.
