Monopod for Astro Bino Holder?

Anybody made a monopod style astro bino holder? I am trying to come up with a easy to use, extremely portable, lightweight holder for my 15X70's. I've looked at parallelogram mounts, but they mostly require large bulky tripods. I'd like a monopod, with a gas spring to control the height and maybe a ballhead to hold the binos. Anyone seen something like this?

Scott Baker
http://members.cts.com/nebula/s/scottb80/
San Diego Astronomy Association
http://www.sdaa.org

Some folks use a string tied to the binos and held under the foot. Just keep the string taunt... I tried it and it dose work (but not like a tripod).