On a recent day trip to do some shooting, it occured to me while thinking "if only I could get a bit higher and get that X out of the picture" that maybe I should start thinking about packing a ladder.
How big the ladder should be, is another question...
But does anyone already do this or have they tried and it was good/bad?
Of course this isn't something that is going to easily fit into your checked baggage when you fly somewhere, nor are the conductors on trains going to be over the moon to see you carrying one on board, but if you drive a ute/truck/wagon, well, there's some space back there...
Something else to try that I haven't yet is to take a monopod with cable release, so that once I've determined the exposure settings, I can try pushing the camera up in the air and shoot blind. Not a great technique and very much hit-n-miss, however with digital media, the cost is relatively cheap so if it takes 20 throwaways while the camera is on x-fps mode to get the 1 keeper, it can still be worth it.