It seems like terrain, miles covered, vegetation, and weight are the factors for a person to have a preference. It's very subjective and an interesting topic. There are lots of ways to get to the end result but you have to ask yourself how practical is a prone position in your terrain? To me this is why some of us literally have every gizmo to choose from. I have atlas, harris, and the MDT. By far the MDT has been my favorite for a lower cost set up and is in the middle for weight. It's a pretty dang good bipod.
I personally go prone any chance I can but it's not practical in most hunting applications for me. So, I went with trekking poles and wiser mount to have a tool that has multiple uses. It's similar to the long leg bipod but serves other purposes as well:
PRO 1. Walking stick. 2. Rear support. 3. front support. 4. Tent poles. 5. Used to steady binos for glassing sessions.
CON Not useful for prone so you may need to consider your back pack for front rest etc. Needs some rear support to get ultra steady for long range precision.
What I do find interesting is how often I use my tripod. The CON here is that it is heavy compared to bipods and poles and isn't good for trekking. The pro is that can be used without rear support fairly well and can be used for prone. Not all tripod's are made equal is another problem for many people who have not messed with stuff like RRS and fiesol competition tripods. The base of the tripod is a huge part of the tripods stability. The larger that base, the more stabile it is going to be. Those tripods with a small base are going to be much less steady and they are really difficult to use for precision beyond 600. The legs and leg attachment point is also part of the strength and bigger carbon legs and beefy attachment points are important. All of this comes at a cost of weight and expense.
In the end the bipod will take the least of time to practice with to become a natural part of the rifle system. The poles and tripod will take practice to deploy quickly and often require a bit more thought about rear support. Just a few thoughts from a dude with a man cave full of gadgets I don't use any more.......