tripods are crazy expensive arn't they? what you need to look at with a tripod is how heavy it is and how much your camera weighs. if you have a big full frame body and a huge super telephoto, you'll need a heavy duty tripod and ball head, if you've got a small camera and lens you should be fine with a lighter set up.
you're looking at a 22lb tripod and a 30lb ball head, is the weight of the camera (with lens), ball head and ballast (i.e. full backpack/camera bag) going to be less than 22lbs?
anyways, Gizo is a very good brand for tripods, so is Manfrotto/bogen,
As for ball heads, that's a good one but if you're going the route of "spurge now and be set for decades" look at arca-swiss it's probably way more than you need now but you'll never need another ball head ever. you'll also need a quick release plate