New Garage

[AlanLichty]

My current photography gear selection and transport gear have not exactly been in sync lately since I am doing far more aerial photography (11,000+ this year) than ground based imagery (>2000 this year) but still want to be able to yank out my DSLR. None of my current gear bags/backpacks has worked so I just got a new backpack for the job. Not terribly dissimilar to a lot of camera backpacks although this one was from a vendor specializing in drone gear and a lot cheaper than most brand name camera backpacks in the same size range.

Seems to fit for my gear although their docs show the DSLR body positioned as I have it but with an attached lens. My drone is too long for that so I had to settle for a no-lens-attached solution with a 17-40mm and a 24-105mm on the sides. I have one battery in the drone with 3 spares. The lid back has room for spare props, controller sticks, USB cables, strobe, etc. There is a strap for a tripod to be attached on the right hand side of it as you wear it but with my elderly 3 extension luggable that might be a pretty unbalanced load. Hand carry for a tripod would work fine for most day hikes.

Of course there is rain in the immediate forecast that eliminates any immediate field test

Edit: Bag in question is a Lykus M2 Backpack. They have mostly hard case products for drone transport.

 

[JimFox]

That sure looks like a good setup for you. And you have the drone in it also, so that's nice and compact.

It's funny though playing off your title I actually might need a garage to fit the amount of gear i take with me... I currently go out with 5 digital cameras, 1 film camera, my drone, assorted lenses. I currently take 6 tripods with me. And that's not counting my Astro gear. With the new Seestar I have 2 Deep Astro setups I take with me. In terms of space taken, my Astro gear takes more space then my regular cameras. The case my telescope goes in is about 16x12x28.

PS. Edit your post to add the name and model# of the backpack for those interested in it.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

My current photography gear selection and transport gear have not exactly been in sync lately since I am doing far more aerial photography (11,000+ this year) than ground based imagery (>2000 this year) but still want to be able to yank out my DSLR. None of my current gear bags/backpacks has worked so I just got a new backpack for the job. Not terribly dissimilar to a lot of camera backpacks although this one was from a vendor specializing in drone gear and a lot cheaper than most brand name camera backpacks in the same size range.

Seems to fit for my gear although their docs show the DSLR body positioned as I have it but with an attached lens. My drone is too long for that so I had to settle for a no-lens-attached solution with a 17-40mm and a 24-105mm on the sides. I have one battery in the drone with 3 spares. The lid back has room for spare props, controller sticks, USB cables, strobe, etc. There is a strap for a tripod to be attached on the right hand side of it as you wear it but with my elderly 3 extension luggable that might be a pretty unbalanced load. Hand carry for a tripod would work fine for most day hikes.

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Of course there is rain in the immediate forecast that eliminates any immediate field test

That looks neat. My 24-105 lives on the body a lot more than other lenses and so I’d have like a way to put that combo in the bag w/o separating them. Other than that it looks like something that I could make it work.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

That sure looks like a good setup for you. And you have the drone in it also, so that's nice and compact.

It's funny though playing off your title I actually might need a garage to fit the amount of gear i take with me... I currently go out with 5 digital cameras, 1 film camera, my drone, assorted lenses. I currently take 6 tripods with me. And that's not counting my Astro gear. With the new Seestar I have 2 Deep Astro setups I take with me. In terms of space taken, my Astro gear takes more space then my regular cameras. The case my telescope goes in is about 16x12x28.

PS. Edit your post to add the name and model# of the backpack for those interested in it.

Why would you need a garage given that you virtually live in our truck. Maybe you need a bigger truck.

 

[AlanLichty]

That sure looks like a good setup for you. And you have the drone in it also, so that's nice and compact.

It's funny though playing off your title I actually might need a garage to fit the amount of gear i take with me... I currently go out with 5 digital cameras, 1 film camera, my drone, assorted lenses. I currently take 6 tripods with me. And that's not counting my Astro gear. With the new Seestar I have 2 Deep Astro setups I take with me. In terms of space taken, my Astro gear takes more space then my regular cameras. The case my telescope goes in is about 16x12x28.

PS. Edit your post to add the name and model# of the backpack for those interested in it.

Your needs are closer to what you can carry in a van and then use a mule train to carry around

 

[AlanLichty]

That looks neat. My 24-105 lives on the body a lot more than other lenses and so I’d have like a way to put that combo in the bag w/o separating them. Other than that it looks like something that I could make it work.

The 24-107 attached was my desired resolution so I was disappointed to have to go this route. Neither my 17-40mm or the 24-105 can fit attached.

 

[BlackRockArt]

My current photography gear selection and transport gear have not exactly been in sync lately since I am doing far more aerial photography (11,000+ this year) than ground based imagery (>2000 this year) but still want to be able to yank out my DSLR. None of my current gear bags/backpacks has worked so I just got a new backpack for the job. Not terribly dissimilar to a lot of camera backpacks although this one was from a vendor specializing in drone gear and a lot cheaper than most brand name camera backpacks in the same size range.

Seems to fit for my gear although their docs show the DSLR body positioned as I have it but with an attached lens. My drone is too long for that so I had to settle for a no-lens-attached solution with a 17-40mm and a 24-105mm on the sides. I have one battery in the drone with 3 spares. The lid back has room for spare props, controller sticks, USB cables, strobe, etc. There is a strap for a tripod to be attached on the right hand side of it as you wear it but with my elderly 3 extension luggable that might be a pretty unbalanced load. Hand carry for a tripod would work fine for most day hikes.

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Of course there is rain in the immediate forecast that eliminates any immediate field test

Edit: Bag in question is a Lykus M2 Backpack. They have mostly hard case products for drone transport.

Alan, this is a slick set up, I will check it out.

Oliver

 

[BlackRockArt]

PS: if you really want to lighten the load, there are some newer models of mirrorless camera bodies.

Oliver

 

[Rick Nantais]

That sure looks like a good setup for you. And you have the drone in it also, so that's nice and compact.

It's funny though playing off your title I actually might need a garage to fit the amount of gear i take with me... I currently go out with 5 digital cameras, 1 film camera, my drone, assorted lenses. I currently take 6 tripods with me. And that's not counting my Astro gear. With the new Seestar I have 2 Deep Astro setups I take with me. In terms of space taken, my Astro gear takes more space then my regular cameras. The case my telescope goes in is about 16x12x28.

PS. Edit your post to add the name and model# of the backpack for those interested in it.

This is what you need for your travaling lol

 

[AlanLichty]

This is what you need for your travaling lol

Jim would need a bigger truck to tow it all.