It’s been hard to find more channels like yours. Balancing survival, comfort, weight, and camera gear is a difficult act when I go out into the back country so I love seeing other people’s load-outs.
Hello Andy, how are you? It's nice to see you preparing to go bush with your gear. My two favourite hobbies, so I will join you in spirit. I plan to go to Nelson Lakes N.P. for the snow & some compositions I have planned. Good luck, enjoy & stay safe. Stephen (N.Z.)
Cheers Stephen, how are you? Yeah, looking forward to getting back into the mountains. I've never been to Senja before, but it should be absolutely stunning. Hope you have a good trip
I really hope I can participate in one of your workshops in future. That would be one of my my dreams come true. Just love your work. Have a good trip!
Very informative as always. In the U.S., those elastic slip ons to protect your face and neck are typically called gaiters, or more specifically neck gaiters.
I go a bit lighter for everything. But nice gear. On the boots, Give trail runners a try if your ankles aren't weak. Drops a lot of weight off your feet. I use Zpacks gear for tent, Backpack, and quilt. Quilts take some getting used to but they're awesome for rolling around. And drop a lot of weight off your pack. I went with the ultralight stuff to carry the camera gear. Titanium pots, stove, utensils. Water bottles are cheapy water bottles from anywhere. And sawyer to filter water.
I've scoured YT for some time trying to find the most accomplished and skilled Fujifilm photographers. Today Im glad I found your channel. I'm tired of TH-camrs switching to the next big thing as soon as it comes along, sponsored to within an inch of their life. Your videos, outlook and content seem incredibly sincere, backed up by phenomenal images taken on these APS-C cameras we all love. Thank you Andy, new subscriber here. I look forward to your videos and value your insight.
Thanks for the tip on the sleeping bag. I'm a twister/turner/side sleeper as well, and I have a somewhat similar REI bag for now, but good to know the Big Agnes is out there. Have a great trip!
Loved the video! As someone who is very into ultralight backpacking and blending that with carrying heavy camera gear I'd love to share some stuff I have used that you may enjoy as alternatives if you are ever curious to try something new. Sleeping bag- Any small cottage company that makes UL quilts would be absolutely amazing for you as you toss and turn. You can get them to whatever rating you desire and as long as your sleeping pad is warm and appropriate you won't miss the bottom bit of insulation. Most also come with straps for the pad the keep everything in place which you valued. This would save you a ton of weight and you wouldn't need to worry about the constriction of a mummy bag or weight of a heavy bag. A brand I'd recommend is Enlightened Equipment, and you'd particularly enjoy the revelation quilt if I had to guess, since on hotter nights you can unzip the footbox area and basically have a big warm blanket. Sleeping pad- Ive actually tried that Big Agnes pad and its not too bad! I'd say a pad I favored a bit more is the Nemo Tensor though, its a bit(although not much) lighter, just as wide, and warmer. If you are willing to be careful with it, the Thermarest long/wide is the best for the weight though. Feather light, wide, and very comfortable. This would save you about 280 grams. Backpack- I also used the Atmos for quite some time as my backpacking pack, although it was the 65L version which is very overkill. I've searched for the perfect UL bag that would stil hold heavy carries and be functional and I think the best I've found so far is the Zpacks Arc Haul Zip. Its about 1/4 the weight if the Atmos and barely gives anything up while actually having some nice benefits/features such as bigger hip pockets, much better waterproof ability, finer sizing adjustment, as well as being able to add a plethora of shoulder accessories. The suspension is a bit less beefy but if you shave a bit of weight elsewhere you don't need it. The best part about this bag is it zips open entirely from the front making is SO easy to access camera gear, think of it as a glorified ICU. There is always other little things of course but I think those would be worth looking into but this would save you upwards of 1500-2500 grams and who doesn't want that haha. Take care hope this helps for future trips! Can't wait to see the video for this one.
Thanks so much for the comment and really interesting and useful tips. There's some stuff in there that I need to look into. I've tried quilts in the past and not really got on with them unless it's relatively warm...I always felt a draft. That was a while ago now though, I could try revisiting them. With backpacks, I've been using the Atmos for about 5 years and it may be time to retire it, I think backpacks have evolved a fair bit in that time, its just that it's always been so comfortable. I've looked at Z Packs before and heard good things, the same with Gossamer Gear, and I believe Osprey have a UL pack thats around 800g now as well. Looking at all these packs and one thing I like is that I can fit the holster bag where I keep my camera onto the hip strap, something that's impossible with the Atmos because the hip pockets are so big and bulky. This would free up a lot of space inside the bag. One of the issues that I have though is that I live in Portugal and there are simply no decent hiking outlets here where I can try this stuff, so everything has to be researched and bought online. it also needs to be easily available in Europe because importing from the US usually adds 30% to the price to get it through (Portugal's very strict) customs. I'm possibly heading to Patagonia next year though and will probably revisit some of my gear....particularly the back pack. The Z Packs stuff does look nice though and I might look into seeing if there are any European distributers, or importing one, sometime over the winter. Thanks again for all the suggestions
@@AndyMumford If you haven’t looked into Hyperlite Mountain Gear, they are bombproof and extremely light. I’m currently using a 4400 Southwest, it’s 70L at 2.45lbs. I used a 3400 series 55L for years and it’s just 2lbs, but the 70L has enough capacity for all my winter gear and cameras. They aren’t 100% waterproof but darn close. Not much in the way of zip pockets or extra bits, and the frame is really minimal, but I find it perfectly comfortable and have lugged a lot of gear on a lot of mountains in a lot of conditions with them! Love your setup, you have some excellent gear there.
Nice setup. Just bought myself an Osprey Kestrel 58 for similar purpose. One advantage is it has a big front opening flap. Looking forward to putting it to use in August.
Thanks Andy - Love all of your videos and your pursuit of low weight, high quality photography is an inspiration. Looking forward to the what you capture when you're there, and whether you've gone without the 10-24 or not. Have fun.
Thanks so much for the comment Keith, glad you found it enjoyable. I still haven't made my mind up about the lenses yet, I'm starting to get worried about the amount of bad things I'm hearing about the 16-80, and I've never left the 10-24mm at home before, so honestly....I might still switch my lens choice around
Great video! I've been looking for different solutions to packing photography gear into non photography packs, and this really helps. I have 2 Arc'teryx bags (45L and 95L) but I think I may need something in the middle to accommodate the photo gear and the creature comforts for a shorter trip. I have a backpacking chair that packs small and light, and it's one of those comfort items you really cherish after a long hike. Look forward to seeing your content from this trip!
Hi Adam, thanks for the comment, glad you found the video useful. I've actually just been looking at the Arcteryx Aerios 45 pack to replace my Atmos 50, but I'm not convinced that it's got much support for weight. I'm probably going to go with the the Osprey Levity 45 which looks to have a sturdier suspension system not dissimilar than the Atmos but more than 1kg lighter. I had to postpone the Norway backpacking trip because my colleague just damaged his ankle ligaments...I might be able to do it a little later in the year, but I've got (non backpacking) trips to Iceland and Italy coming up and it's going to be hard to find the time before winter sets in up there. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to it, but it'll happen sooner or later.
@@AndyMumford sorry to hear about the postponed trip. Hope it works out later on. The 45L I'm using is the Kata 45, which is about 8 years old. It's light and very streamlined for quick and light climbing rather than hiking, but it's worked out well for my uses of canoe camping in the interior of a large Provincial park in Canada. Only one top access point, but has a decent front pocket for cooking kit, fuel, and a few other things. Might look at a 55L or 60L with some more access points for camera gear. The 95L is way too big for anything I've done to this point, but might come in handy for a bigger trip I've been looking into in the Canadian Arctic.
Great video Andy, thank you! Just got my camping gear together a couple of weeks ago and I thought that I was very weight-concious. Now I feel that I may have gone too heavy nevertheless. Your sleeping mat and sleeping bag combo is very interesting. I like your gear reviewes because they focus on the relevant aspects and your gear seems to be very carefully and reasonably put together ;)
Thanks so much, really glad you found the video interesting...and I hope it was useful too. I'm always worrying about going too heavy and even since I recorded this video (I actually recorded it about a week ago) I've made some changes to reduce the weight a little. The sleeping pad and mat combo has taken me years and lots of things that didn't work to find. It's not the lightest because the sleeping bag is a little heavy with it being wider than a mummy bag, and also the pad is a little wider than standard too, but I've found that the extra three or four hundred grams are worth it for sleeping better
With regard to dehydrated food, I’d seriously recommend Firepot foods. It’s the most edible ( and tastiest !) I’ve ever come across & can be ordered straight from their website. They also do the meals in 2 sizes, allowing for larger calorie intake.
Firepot are great, I've used them before. The problem is that since the UK left the EU they're hard to find online, and ordering from their website they don't ship quite a few of their meat based meals to the EU anymore due to customs complications with exporting meat. It's a shame because they're really good.
Here's some ultralight upgrades you can make if you like: LiteAF Curve 46 with full suspension Nitecore 1000mAh power bank Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt 20 degree Thermarest NeoAir Xlite( or Xtherm for cold) Trail running shoes with vibram soles for summer Goosefoot down booties Toothpaste tabs from garage grown gear Disposable water bottles and platypus squeeze Brs titanium stove Garage grown gear aluminum trowel Full Leatherman might be necessary for your gear but there are some featherweight options out there for a knife, screwdriver, etc.
@@AndyMumford awesome. Your channel has helped me a lot to decide what camera gear to bring ultralight backpacking. I tend to get my outdoor gear advice from thru-hikers but they usually select camera equipment for vlogging and social media shots, but I've been building a loadout that is more goal oriented. Fly fishing and astro/landscape photography focused but keeping my base weight around 10 pounds, which is an expensive goal haha. Anyway I feel like I didn't need to give gear advice to someone with your experience but if any knowledge sharing could be of benefit then I figured I should reciprocate.
you might want to look into a quilt. you can buy -6c ones that weigh 550g.. so a 10c bag could be as low as 400g & when connected to a decent sleeping pad it allows you to roll round as much as you like
I love the idea of quilts and I've tried them a few times but just don't get on with them unless I'm in a relatively warm place because I just end up throwing them off in the night
Have a nice trip Andy. I Hope to see the photos of the trip later. Also curious how the 16-80 will perform and how you think the quality is. Regards, Frank (The Netherlands)
My first thought: I like your minimal but not over-the-top minimal packing style, and I'm amazed you manage to fit it in a 55L backpack! Second: Did you also consider photographer-specific backpacks, or did you go with this one specifically for the wearing comfort of the mesh (which photographer backpacks don't have because the opening is usually on the back side)? I too regularly go for wild camping trips, bringing approximately the same amount of equipment and clothes as you, and I am currently using a rather economic 50L pack from Decathlon, but I am in the market for something new because I experience it to be slightly too small and it has some other shortcomings. Myself, I was looking at the Shimoda Explore 60L or the Action 50L/70L, and it didn't even cross my mind before that I could also opt for a non-photographer-specific backpack.
Thanks for the comment, really glad you found the video useful. I didn't actually look at camera backpacks. Like you said, the structure of them where they open on the back affects their comfort for big loads, and I prefer a specific hiking backpacks
Great content! Enjoyed it very informative and food for thought on how I can change the way I do some things when wild camping with my camera gear, Thank you!
Hi Andy I noticed in this video that your day camera bag highlighted at the beginning was a FStop Kashmir. From previous videos I saw you used the FStop Lotus. Any particular reason for the change? (Weight/comfort?) Am looking at getting an FStop bag myself. Many thanks and great video.
I switched to the Kashmir because it's lighter, and I don't think you really lose anything in size. I can still fit my Medium Slope ICU with plenty of space on top for a couple of jackets. There are fewer internal pockets, but it does have hip pockets (the Lotus doesn't) but it's still pretty easy to organise. I think the Lotus is tougher though.
Hello Andy, thank you for the useful information in the video. I'm wondering if you put all the equipment in a single bag and check them in or take out the cameras at least for carry on? 🤔
I never check my camera bags in, they always come with me on the plane as carry on. The small pouch I showed here for the cameras goes with me, as well as a small tote bag for other bits and pieces
Thanks for the comment and letting me know about the links. I've fixed the ones that weren't working, and for a few (like the FStop Navin camera bag) they aren't available on Amazon so I've just link to the FStop site.
Wow perfect video for me as I own the atmos 50 as well. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. How well does the ICU fit into the bottom part of the backpack? Is there a slightly larger ICU which can take like 3 lenses and a body but still fit into it? Don't need a second one for a drone because I don't have one :(
I've used it with a Small Pro ICU before and it fits into the bottom, but it's very tight, and there's not a lot of room for a tent and sleeping gear. A Small Shallow would probably fit a body and 3 lenses. The problem with ICUS though is that I don't think they optimise the space in this backpack particularly well. I reckon you'd be better with the Navin (the holster I use, which will fit a mirrorless body and 2 lenses (I can actually fit 2 bodies and 2 lenses in there, but it's tight) and then your third lens in a wrap of one of the soft pouches. That way it's easier to fit other stuff around them
Hey Andy,I've been meaning to carry a 55-200 with xt4 and an 18-55, in the same f stop camera pouch for a backpacking trip, but I was wondering what should I use to seperate the primary camera body and lens and the second lense to avoid constant friction or collision.
I've got one of the foam dividers that come with f stop ICUs separating the two lenses. it doesn't attach to anything, but works to stop the lenses banging together
Thanks for the comment. With the 10-24, I need to really limit my weight so I only want to take two zooms and when you're at elevation the mountains a telephoto is essential, so that leaves space for just one other lens. I tend not to shoot ultra wide from the tops of mountains because those kinds of compositions can make the mountains around seem smaller, so I think 16mm is the widest I'll probably go (foregrounds will tend to be further way like in the examples I showed in the video) and because I want to shoot quite a lot of video there, I think I'll need something around 35mm, which is great for video. It seems like a good opportunity to test the 16-80mm as an all rounder
This trip is just for scouting so there'll be no clients. When we do that next year we'll use local huts and food, but for this trip we're trying to do it as cheaply as possible. And besides, camping on the peak makes shooting sunrise so much easier, and it's nice to have dinner in the field
Thanks, I haven't got my hands on it yet, but I've heard a few people say its not all that good and I'm actually starting to worry that it won't be as good as I hope for this trip. It's my first time in Senja so I'd like to get images that I'm really happy with
Had 2 copies. Returned both as poor and soft, although I have the wonderful 16-55, I just cannot beat my 18-135! so sharp! on my camera 90% of the time.
@@AndyMumford Hi Andy. Had one that came with my X-T4. It was pretty good but a bit soft at the long end. I sold it and bought a nice used 16-55 which is in another class all together. I've seen images from one copy that looked like something from 1907. Dreadful. Fuji dropped the ball on this one from a quality control point of view. Anyway, hope you have great trip. I was fascinated by the 'camping' equipment. Obviously I knew there is such thing as staying under canvas. It all looks terribly rustic. Don't you have people to carry that sort of thing for you. ;-)
I just picked it up for 200 off with the current sale, seems alright, Mainly got it to pair with the 70-300. I find it better than the 18-135, don't have the 18-55 to compare it to anymore, gave that away, but seems pretty good in the center, a bit soft on he edges but not that bad.
@@AndyMumford I genuinely wouldn’t take it if that’s the case. You will be disappointed. I sold my 16-55 and decided to buy it back again. Expensive mistake.
Thanks so much. Portugal is quite hard to get gear so I buy all of it online from either Bergfreunde.com or backpackinglight.dk. The camera gear I get directly from Fuji here in Portugal, and the F Stop and DJI gear also comes directly from the manufacturer.
Do you not need a water filtration system, or a shower system? I always find backpacking a lot easier when multiple people go together. Quite a lot of gear can be shared and keeping the weight lower. Haven't been brave enough to go camping yet with less than 10 and certainly haven't done any COLD weather camping just the thought of it scares me.
Where we'll be in Norway I don't worry too much about drinking straight from streams, it's the same in Iceland, but if I do take a water filter it's usually the Sawyer. As for a shower system, I just don't use them, they require taking even more water and it's a luxury I'm prepared to do without (I'll use wipes for...ahem, more personal hygiene). Before we leave we'll probably stop off at a campsite to get rid of any waste and have a shower there so I' not too aromatic on the flight home. As for sharing, when I'll be with another friend and he'll be carrying the cooking gear, but we can't share tents or anything like that as he's meeting me directly from another long hike he's doing and will have a solo tent, so I'm taking my one man tent. Again, it's something that over the years I've realised that having my own tent is something that's worth a little extra weight for. Too many nights next to people who snore loudly
Thanks for the informative video as always! Definitely made me reevaluate how I pack for overnight photography, never considered putting the gear in the lower section. Quick question wrt wide angle shots (at 4:14). I had tried on my last trip with a 24mm eq and even when stopped down, struggled to keep the foreground and background in focus. Is focus stacking/compositing required for those shots? Or do the ultra wides like your laowa keep everything in focus similar to gopros?
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful. Keeping the photography gear in the bottom of the pack as opposed to the middle really makes a difference to the weight distribution in the pack and makes it far easier to carry. With image stacking, while depth of field is generally greater at wider focal lengths (given the same aperture), a bigger differentiator is sensor size. If you're using a full frame sensor you'll have less depth of field than the equivalent focal length and aperture on an APS-C sensor (which is what I use). It's one of the reasons why GoPros and phone cameras have more depths of field - because the sensor is significantly smaller. Were you using a full frame camera when you struggled to get foreground to background focus? I have similar problems when I use medium format (which has even less depth of field than full frame). Generally if I'm having that problem though I manually focus stack, it usually only needs 3 images. One for foreground, one for background, and one in the middle in case you need the transition.
@@AndyMumford That makes sense, I hadn't considered the effect sensor size could have on dof wrt stacking. For reference, I'm also shooting on a crop (a6600). In that case, do you avoid compositions where elements from the foreground can overlap with the middle/background? If there were taller blades of grass that obscured parts of mountains in the BG, would that make blending the transition too difficult to bother trying?
Thanks for the comment. When flying the backpack then goes inside a collapsible wheeled duffle amzn.to/2UBd5q0 and gets checked. I've had a couple of backpack straps damaged when they've been checked in the past, so I prefer to put it in a bag. This is great, it's got wheels and folds down to nothing when I'm not using it (and again, gets left in the car) I don't check my camera gear. I have a North Face tote bag that I use as a carry on, and the different camera bags go in there. It also fits my FStop ICU from trips when take that amzn.to/2W9uuWV It packs down really small when I'm not using it, and usually gets left in the car.
Hi Christopher. My group trips (workshops) are never done with tents. When I'm camping I'm almost always with a friend of mine who takes his own tent (I like to have my own space)
thanks for the tips! When you say you shoot at 35mm in the mountains, do you create panos, or is the angle of view enough? That picture hanging on your wall is so nice, how did you shoot that? Could you please vlog your workflow when you go travel, thank you!!
It really depends, I tend to use a telephotos a lot in the mountain, and panos are alway useful. The image behind my for example is a pano of shots taken at 55mm (82mm equivalent). I'm definitely planning on doing more workflow videos this year. I want to do a couple from Norway, and then some more from Iceland and the Dolomites later this year
Hi Andy, enjoyed the video. Im looking into getting a backpack, for some wild camping & landscape photography. Ive been looking at the Atmos 65. Your'e using the Atmos 50, How are you finding it? Can it accomodate your cooking kit as well as everything else you mentioned? Thanks
I love the pack, the AG system is really nice but I bought it 4 years ago and I think if I was getting it now I might look at the Osprey Exos, which is about 800g lighter and has the same suspension system. In terms of what you can fit in there...I have a tendency to always try to find the smallest bag because that forces me to take less stuff, but what I showed in the video doesn't leave much room for other stuff. You could fit a stove in there (an MSR Pocket Rocket 2 and gas canister will fit inside the cooking pot I use) and if you're not taking something like the drone with the batteries, it'll fit, but there won't be much spare room.
@@AndyMumford oh great! I was planning to buy a new tripod and saw good reviews for that one. What about panoramas? Do you have the ball head from RRS that includes top PANO? Or just try to level the tripod?
@@albertobeto8120 The RRS ballhead has a pano function, and to be honest, it is considerably better than the GH1382TQD. I used the Gitzo ball head for a while, and functionally it's fine, but I've had issues with the build quality. The knob that locks the panorama shears off very easily...it's happened to me twice now. If you have a tripod attached to your backpack and the backpack gets slid somewhere (for example, you slide it off of a car seat or out of the back of a jeep) then it can be the tripod that's actually sliding along the floor while it's attached the backpack). This is normal, it happens to every tripod, and on all my workshops I've seen all participants do this with many kinds of tripods. However, with the Gitzo it has twice caused the pano knob to shear off, and on both occasions it was lost. On my recent trip to Iceland it happened on the first day, and once that knob is gone, you can't lock the pano section, which means the whole ball head freely rotates with nothing to stop it, effectively making the tripod useless. If it was just once I'd put it down to an accident, but twice in 2 years is just bad design (the knobs the Gitzo will turn until they fall off, unlike on many other tripods), so I highly recommend a different ball head. The RRS is excellent, and the tripod still folds back on itself fine. It's not as perfect as with the Gitzo head, but it's still very snug.
Andy, hope you had a good trip. I am curious, the size of the backpack is obviously not carry on. How do you deal with that? I can't see you checking your camera gear.
Thanks. In the end I didn't go because my partner damaged his ankle ligaments just before we were supposed to go and couldn't hike, so we postponed the trip. With the gear, you're right, I don't check my camera gear. I have a North Face tote bag that I use as a carry on, and the different camera bags go in there. It also fits my FStop ICU from trips when take that amzn.to/2W9uuWV It packs down really small when I'm not using it, and usually gets left in the car. The backpack then goes inside a collapsible wheeled duffle amzn.to/2UBd5q0 I've had a couple of backpack straps damaged when they've been checked in the past, so I prefer to put it in a bag. This is great, it's got wheels and folds down to nothing when I'm not using it (and again, gets left in the car)
I have a Vari NDs for the Air 2S (forgot to mention them in the video) but don't worry about them too much with my main camera. I've got some vari NDs for that as well (I find vari NDs more useful for video frame rates but fixed strength NDs much better for still images)
Isn't it a lot of work to get your camera out while you're on the hike? I prefer to keep it at hand while hiking. I normally attach a toploading bag to my shoulder straps. Also, a more ethical question, how do you feel about flying nowadays with climate change getting more visible every day?
Hmm, I mean, the camping and hiking gear has been bought across 5 or 6 years (only the boots are new) and all of it should last another 10. And my camera gear isn't all that expensive comparatively when you think a full frame dSLR and a couple of fast zooms could easily get you close to $6000
@@AndyMumford Oh for sure, no hate man. All hobbies add up over time. You keep your stuff really nice and I certainly appreciate to see a very expertly curated gear package like this. You're right too, you buy the best and it will last. Always better to go that direction vs. buying cheap stuff that will fall apart.
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this has been the best hiking/photography gear haul I have found yet on youtube
Thanks so much for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video
It’s been hard to find more channels like yours. Balancing survival, comfort, weight, and camera gear is a difficult act when I go out into the back country so I love seeing other people’s load-outs.
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful
You know you're doing well in life when you have one Arcteryx product, but when you have multiples, you are among the legends.
Haha, it gets to be an addiction
Thanks for sharing. Love your videos. Hope to join you one day.
Thanks so much for the comment
Finally someone that talks about how to pack camera gear for overnight camping trip! It’s really rare! You gave really Good information thank you :)
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you found the video useful
I began watching to see the camera kit but stayed to see your camping kit. Nice work and have a great trip!
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you enjoyed the video
Senja is STUNNING. Can't wait for the vlogs!
Yeah, I'm really excited...I had to put this trip off for a year and didn't know until a few weeks ago whether I'd be able to go or not
Picked up a few tips for next time I hit the trails... appreciate it!!
Thanks for the comment, really glad it was useful
Hello Andy, how are you? It's nice to see you preparing to go bush with your gear. My two favourite hobbies, so I will join you in spirit.
I plan to go to Nelson Lakes N.P. for the snow & some compositions I have planned.
Good luck, enjoy & stay safe.
Stephen (N.Z.)
Cheers Stephen, how are you? Yeah, looking forward to getting back into the mountains. I've never been to Senja before, but it should be absolutely stunning. Hope you have a good trip
Excellent video with useful tips!
Thanks so much, glad it was useful
Excellent video! Love the Osprey backpack, I have one as well!
Thanks so much for the comment. And yeah, it's a really great pack
Enjoyed the video, have a good trip! Nice collection of Canadian clothes!
Haha, I know you're a big Arcteryx fan too Guy..it's good stuff. Thanks a lot, I can't wait to get out in the landscape again
Excellent video, Andy! Thank you. 🦘👍🇦🇺
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful
this is incredibly useful for my future plans thanks!
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you found it useful
I really hope I can participate in one of your workshops in future. That would be one of my my dreams come true. Just love your work. Have a good trip!
Thanks so much for the comment Maker. I'd love to see you on a workshop some day
Fanatstic video. Just what I was looking for. Liked, subbed and all that good stuff.
Thanks for the sub, glad you enjoyed the video
Thank u so much🌞
Thanks for the comment, glad you found the video useful
Thenks for some great tips.. Waiting for upcoming videos and pictures from this trip.. 🙌
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful. Looking forward to doing some images there
Great to see someone made his homework for preparation right. Excelent gear and very informative video!
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful
Have a nice and safe trip! Looking forward to your content, that you will create there.
Thanks so much, looking forward to going and hoping to produce some really nice stuff
Fantastic as always! Looking forward to seeing you in September.
Thanks Jim. Looking forward to meeting up in the Dolomites too, it should be an awesome trip.
Hello. Very useful - as usual. Thank you
Thanks so much, glad you found it useful
Thanks really good the sleeping set up is brilliant, have similar sleeping sideways like that and get so tangled up.
Nice one go steady
Thanks so much, glad you found it useful
You can’t go wrong with a osprey backpack. Great video Andy
Thanks so much for the comment. Yeah, Osprey are pretty solid
This video is really helpful, good luck on your trip!
Thanks so much Rohit, hope you're well
Very informative as always. In the U.S., those elastic slip ons to protect your face and neck are typically called gaiters, or more specifically neck gaiters.
Ah yes, that's the word. Just forget it when I was making the video. We also call them "snoods"
Excellent video Andy.
Thanks so much, glad you found it useful
I go a bit lighter for everything. But nice gear. On the boots, Give trail runners a try if your ankles aren't weak. Drops a lot of weight off your feet.
I use Zpacks gear for tent, Backpack, and quilt. Quilts take some getting used to but they're awesome for rolling around. And drop a lot of weight off your pack. I went with the ultralight stuff to carry the camera gear. Titanium pots, stove, utensils. Water bottles are cheapy water bottles from anywhere. And sawyer to filter water.
Cheers for the tips 👍
I've scoured YT for some time trying to find the most accomplished and skilled Fujifilm photographers. Today Im glad I found your channel.
I'm tired of TH-camrs switching to the next big thing as soon as it comes along, sponsored to within an inch of their life.
Your videos, outlook and content seem incredibly sincere, backed up by phenomenal images taken on these APS-C cameras we all love.
Thank you Andy, new subscriber here. I look forward to your videos and value your insight.
Thanks so much for the comment, and for the sub. Really hope you enjoy the content on the channel
Thanks for the tip on the sleeping bag. I'm a twister/turner/side sleeper as well, and I have a somewhat similar REI bag for now, but good to know the Big Agnes is out there. Have a great trip!
Thanks so much, glad you found the video useful. Big Agnes are great, they make some really good gear.
I really enjoyed this video…have fun on your trip
Thanks so much 🙏
Now I have to go camping! Great video 🔥
Cheers for the comment
Loved the video! As someone who is very into ultralight backpacking and blending that with carrying heavy camera gear I'd love to share some stuff I have used that you may enjoy as alternatives if you are ever curious to try something new.
Sleeping bag- Any small cottage company that makes UL quilts would be absolutely amazing for you as you toss and turn. You can get them to whatever rating you desire and as long as your sleeping pad is warm and appropriate you won't miss the bottom bit of insulation. Most also come with straps for the pad the keep everything in place which you valued. This would save you a ton of weight and you wouldn't need to worry about the constriction of a mummy bag or weight of a heavy bag. A brand I'd recommend is Enlightened Equipment, and you'd particularly enjoy the revelation quilt if I had to guess, since on hotter nights you can unzip the footbox area and basically have a big warm blanket.
Sleeping pad- Ive actually tried that Big Agnes pad and its not too bad! I'd say a pad I favored a bit more is the Nemo Tensor though, its a bit(although not much) lighter, just as wide, and warmer. If you are willing to be careful with it, the Thermarest long/wide is the best for the weight though. Feather light, wide, and very comfortable. This would save you about 280 grams.
Backpack- I also used the Atmos for quite some time as my backpacking pack, although it was the 65L version which is very overkill. I've searched for the perfect UL bag that would stil hold heavy carries and be functional and I think the best I've found so far is the Zpacks Arc Haul Zip. Its about 1/4 the weight if the Atmos and barely gives anything up while actually having some nice benefits/features such as bigger hip pockets, much better waterproof ability, finer sizing adjustment, as well as being able to add a plethora of shoulder accessories. The suspension is a bit less beefy but if you shave a bit of weight elsewhere you don't need it. The best part about this bag is it zips open entirely from the front making is SO easy to access camera gear, think of it as a glorified ICU.
There is always other little things of course but I think those would be worth looking into but this would save you upwards of 1500-2500 grams and who doesn't want that haha. Take care hope this helps for future trips! Can't wait to see the video for this one.
Thanks so much for the comment and really interesting and useful tips. There's some stuff in there that I need to look into. I've tried quilts in the past and not really got on with them unless it's relatively warm...I always felt a draft. That was a while ago now though, I could try revisiting them. With backpacks, I've been using the Atmos for about 5 years and it may be time to retire it, I think backpacks have evolved a fair bit in that time, its just that it's always been so comfortable.
I've looked at Z Packs before and heard good things, the same with Gossamer Gear, and I believe Osprey have a UL pack thats around 800g now as well. Looking at all these packs and one thing I like is that I can fit the holster bag where I keep my camera onto the hip strap, something that's impossible with the Atmos because the hip pockets are so big and bulky. This would free up a lot of space inside the bag.
One of the issues that I have though is that I live in Portugal and there are simply no decent hiking outlets here where I can try this stuff, so everything has to be researched and bought online. it also needs to be easily available in Europe because importing from the US usually adds 30% to the price to get it through (Portugal's very strict) customs.
I'm possibly heading to Patagonia next year though and will probably revisit some of my gear....particularly the back pack. The Z Packs stuff does look nice though and I might look into seeing if there are any European distributers, or importing one, sometime over the winter.
Thanks again for all the suggestions
@@AndyMumford If you haven’t looked into Hyperlite Mountain Gear, they are bombproof and extremely light. I’m currently using a 4400 Southwest, it’s 70L at 2.45lbs. I used a 3400 series 55L for years and it’s just 2lbs, but the 70L has enough capacity for all my winter gear and cameras. They aren’t 100% waterproof but darn close. Not much in the way of zip pockets or extra bits, and the frame is really minimal, but I find it perfectly comfortable and have lugged a lot of gear on a lot of mountains in a lot of conditions with them!
Love your setup, you have some excellent gear there.
Nice setup. Just bought myself an Osprey Kestrel 58 for similar purpose. One advantage is it has a big front opening flap. Looking forward to putting it to use in August.
Good pack. Have a good trip when you head out with it
Thanks Andy - Love all of your videos and your pursuit of low weight, high quality photography is an inspiration. Looking forward to the what you capture when you're there, and whether you've gone without the 10-24 or not. Have fun.
Thanks so much for the comment Keith, glad you found it enjoyable. I still haven't made my mind up about the lenses yet, I'm starting to get worried about the amount of bad things I'm hearing about the 16-80, and I've never left the 10-24mm at home before, so honestly....I might still switch my lens choice around
Great video! I've been looking for different solutions to packing photography gear into non photography packs, and this really helps. I have 2 Arc'teryx bags (45L and 95L) but I think I may need something in the middle to accommodate the photo gear and the creature comforts for a shorter trip. I have a backpacking chair that packs small and light, and it's one of those comfort items you really cherish after a long hike. Look forward to seeing your content from this trip!
Hi Adam, thanks for the comment, glad you found the video useful. I've actually just been looking at the Arcteryx Aerios 45 pack to replace my Atmos 50, but I'm not convinced that it's got much support for weight. I'm probably going to go with the the Osprey Levity 45 which looks to have a sturdier suspension system not dissimilar than the Atmos but more than 1kg lighter.
I had to postpone the Norway backpacking trip because my colleague just damaged his ankle ligaments...I might be able to do it a little later in the year, but I've got (non backpacking) trips to Iceland and Italy coming up and it's going to be hard to find the time before winter sets in up there. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to it, but it'll happen sooner or later.
@@AndyMumford sorry to hear about the postponed trip. Hope it works out later on.
The 45L I'm using is the Kata 45, which is about 8 years old. It's light and very streamlined for quick and light climbing rather than hiking, but it's worked out well for my uses of canoe camping in the interior of a large Provincial park in Canada. Only one top access point, but has a decent front pocket for cooking kit, fuel, and a few other things. Might look at a 55L or 60L with some more access points for camera gear. The 95L is way too big for anything I've done to this point, but might come in handy for a bigger trip I've been looking into in the Canadian Arctic.
Great video Andy, thank you! Just got my camping gear together a couple of weeks ago and I thought that I was very weight-concious. Now I feel that I may have gone too heavy nevertheless. Your sleeping mat and sleeping bag combo is very interesting. I like your gear reviewes because they focus on the relevant aspects and your gear seems to be very carefully and reasonably put together ;)
Thanks so much, really glad you found the video interesting...and I hope it was useful too. I'm always worrying about going too heavy and even since I recorded this video (I actually recorded it about a week ago) I've made some changes to reduce the weight a little.
The sleeping pad and mat combo has taken me years and lots of things that didn't work to find. It's not the lightest because the sleeping bag is a little heavy with it being wider than a mummy bag, and also the pad is a little wider than standard too, but I've found that the extra three or four hundred grams are worth it for sleeping better
With regard to dehydrated food, I’d seriously recommend Firepot foods. It’s the most edible ( and tastiest !) I’ve ever come across & can be ordered straight from their website. They also do the meals in 2 sizes, allowing for larger calorie intake.
Firepot are great, I've used them before. The problem is that since the UK left the EU they're hard to find online, and ordering from their website they don't ship quite a few of their meat based meals to the EU anymore due to customs complications with exporting meat. It's a shame because they're really good.
Here's some ultralight upgrades you can make if you like:
LiteAF Curve 46 with full suspension
Nitecore 1000mAh power bank
Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt 20 degree
Thermarest NeoAir Xlite( or Xtherm for cold)
Trail running shoes with vibram soles for summer
Goosefoot down booties
Toothpaste tabs from garage grown gear
Disposable water bottles and platypus squeeze
Brs titanium stove
Garage grown gear aluminum trowel
Full Leatherman might be necessary for your gear but there are some featherweight options out there for a knife, screwdriver, etc.
I have a couple of these already, but that’s a decent list. Thanks
@@AndyMumford awesome. Your channel has helped me a lot to decide what camera gear to bring ultralight backpacking. I tend to get my outdoor gear advice from thru-hikers but they usually select camera equipment for vlogging and social media shots, but I've been building a loadout that is more goal oriented. Fly fishing and astro/landscape photography focused but keeping my base weight around 10 pounds, which is an expensive goal haha.
Anyway I feel like I didn't need to give gear advice to someone with your experience but if any knowledge sharing could be of benefit then I figured I should reciprocate.
Awesome & Thanks :)
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it
you might want to look into a quilt. you can buy -6c ones that weigh 550g.. so a 10c bag could be as low as 400g & when connected to a decent sleeping pad it allows you to roll round as much as you like
I love the idea of quilts and I've tried them a few times but just don't get on with them unless I'm in a relatively warm place because I just end up throwing them off in the night
Good luck on your trip! I’ve got my Wainwright’s Coast to Coast upcoming in two weeks and it’s reassuring to see how similar the packs are.
Thanks so much. Good luck on your trip too
Have a nice trip Andy. I Hope to see the photos of the trip later. Also curious how the 16-80 will perform and how you think the quality is.
Regards, Frank (The Netherlands)
Thanks so much for the comment
I'll probably never go camping like this. Watched the entire video anyway 😂
Haha, glad enjoyed the video. And who know's whether you'll go camping like this. Never say never
@@AndyMumford Hopefully you're right Andy. The setting and resulting images absolutely seem worth it.
My first thought: I like your minimal but not over-the-top minimal packing style, and I'm amazed you manage to fit it in a 55L backpack! Second: Did you also consider photographer-specific backpacks, or did you go with this one specifically for the wearing comfort of the mesh (which photographer backpacks don't have because the opening is usually on the back side)? I too regularly go for wild camping trips, bringing approximately the same amount of equipment and clothes as you, and I am currently using a rather economic 50L pack from Decathlon, but I am in the market for something new because I experience it to be slightly too small and it has some other shortcomings. Myself, I was looking at the Shimoda Explore 60L or the Action 50L/70L, and it didn't even cross my mind before that I could also opt for a non-photographer-specific backpack.
Thanks for the comment, really glad you found the video useful.
I didn't actually look at camera backpacks. Like you said, the structure of them where they open on the back affects their comfort for big loads, and I prefer a specific hiking backpacks
Great content! Enjoyed it very informative and food for thought on how I can change the way I do some things when wild camping with my camera gear, Thank you!
Thanks so much, really glad it was useful
Hi Andy I noticed in this video that your day camera bag highlighted at the beginning was a FStop Kashmir. From previous videos I saw you used the FStop Lotus. Any particular reason for the change? (Weight/comfort?) Am looking at getting an FStop bag myself. Many thanks and great video.
I switched to the Kashmir because it's lighter, and I don't think you really lose anything in size. I can still fit my Medium Slope ICU with plenty of space on top for a couple of jackets. There are fewer internal pockets, but it does have hip pockets (the Lotus doesn't) but it's still pretty easy to organise. I think the Lotus is tougher though.
Thanks for the info Andy 👍
Hello Andy, thank you for the useful information in the video.
I'm wondering if you put all the equipment in a single bag and check them in or take out the cameras at least for carry on? 🤔
I never check my camera bags in, they always come with me on the plane as carry on. The small pouch I showed here for the cameras goes with me, as well as a small tote bag for other bits and pieces
Thanks for the video, very interesting. Some links don't work (F Stop Camera bag, sleeping bag...)
Thanks for the comment and letting me know about the links. I've fixed the ones that weren't working, and for a few (like the FStop Navin camera bag) they aren't available on Amazon so I've just link to the FStop site.
@@AndyMumford Thank you very much Andy, I was also interested in knowing the complete name of the "Fstop Navin camera bag", so I have already find it.
Wow perfect video for me as I own the atmos 50 as well. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. How well does the ICU fit into the bottom part of the backpack? Is there a slightly larger ICU which can take like 3 lenses and a body but still fit into it? Don't need a second one for a drone because I don't have one :(
I've used it with a Small Pro ICU before and it fits into the bottom, but it's very tight, and there's not a lot of room for a tent and sleeping gear. A Small Shallow would probably fit a body and 3 lenses. The problem with ICUS though is that I don't think they optimise the space in this backpack particularly well. I reckon you'd be better with the Navin (the holster I use, which will fit a mirrorless body and 2 lenses (I can actually fit 2 bodies and 2 lenses in there, but it's tight) and then your third lens in a wrap of one of the soft pouches. That way it's easier to fit other stuff around them
Hey Andy,I've been meaning to carry a 55-200 with xt4 and an 18-55, in the same f stop camera pouch for a backpacking trip, but I was wondering what should I use to seperate the primary camera body and lens and the second lense to avoid constant friction or collision.
I've got one of the foam dividers that come with f stop ICUs separating the two lenses. it doesn't attach to anything, but works to stop the lenses banging together
Thank you so much for the input, appreciate your art, and the time you put together to reply to our silly questions 😄
Thank you Andy for so informative video! Why don’t you take the 10-24 lens?
Thanks for the comment. With the 10-24, I need to really limit my weight so I only want to take two zooms and when you're at elevation the mountains a telephoto is essential, so that leaves space for just one other lens. I tend not to shoot ultra wide from the tops of mountains because those kinds of compositions can make the mountains around seem smaller, so I think 16mm is the widest I'll probably go (foregrounds will tend to be further way like in the examples I showed in the video) and because I want to shoot quite a lot of video there, I think I'll need something around 35mm, which is great for video. It seems like a good opportunity to test the 16-80mm as an all rounder
Impressive but I would prefer local food as well as huts ;)
Wish you & your clients the best trip.
This trip is just for scouting so there'll be no clients. When we do that next year we'll use local huts and food, but for this trip we're trying to do it as cheaply as possible. And besides, camping on the peak makes shooting sunrise so much easier, and it's nice to have dinner in the field
I’ll be interested to see how you get on with the 16-80. I thought/hoped it was going to be brilliant but I was so disappointed with iq.
Thanks, I haven't got my hands on it yet, but I've heard a few people say its not all that good and I'm actually starting to worry that it won't be as good as I hope for this trip. It's my first time in Senja so I'd like to get images that I'm really happy with
Had 2 copies. Returned both as poor and soft, although I have the wonderful 16-55, I just cannot beat my 18-135! so sharp! on my camera 90% of the time.
@@AndyMumford Hi Andy. Had one that came with my X-T4. It was pretty good but a bit soft at the long end. I sold it and bought a nice used 16-55 which is in another class all together. I've seen images from one copy that looked like something from 1907. Dreadful. Fuji dropped the ball on this one from a quality control point of view. Anyway, hope you have great trip. I was fascinated by the 'camping' equipment. Obviously I knew there is such thing as staying under canvas. It all looks terribly rustic. Don't you have people to carry that sort of thing for you. ;-)
I just picked it up for 200 off with the current sale, seems alright, Mainly got it to pair with the 70-300. I find it better than the 18-135, don't have the 18-55 to compare it to anymore, gave that away, but seems pretty good in the center, a bit soft on he edges but not that bad.
@@AndyMumford I genuinely wouldn’t take it if that’s the case. You will be disappointed. I sold my 16-55 and decided to buy it back again. Expensive mistake.
Happy you are getting back out. Have a great time, greetings from Sverige!
Thanks so much, I'm really glad to be able to get out and can't wait to get to Norway in a couple of weeks
Great info Andy.. Enjoy your trip.. as you are `reident in Portugal, where do you get your stuff?
Thanks so much. Portugal is quite hard to get gear so I buy all of it online from either Bergfreunde.com or backpackinglight.dk. The camera gear I get directly from Fuji here in Portugal, and the F Stop and DJI gear also comes directly from the manufacturer.
@@AndyMumford Thhanks Andy for your response. It was really helpful.
Do you not need a water filtration system, or a shower system? I always find backpacking a lot easier when multiple people go together. Quite a lot of gear can be shared and keeping the weight lower. Haven't been brave enough to go camping yet with less than 10 and certainly haven't done any COLD weather camping just the thought of it scares me.
Where we'll be in Norway I don't worry too much about drinking straight from streams, it's the same in Iceland, but if I do take a water filter it's usually the Sawyer. As for a shower system, I just don't use them, they require taking even more water and it's a luxury I'm prepared to do without (I'll use wipes for...ahem, more personal hygiene). Before we leave we'll probably stop off at a campsite to get rid of any waste and have a shower there so I' not too aromatic on the flight home.
As for sharing, when I'll be with another friend and he'll be carrying the cooking gear, but we can't share tents or anything like that as he's meeting me directly from another long hike he's doing and will have a solo tent, so I'm taking my one man tent. Again, it's something that over the years I've realised that having my own tent is something that's worth a little extra weight for. Too many nights next to people who snore loudly
Thanks for the informative video as always! Definitely made me reevaluate how I pack for overnight photography, never considered putting the gear in the lower section. Quick question wrt wide angle shots (at 4:14). I had tried on my last trip with a 24mm eq and even when stopped down, struggled to keep the foreground and background in focus. Is focus stacking/compositing required for those shots? Or do the ultra wides like your laowa keep everything in focus similar to gopros?
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful. Keeping the photography gear in the bottom of the pack as opposed to the middle really makes a difference to the weight distribution in the pack and makes it far easier to carry.
With image stacking, while depth of field is generally greater at wider focal lengths (given the same aperture), a bigger differentiator is sensor size. If you're using a full frame sensor you'll have less depth of field than the equivalent focal length and aperture on an APS-C sensor (which is what I use). It's one of the reasons why GoPros and phone cameras have more depths of field - because the sensor is significantly smaller. Were you using a full frame camera when you struggled to get foreground to background focus? I have similar problems when I use medium format (which has even less depth of field than full frame). Generally if I'm having that problem though I manually focus stack, it usually only needs 3 images. One for foreground, one for background, and one in the middle in case you need the transition.
@@AndyMumford That makes sense, I hadn't considered the effect sensor size could have on dof wrt stacking. For reference, I'm also shooting on a crop (a6600). In that case, do you avoid compositions where elements from the foreground can overlap with the middle/background? If there were taller blades of grass that obscured parts of mountains in the BG, would that make blending the transition too difficult to bother trying?
Hey Andy, do you check your backpack it or bringing to the airplane cabin then placing on overhead bin?
Thanks for the comment. When flying the backpack then goes inside a collapsible wheeled duffle amzn.to/2UBd5q0 and gets checked. I've had a couple of backpack straps damaged when they've been checked in the past, so I prefer to put it in a bag. This is great, it's got wheels and folds down to nothing when I'm not using it (and again, gets left in the car)
I don't check my camera gear. I have a North Face tote bag that I use as a carry on, and the different camera bags go in there. It also fits my FStop ICU from trips when take that amzn.to/2W9uuWV It packs down really small when I'm not using it, and usually gets left in the car.
Love your videos Andy! I'm just curious, do you tend to do these photography camping trips on your own? Or with a group?
Hi Christopher. My group trips (workshops) are never done with tents. When I'm camping I'm almost always with a friend of mine who takes his own tent (I like to have my own space)
@@AndyMumford that wasnt the question i guess. :D But i read it wrong as well. :D
thanks for the tips! When you say you shoot at 35mm in the mountains, do you create panos, or is the angle of view enough?
That picture hanging on your wall is so nice, how did you shoot that? Could you please vlog your workflow when you go travel, thank you!!
It really depends, I tend to use a telephotos a lot in the mountain, and panos are alway useful. The image behind my for example is a pano of shots taken at 55mm (82mm equivalent). I'm definitely planning on doing more workflow videos this year. I want to do a couple from Norway, and then some more from Iceland and the Dolomites later this year
@@AndyMumford Thank you!! keep on the great work, you're a role model to the photography community
Hi Andy, enjoyed the video. Im looking into getting a backpack, for some wild camping & landscape photography. Ive been looking at the Atmos 65. Your'e using the Atmos 50, How are you finding it? Can it accomodate your cooking kit as well as everything else you mentioned? Thanks
I love the pack, the AG system is really nice but I bought it 4 years ago and I think if I was getting it now I might look at the Osprey Exos, which is about 800g lighter and has the same suspension system.
In terms of what you can fit in there...I have a tendency to always try to find the smallest bag because that forces me to take less stuff, but what I showed in the video doesn't leave much room for other stuff. You could fit a stove in there (an MSR Pocket Rocket 2 and gas canister will fit inside the cooking pot I use) and if you're not taking something like the drone with the batteries, it'll fit, but there won't be much spare room.
@@AndyMumford Thanks Andy.
Hi! What tripod and tripod head are you using? Does it comes with a center column?
I use a Gitzo 1545T tripod with a Really Right Stuff BH30 ball head. It comes with a centre column.
@@AndyMumford oh great! I was planning to buy a new tripod and saw good reviews for that one. What about panoramas? Do you have the ball head from RRS that includes top PANO? Or just try to level the tripod?
Btw, sorry I missed you mentioned the tripod at minute 18:49, I was looking for it in the camera equipment section
And is the BH-30 substantially better than the included GH1382TQD? I understand the BH-30 won't allow the tripod to fully fold backwards
@@albertobeto8120 The RRS ballhead has a pano function, and to be honest, it is considerably better than the GH1382TQD. I used the Gitzo ball head for a while, and functionally it's fine, but I've had issues with the build quality. The knob that locks the panorama shears off very easily...it's happened to me twice now. If you have a tripod attached to your backpack and the backpack gets slid somewhere (for example, you slide it off of a car seat or out of the back of a jeep) then it can be the tripod that's actually sliding along the floor while it's attached the backpack). This is normal, it happens to every tripod, and on all my workshops I've seen all participants do this with many kinds of tripods. However, with the Gitzo it has twice caused the pano knob to shear off, and on both occasions it was lost. On my recent trip to Iceland it happened on the first day, and once that knob is gone, you can't lock the pano section, which means the whole ball head freely rotates with nothing to stop it, effectively making the tripod useless.
If it was just once I'd put it down to an accident, but twice in 2 years is just bad design (the knobs the Gitzo will turn until they fall off, unlike on many other tripods), so I highly recommend a different ball head.
The RRS is excellent, and the tripod still folds back on itself fine. It's not as perfect as with the Gitzo head, but it's still very snug.
Andy, hope you had a good trip. I am curious, the size of the backpack is obviously not carry on. How do you deal with that? I can't see you checking your camera gear.
Thanks. In the end I didn't go because my partner damaged his ankle ligaments just before we were supposed to go and couldn't hike, so we postponed the trip.
With the gear, you're right, I don't check my camera gear. I have a North Face tote bag that I use as a carry on, and the different camera bags go in there. It also fits my FStop ICU from trips when take that amzn.to/2W9uuWV It packs down really small when I'm not using it, and usually gets left in the car.
The backpack then goes inside a collapsible wheeled duffle amzn.to/2UBd5q0 I've had a couple of backpack straps damaged when they've been checked in the past, so I prefer to put it in a bag. This is great, it's got wheels and folds down to nothing when I'm not using it (and again, gets left in the car)
I thought you would need a ND filter for video in case it is bright and sunny?
I have a Vari NDs for the Air 2S (forgot to mention them in the video) but don't worry about them too much with my main camera. I've got some vari NDs for that as well (I find vari NDs more useful for video frame rates but fixed strength NDs much better for still images)
@@AndyMumford Thanks a lot for the information!
Have you tried the shimoda packs?
I've seen them used on various workshops, but never tried them.
Incredible bags and so comfortable
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Of course the action x would be a better choice if you need larger like the x70
Isn't it a lot of work to get your camera out while you're on the hike? I prefer to keep it at hand while hiking. I normally attach a toploading bag to my shoulder straps. Also, a more ethical question, how do you feel about flying nowadays with climate change getting more visible every day?
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Thank you 🙏
Really GREAT presentation and content! Please speak more clearly and with more volume
Thanks so much
This is easily $8000 worth of equipment good lord. So awesome though
Hmm, I mean, the camping and hiking gear has been bought across 5 or 6 years (only the boots are new) and all of it should last another 10. And my camera gear isn't all that expensive comparatively when you think a full frame dSLR and a couple of fast zooms could easily get you close to $6000
@@AndyMumford Oh for sure, no hate man. All hobbies add up over time. You keep your stuff really nice and I certainly appreciate to see a very expertly curated gear package like this. You're right too, you buy the best and it will last. Always better to go that direction vs. buying cheap stuff that will fall apart.
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Hahah, cheers