2024 Selens Easy Station Camera Cart 40" Review Pt1: Unboxing - Budget Inovativ Cart Alternative

This is the first part of a series of reviews we'll be doing on the newly released Selens Cart we just picked up at the 2024 NAB show. This cart is a budget alternative to an Inovativ Cart. We were impressed by the build quality and decided to bring one home from the show. We'll be testing it and putting it through it's paces on real jobs in coming weeks. This video covers unboxing, initial setup, and initial thoughts.
Unboxing Review of: @selensonline1039 Selens Easy Station Cart Workstations / Cart Workstation 40" || SCF2-CW40
Cart Workstation 30/40/55" || SCF2-CW30 || SCF2-CW40 || SCF2-CW55
selens.com/products/cart-work...

[@nicolapaoli4561]

Very interesting, thanks for showing this cart!
Are the casters pneumatic or foam-filled? Personally I wouldn't go for anything different from foam filled wheels, because they are maintenance-free. Too many pneumatic wheels around that need to be constantly refilled with air.
Also, the top part seemed to be twisting a bit when you handled it... do you find it sturdy when rolling it around under load with a ton of things?

[@storykingstudios]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. The wheels are air, but they are standard 10in wheels so you could switch them out if you want. I find air wheels ride smoother over bumps so I'll take the extra maintenance.
There is some give, but it's sturdy under load. If it was 100% stiff it would be more likely to break so the give is actually a good thing.

[@ideaplusagency]

Why would they create a cart that costs more than the other carts that are out there?

[@storykingstudios]

The features are aimed to compete with the top tier Innovative carts, not the base level Pro Aim carts. The drop-in integrated corner post risers for example is a feature you can't find for less than 4k-5k from anyone else (as far as I know).
We could have got an $1100 proaim cart for just hauling stuff around, but we liked the additional features on this cart that the pro aim line of carts didn't have.
Depends what you want to use the cart for. We are producing from the cart, using it to carry stuff and replace stands on set so we can be mobile and nimble. Rolling around with lights, diffusion, camera, and boom pole ready to go is awesome for us.

[@maxhuggins324]

how much was it?

[@maxhuggins324]

great review! Thanks

[@evermoorefilms]

The 40" is listed for $2,399.00 USD on their website

[@evermoorefilms]

@@maxhuggins324 Thanks! We're releasing a part two taking out on shoots in the next few weeks.

[@joshmooredp]

Day one of production vlogs with the cart is out on my new channel