Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
I remember someone recommending diaper bags for photo gear, but that was back when the bags were printed with garish designs that made it utterly obvious that they were for diapers. I just looked at the current lineup of diaper bags on Amazon and they look pretty much as nice as most camera bags. Maybe get some bio hazard stickers and slap them on generic plastic bins? They'd not only deter thieves but would be interesting conversation pieces if you get pulled over on the road... Mark On 4/12/2021 7:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I would like a better way of storing camera gear which keeps it well protected, and ideally in a manner that if someone sees it in my van doesn’t scream that it is filled with valuables. My clever idea is that I could make trays that fit in an ice chest to hold lenses, speed lights etc. Ice chests are weather resistant, and with their double wall construction, would provide better protection than the standard camera bag. There would be some sort of trick to making the trays to hold lenses, or whatever. I doubt that I am the first person to come up with this idea, and it would be handy to learn from other people’s mistakes. FWIW, There is now a wide range of stackable toolboxes, Home Depot sells some made by Rigid, that also work pretty well for this, but they do have the disadvantage of looking like they might contain something valuable, if someone were to see them in the back of my van. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
On Tue., Apr. 13, 2021, 5:59 p.m. Juan Buhler, wrote: > > I don’t want the styrofoam coolers, I want the sturdier plastic ones. > The thought of disintigrating bits of statically charged styrofoam getting > mixed in with my photo gear is a bit disturbing. > > As long as you don't go full circle and get a super expensive cooler, like > a Yeti, which would actually attract thieves. Photo gear would be a bonus > :) > Styrofoam coolers aren't quite the same as Styrofoam peanuts that get used as packing material. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
> I don’t want the styrofoam coolers, I want the sturdier plastic ones. The thought of disintigrating bits of statically charged styrofoam getting mixed in with my photo gear is a bit disturbing. As long as you don't go full circle and get a super expensive cooler, like a Yeti, which would actually attract thieves. Photo gear would be a bonus :) j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 11:46 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Apr 13, 2021, at 11:08 AM, John Francis wrote: > > > > > > If Larry wants to try that, they're even cheaper than you might think! > > > > I've got a whole stack of them (of various sizes) in my garage. We get > > them when we buy edible goodies (British bacon, cornish pasties, ...). > > I've been wondering if there's a food bank nearby that might want them, > > but if Larry would care to stop by and take a couple off my hands … > > I don’t want the styrofoam coolers, I want the sturdier plastic ones. The > thought of disintigrating bits of statically charged styrofoam getting > mixed in with my photo gear is a bit disturbing. > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
> On Apr 13, 2021, at 11:08 AM, John Francis wrote: > > > If Larry wants to try that, they're even cheaper than you might think! > > I've got a whole stack of them (of various sizes) in my garage. We get > them when we buy edible goodies (British bacon, cornish pasties, ...). > I've been wondering if there's a food bank nearby that might want them, > but if Larry would care to stop by and take a couple off my hands … I don’t want the styrofoam coolers, I want the sturdier plastic ones. The thought of disintigrating bits of statically charged styrofoam getting mixed in with my photo gear is a bit disturbing. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
If Larry wants to try that, they're even cheaper than you might think! I've got a whole stack of them (of various sizes) in my garage. We get them when we buy edible goodies (British bacon, cornish pasties, ...). I've been wondering if there's a food bank nearby that might want them, but if Larry would care to stop by and take a couple off my hands ... On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 06:33:53PM -0600, Bill wrote: > > Anyway, those really cheap white Styrofoam coolers are great for hiding > stuff in. > > bill > > On Mon., Apr. 12, 2021, 5:04 p.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > > > I would like a better way of storing camera gear which keeps it well > > protected, and ideally in a manner that if someone sees it in my van > > doesn???t scream that it is filled with valuables. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
Just pile clutter on top... ratty looking backpack .. a blanket bunched up that looked like the cat or dog had slept in it.. etc.. a couple of pillows.. the homeless look.. and as Bill said, styrafoam fridges . leave some hard copy maps spread out on the front non driver's seat.. another idea.. tidy stuff at bottom of big ordinary cardboard box from Walmart or costco with books or rolls of john paper on top.. or maybe some crappy plastic kids beach stuff... ann On 4/12/2021 7:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I would like a better way of storing camera gear which keeps it well protected, and ideally in a manner that if someone sees it in my van doesn’t scream that it is filled with valuables. My clever idea is that I could make trays that fit in an ice chest to hold lenses, speed lights etc. Ice chests are weather resistant, and with their double wall construction, would provide better protection than the standard camera bag. There would be some sort of trick to making the trays to hold lenses, or whatever. I doubt that I am the first person to come up with this idea, and it would be handy to learn from other people’s mistakes. FWIW, There is now a wide range of stackable toolboxes, Home Depot sells some made by Rigid, that also work pretty well for this, but they do have the disadvantage of looking like they might contain something valuable, if someone were to see them in the back of my van. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea
Funny story about camouflaging stuff in cars. I decided to upgrade my car stereo a number of cars ago, and built small enclosures for a pair of really, really expensive JBL speakers. Rather than use good looking cabinet grade plywood, I picked up some exterior grade sheathing that no amount of alcohol would make pretty. I also took the nameplates off the speakers. They looked Iike 10 dollar speakers, but sounded like the thousand dollars I paid for them. I didn't want them to be bait. I let the speakers go with the car as the boxes were sized for it, and let the stereo go as well. I talked to the new owner a few months later and asked how he liked the stereo I had put in. He said it was great. He hadn't listened to it until after he had tossed the junk speakers and had bought "good ones". He wasn't especially happy when I told him the speakers he had tossed were worth more than double what he had put in. Anyway, those really cheap white Styrofoam coolers are great for hiding stuff in. bill On Mon., Apr. 12, 2021, 5:04 p.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > I would like a better way of storing camera gear which keeps it well > protected, and ideally in a manner that if someone sees it in my van > doesn’t scream that it is filled with valuables. > > My clever idea is that I could make trays that fit in an ice chest to hold > lenses, speed lights etc. Ice chests are weather resistant, and with their > double wall construction, would provide better protection than the standard > camera bag. There would be some sort of trick to making the trays to hold > lenses, or whatever. > > I doubt that I am the first person to come up with this idea, and it would > be handy to learn from other people’s mistakes. > > FWIW, There is now a wide range of stackable toolboxes, Home Depot sells > some made by Rigid, that also work pretty well for this, but they do have > the disadvantage of looking like they might contain something valuable, if > someone were to see them in the back of my van. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Photo gear storage, crazy idea
I would like a better way of storing camera gear which keeps it well protected, and ideally in a manner that if someone sees it in my van doesn’t scream that it is filled with valuables. My clever idea is that I could make trays that fit in an ice chest to hold lenses, speed lights etc. Ice chests are weather resistant, and with their double wall construction, would provide better protection than the standard camera bag. There would be some sort of trick to making the trays to hold lenses, or whatever. I doubt that I am the first person to come up with this idea, and it would be handy to learn from other people’s mistakes. FWIW, There is now a wide range of stackable toolboxes, Home Depot sells some made by Rigid, that also work pretty well for this, but they do have the disadvantage of looking like they might contain something valuable, if someone were to see them in the back of my van. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
