Bag for lighting gear advice

TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
edited May 27, 2005 in Accessories
I have a couple 6' lightstands and umbrellas that I've been taking over to my parents' house when we visit more and more. I'd like a bag that I can carry them in. I'd also like to be able to fit my 3001/3030 tripod combo in there. B&H has something like this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=264056&is=REG

Any other suggestions? Would just a long duffel bag do the trick?
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited May 26, 2005
    TristanP wrote:
    I have a couple 6' lightstands and umbrellas that I've been taking over to my parents' house when we visit more and more. I'd like a bag that I can carry them in. I'd also like to be able to fit my 3001/3030 tripod combo in there. B&H has something like this:

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=264056&is=REG

    Any other suggestions? Would just a long duffel bag do the trick?
    You might pick up a duffel bag at any army surplus store for less than $20.
    The only feature it won't have is the "slight" padding. But you can work
    around that.

    I keep a couple of light stands and a tripod in the bag I bought.

    Ian
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  • REECEPHOTOREECEPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    This one is nice too
    This one is nice to .....link
    Its pretty good bang for the buck.
    And yes you could just shove them in a big bag but they will get pretty scratched up.
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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    Wow, that bag would be a perfect carry-on for this!


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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited May 27, 2005
    Hmmmmmmmmm.......
    Just a thought...

    How about those canvas bags that always come with those $45 folding camping chairs? If I remember correctly, the bag I have for my chair looks very very similar to the photo a couple posts up, and is made of Cordura™, has a shoulder strap (not padded), and even has an outer zippered pouch in addition to the zippered main compartment. Alone the bag seems to be worth more than $45. Gotta love fourth-world labor rates.
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Just a thought...

    How about those canvas bags that always come with those $45 folding camping chairs? If I remember correctly, the bag I have for my chair looks very very similar to the photo a couple posts up, and is made of Cordura™, has a shoulder strap (not padded), and even has an outer zippered pouch in addition to the zippered main compartment. Alone the bag seems to be worth more than $45. Gotta love fourth-world labor rates.
    Not a bad idea - we can get those chairs for $10. That's a cheap, easy bag. I also found the f.64 LSB @ B&H.
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  • SteveFSteveF Registered Users Posts: 466 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    Bag idea
    Hello,

    I have a hard shelled golf travel bag that carries two bags of golf clubs. It has a handle and rollerblade wheels. Very easy to move around.

    I can get 4 13' Alien Bee light stands, tripod, backdrop holder, backdrop or two, 4 Alien Bee AB400 lights and a couple of extension cords in it.

    A studio on wheels in a hard shelled padded bag. And it carries the clubs too.

    They're pretty common at the big golf stores.
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