I should probably get started packing.
Welcome to Ben Claremont's official guide
to packing... stuff.
I'm getting on a plane in a few hours and I haven't even started packing.
So I thought I'd bring you guys along for the ride as I pack my
stuff. This suitcase seems a little oversized, don't you think? For a two-week
trip, it's all I had. I'm probably gonna have to pack just
about everything I own.
So, I thought we could get straight to the point and show
you guys my top 10 things that I pack for shooting 360 when I'm traveling overseas.
The first thing is this Think Tank backpack. I love Think Tank, they're
quality I have lots of smaller Think Tank bags. But their backpacks are perfect
camera gear. They're made for DSLR's. But they have so many pockets that were
intended for lenses that you can just fill this with 360 cameras and your
favorite 360 camera accessories. Take a look inside.
Look at that. Was that not made for 360? It can fit so many cameras in there. It can fit
bigger cameras in this pocket, light stands, selfie sticks in this main one,
and then smaller accessories like cameras, memory cards, and other stuff.
This thing has so many pockets. Pockets on the front for your valuables and non-
camera gear. They have pockets on the sides for water bottles, and there's even a big
laptop pouch at the back for a laptop and a tablet. I can say with confidence,
this is the best backpack I've ever owned. the Think Tank streetwalker hard
drive, it's called, we'll link it down there. The first thing I'll put in there is this
light stand. the Manfrotto 5001B. I made a few videos about this. But this fits in
a backpack and extends almost to the roof. It's not too heavy either. You can
take this on board as you're traveling, and it's great for all kinds of cameras.
It's got a 1/4 inch tripod thread there and will just give you that extra option
for mounting your 360 camera when you're out and about, and you want a high up
perspective. Next is my favorite Manfrotto selfie
stick. This is the 2-in-1 selfie pole and this thing is really sturdy. It's not
gonna break, and it condenses down to that. This selfie stick is
perfect for basically every 360 camera other than the Xiaomi Mi Sphere. Because
that's just too thin for the end of this. But if you own any other 360 camera, this
is going to be an awesome, portable selfie stick that won't break, and you
could probably beat some people if you're really needed to, if you're gonna
fight. Next is my favorite new tripod from Manfrotto. This thing is so small
and the legs fold up so it becomes almost nothing. But this is great because
if you're putting your camera on the ground, this will significantly reduce
the chances of it tipping over and damaging your camera. Trust me, it's much
better getting something like this than putting your camera at risk of getting the
lens damaged. Because that is not cheap to replace. Barely any 360 cameras have
replaceable lenses. So, better to be safe than sorry.
Speaking of mini tripods,, check this out. You're probably thinking, "What the hell
is this?" Well, yes this is a tripod from Joby. I found this one on Amazon. And
check that out. It's almost like a toothpick I swear. And this is sturdy as
well. You're not gonna break this unless you put a lot of weight on it. But for a
lot of 360 camera, this is easily going to do the job and look at how small that
folds up to be. You could easily fit this in your pocket, and this has basically no
footprint. To store all my smaller pieces of camera gear, I always keep handy a few
Think Tank cable management bags. These things are great. They got a clear
window so you can see exactly what's in them, and they're super tough as well.
You'll be surprised at just how much gear this little thing can carry, and it's
great for storing a set of things. So if you want to keep all of your DSLR
accessories in here, it'll fit batteries, cables anything you need in one little
bag. It's a great storage solution and I recommend it 10,000%. If you
go out shooting as much as I do, you'll probably need an external power bank of
some kind. I found this Xiaomi One on Gearbest.
And this is great because it can charge a phone or a 360 camera at least ten
times over. Its 20,000 mAh, so you could go out for several days without power
and this would probably have your back. Number 8 is my sound setup. You need
clean sound if you're recording vocals in your tiny planet videos or 360 videos.
And this is a not-too-expensive solution for having a lapel which you can put under
your shirt, on your collar and record it to a professional sound recorder.
This is the zoom H1. It fits in your pocket, and this has been a great sound
recorder. I've used this for years now, and I know I can always rely on this
thing. Number 9 is to do with storage and I just love these Western Digital
passport drives. This is a whole TB right here and it's as thin as a
passport. I really can't imagine shooting any more than a TB on a two-week
trip. But, they do have these in 2TB and 4TB, roughly the
same size. I like the 1TB. It's perfect, it's small, it's all I need. The
final piece of camera gear that I'm super excited to take on the plane with
me right now is, the DJI Mavic Air. You may have already seen my video where I
use asteroid mode with Mavic Air, and it's such an incredible effect, and it
does it all on its own in seconds. And not only can you create these moving
asteroids, but you can actually shoot high resolution tiny planets from the
sky with the DJI Mavic Air. There's a setting in the app called Sphere Mode,
which tells the drone to take around 20 to 25 high res panoramas in all
directions, so the drone will rotate around 360 degrees. It will go up, down, all
around, and it then stitches them together all in the app for you, or you can choose
the stitch on your own. Because it'll provide you the high res individual
files. Some of my best tiny planets ever have been shot using this method. I can't
wait to get this thing out as soon as I get off the plane, and shoot me some
asteroids and tiny planets. So where am I going? Well you'll just have to hit the
subscribe button and find out in the next video. Because I've got an epic
adventure coming my way really soon. All the links you need to my favorite travel
gear can be found down in the description, and you will want to check
out my video course, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO 360 VIDEO. Because over the entire
course, it explores every single piece of camera equipment I use throughout my
entire 360 video production workflow, from beginning to end. So check it out. I
can see my Uber in the distance so I'm gonna get moving. So I will see you
in the next video.