this is what has been in my camera bag for the entirety of 2021. every trip i've done this is
basically the stuff that i've taken with me no matter what it's been where i've gone helicopters
kayaks hiking doesn't matter this is the equipment that i take with me into the wild of alaska
hey my name is jake and i create content here to help solo creators on the go today i want
to walk you through everything i've taken with me for the entirety of this year anytime i've
done anything in the state of alaska and to start off with this is the peak design mind shift 26l
backpack this is probably the most ideal backpack that i've been able to use on
almost anything because it has a nice amount of size but it's also small and lightweight and
if you didn't know peak design bags are really comfortable to hike with i mean like
really really comfortable to hike long hours with because they've got a nice belt down here
and yeah overall this thing's been super durable i think this is the second year i've had it
and it has gone a lot of places and done a lot of things now this is the selfie stick from insta360
this is actually a little tripod from one of my june gimbals and i put a little gopro attachment
on the top there because a lot of times when i'm recording behind the scenes stuff for members it's
nice to have a little extra reach or be able to sit this somewhere and let it just you know take
video of whatever i'm doing so this has gone with me a lot of places it's really small lightweight
weighs about a pound and it works really well this is actually one of the best selfie sticks
that i've ever found then we come to my tripod i get a lot of questions i haven't actually done a
review on this i probably should if you want me to do a review on this let me know in the
comments below but this is the peak design travel tripod carbon fiber edition now yes this thing
is really expensive um but it is really good it's small it's lightweight it weighs a couple like
a two and a half 2.7 pounds and it's really well built and is just about perfect for what i do now
you can get the aluminum version for quite a bit cheaper but i went with the tripod version because
when you're out in really cold environments the last thing you want to do is grab anything
metal with your bare hands because your skin will stick and freeze to it immediately carbon fiber
just doesn't have that issue plus the carbon fiber version is a little bit lighter and that makes a
big difference for me so this has been my absolute favorite travel tripod for the last year um
it was expensive but i'm super glad i invested in it because it has been worth every penny
that i paid for it and uh frankly it's holding up really well and then we come to the inside
which is of course where all the fun stuff is so first off here you go in the top pocket i have
a couple of different things i have a gray card white card and black card really handy and really
nice for when you want to make sure you're getting good white balance which is important for how your
video is going to look i have this is a micro sd to regular sd card adapter i keep with me an extra
sd card this is a 64 megabyte but i also usually have a 24 gigabyte sorry gigabyte with a 128
gigabyte with me it's just being used right now and then i also keep an extra cf express type a
80 gigabyte you just never know when you're going to need extra memory and then this actually is a
really great little micro sd card holder which i take with me everywhere because it keeps
as you can see a whole bunch of 128 gigabyte micro sd cards which are used in gopros drones any sort
of small camera that's what those are used for and then coming along here i have a couple of extra
sets of propellers i keep a couple of lens cloths uh there's an alcohol pad in here and then some
business cards and some stickers that i give away to people i meet on the trail sometimes because
you just never know who you're going to meet on the trail i've met some very interesting people
as i've been out hiking around and then we jump into the main part of the bag of course
starting off with this is my a7s three and the 24 millimeter to 105 millimeter g lens uh it's an f4
this has been an incredible combo for going out and shooting stuff one you can see yourself it
shoots incredible video it's fantastic and it also shoots really nice photos i've loved using this
thing as a photo camera for the last few years i switched to this lens this year because i wanted
a more all-in-one solution and this is really does it all and because it has optical steady
shot built in with the ibis and the camera you actually can get some really good handheld shots
so this has been my camera and lens combo and then i usually take with me one other lens this is the
tamron 17 to 28 which was my main lens for a long long time until i got this lens here but i still
use this occasionally or if i'm reviewing another lens that lens will go here the a7s iii might
get replaced with the a74 though for kind of my all-in-one camera because it's a little bit better
photo camera um review on that to come soon i take a garmin inreach with me because you never know
i've had times where i've needed to use this for other people you never know when you're gonna need
it either it's just nice to be able to communicate when you're out in the middle of nowhere
and then i usually have a gopro or some sort of action camera with me this doubles as my behind
the scenes camera but it also makes a good b camera for just other stuff when i'm out and about
i usually have a light of some sort with me because you never know what sort of things
you're gonna find like an old mine shaft or buildings so i have a light with me this is
the aperture mc great light because it's really flexible you can do a lot with it
that's really nice to have this is the rc smart controller this from dji for the air 2s and then
the nd filters for the r2s which i use a set of freewell variable nds 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 stop
because it's just two filters i need to take and they'll cover pretty much any conditions i really
need to cover so i like the smart controller because it's bright for outside and it just
works really well not having to pull my phone out and plug it in especially if i'm in kind of
not the best conditions and then i carry with me an nd filter case this is also from think tank
the mind shift nd filter nest this is my freewell variable nd filter which i bought
some of these they sent to me but actually most of these i purchased myself uh for the 24 to 105
and then i have an nd 64 for time lapse stuff and then just another two to five stop 67 millimeter
filter for whatever and another lens cloth just in case because you can never have too many lens
cloths and then we're working over here this is the air 2s this drone has been an incredible
drone and i think it's probably the best value drone on the market if you're wanting to get
really high image quality but also keep a really small compact footprint because it folds down
it's it's really small and compact and it just it captures great footage and it can handle some
pretty nasty conditions which is impressive for a drone of this size but this has been my absolute
favorite drone for 2021 for doing stuff like this because it's small lightweight and it goes with
me everywhere beneath that i keep this uh this is a lowepro thing where i just have a lot of little
odds and ends i have some mole skin for being able to attach a lapel mic another lens cloth
so a couple of different cables for being able to charge stuff and then some audio cables
and miscellaneous little adapters things you never know you might need out there it's just
nice to have those things with you especially the charging cables and then we come to the microphone
that i've used you've seen this on pretty much everything unless conditions are really really
bad this is the mic i use this is the ddd3 pro and then this is a movo windscreen thing for it
that works really well up to about 20 25 miles an hour it it handles the wind really well but this
has been one of my absolute favorite tools for capturing decent audio no matter where i've gone
because it just does it captures great audio and yeah i think this one's getting to be about done
i've had it about three years and i have abused the heck out of it but it's still going strong and
then beneath that i've got two extra batteries for the air 2s because you know i like to fly and then
a little battery pack this is an energizer battery pack which has a wireless charge feature on it
but it also features a small power delivery port and a regular usb a port which is really nice
for the things that i use because sometimes that power delivery is a little bit nicer being able
to charge stuff up a little faster and then last not least certainly not least this is a case by my
buddy aldrin at flight path it'll be linked in the description this is actually meant for the mini
2 and the air 2s controller but it is one of my favorite bags to be able to throw a lot of stuff
in so in here i've got a lens pen a little blower a lens cap and a body cap for my sony cameras
and then i also have my extra batteries for the gopro and my sony which is great
and then the other thing that i always take with me is this dd connect pocket wireless system
before this came out i used the road wireless go but this with a lapel mic basically i can put it
under my shirt i can get great audio regardless of the conditions i'm in in crazy high winds or in
places where there's a lot of other noise a lapel mic right under your shirt right up here or tucked
in a jacket or something like that will give you much cleaner much clearer audio or say i need to
be further away from the camera than you know a couple of feet the this will work and get me good
consistent audio regardless of where i go so this little pocket wireless system from dd has been
really nice i switched from the road wireless go when this came out because there's just a
couple of features i like a little bit better on these one is the actual physical button to
be able to turn them on and off and the really nice clear oled display some variation of the
equipment that i just showed you has been what has been in my backpack to film every youtube
video that i've filmed over 2021 that's what i've taken with me there's links for all of it
down in the description it's all really good gear it's all been really well tested here in alaska
and yeah so if you ever come and you ever hang out with me and decide to go on a hike with me
this is what i'll have with me if you want to see other gear that i take with me a lot
of times i put together a playlist right here click or tap there i'll see you in one of those
videos as always if you have questions ask me in the comments below or you can join my live
stream wednesday nights 4 p.m alaska time 8 pm eastern where we can have a little bit
more of a back and forth conversation i'll see you again soon in the next video cheers