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In this video, we're talking about how to protect your drone
while you're traveling.
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All right, we're talking about drones
and how to keep your drone safe
when you're out traveling or just on the go.
If you break your drone moving from one place to another,
then you're not gonna be able to use your drone
when you get to the location.
You're not gonna be able to fly.
So it's important that you have a case
that will protect your drone
and make sure that nothing gets damaged
when it's being moved around.
So the best way to keep your drone safe
is to keep it in a very protective case,
like a Pelican case.
However, not all situations allow you to bring a big,
bulky, plasticky case with you.
Especially when me and Rachel are traveling,
I can't be bringing a big Pelican case
along with everything else that I'm bringing with me,
because there's just no room for it.
I don't wanna pay extra baggage fees.
I don't want to deal with having this big case.
So I need to have a case that's smaller
and easier to maneuver.
And for drones like the Mavic Air, Mavic Pro, Spark,
you don't really need a big Pelican case.
Like, a small one, obviously, is good,
but that's still bulky.
So there's two ways that I keep my drone protected
when I travel.
And there's two types of cases.
And I use both of them interchangeably
because in some situations I need a case
that is smaller, that can fit in a backpack with other gear.
Whereas in other trips I don't need to be so worried
about space, and I'd rather have a more protective case,
but not one that's super bulky.
So there's two cases that I always use.
Okay, the first is by a manufacturer called DACCKIT.
This is little bit bigger footprint.
It's not necessarily one that I'm gonna put
in my backpack with a bunch of other gear.
But I could throw it in my suitcase
or I could just throw it in my car,
and it has everything inside.
And so that's one of the key things about this case
in particular, is that I can carry all my batteries.
I can carry my charger.
I can carry my controller, the drone,
all my extra pieces.
And all if it fits in here nice and snug.
And there's not a lot of extra fluff.
So this case is protective.
You can drop this, it's not gonna hurt your drone.
It's got nice foam inserts.
Everything is organized properly,
so it's super clean.
And it's small enough that if I can carry more
than just a backpack,
this would be the case that I use.
However, when I'm on the go, I'm traveling,
I wanna keep my gear pack small,
I use a PolarPro case.
PolarPro makes some really awesome cases
where you can fit almost every piece of the drone
inside these hard cases.
And it's so snug around the drone, around the controller,
that it's much smaller than, say, the DACCKIT.
And the beauty of this is you can put this in your backpack
along with your cameras, your lenses, everything else,
and it all sits nicely in your backpack.
And it's protected.
I've dropped my PolarPro case with my drone in it.
Unfortunately, it's not the best situation
when you drop a drone, no matter what,
but I've never had issues with it breaking.
When you buy the fly-more package,
it usually comes with a case.
But I generally want to stay away
from those cases that are provided in that fly-more package.
I was in Thailand, and my drone got hit.
The camera got scratched.
And it was through a case.
It wasn't like it was just free-floating
in my bag.
So the two cases that I use is the DACCKIT, the PolarPro.
Those are my two favorite cases.
However, I also have these smaller ones
with my Mavic Pro that fit super snug
around just the drone and just the controller.
Because they individually wrap each item,
they're actually easier to put in your bag,
'cause you can stuff them around things.
However, things will get lost.
Batteries will get lost,
because batteries have to be somewhere separate
than your controller, than your drone.
I just like to have everything in one,
especially when you're traveling.
And that's one of those things.
When you're out on the go, with the PolarPro
or the DACCKIT, you pull it out,
all the pieces that you need are in the one case.
You're not scrambling to find everything.
And that just makes your life so much easier.
You don't wanna be on the go somewhere
and then realize, oh, I need a battery.
My battery just died, I need a spare.
And then your digging through you bag.
You have to pull everything out,
'cause the battery slipped down deep somewhere else.
I've traveled a lot with my drones,
and I found that these two cases are the solution
that worked best for me.
And that's why I wanna make this video,
because I have been in a lot of these situations
where I'm using smaller cases,
or I'm using soft cases,
and either I've destroyed my drone
or pieces have disappeared, they've gotten lost in my bag.
I've had to pull everything out of my bag
when I'm sitting on the side of the road
wanting to fly my drone.
It's just not the best situation when you're traveling.
You wanna keep it simple, and you wanna keep it safe.
So if you're interested in these specific cases,
both of them are very cheap.
I'll put links to both of them in the description below,
so you can go down there and check them out
if you wanna see more about these cases.
That is it for today's video.
Guys, check this out.
So my office, I think I've almost got it to the point
where it's set up to be able to do these videos,
to be able to shoot more content for you guys.
If you watched my last video, this used to be a mirror.
So this whole area, I put a big sticker on it, a big print,
but it looks great when you put it in this kind of setting.
I have a new microphone set up.
I have other lighting going on,
so now you don't see any of that.
And it's kind of working with the colors,
the desk, and everything that's going on.
One of the things that I've been wanting to do
with this space in particular
was get it to the point where I could turn this on,
record, go back to what I'm doing,
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Like, I don't have to build a set and then shoot every time.
I could have this built and just ready to go,
because I wanna shoot more videos for you guys.
I wanna be able to be more consistent.
And so I think making things easier
is going to allow me to create more content.
And that comes back to these cases that I was talking about.
When you have it simple, when you know it works,
you're gonna use it.
And you're gonna be able to get better content.
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