All in one BAG for audio gear?

FiddlerMD

FiddlerMD

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I need a convenient bag that will fit a boom pole, shotgun mic, recorder (Sony PCM-M10), lav (Oscar in a small pelican case) and a bunch of cables/accessories

any suggestions? I'm guessing one of those tubular bags would do fine but it would be nice if it had pockets for all the accessories. Something that's <$100 please
 
I keep my ENG kit in a Pelican 1650. That includes a smaller Pelican that houses my two Sennheiser G3 systems and a small Plano box for the lavs. Everything fits neatly in there, except for my larger pole. You can tuck a boom pole in there if it's compact, such as the K-Tek Traveler.

I got the 1650 with the foam, and simply removed all of the "pick-and-pluck," leaving only the outer ring of protective padding.

It makes really rugged, protective casing for a kit. If that seems too much, K-Tek has a new case out that's designed to hold a boom pole and accessories. Seems pretty good for the price, though I've not seen one in person, and I'm tempted to get one since my boom pole is the only thing that won't pack in the Pelican.

Below is a really crummy iPhone pic I snapped last year on a short film shoot. This is my compact kit, and on indies like that I typically work off boom as much as I can. I do keep a couple of wireless kits on hand. Not seen is the Tascam DR-40 that I have in the kit for grabbing sound beds whenever I have some down time. I've had that Pelican for about 12 years.

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The boom pole case we make will fit boom poles that are 33 inches or shorter when fully collapsed. I've put 6 boom poles in one with out a problem, but we really designed it to hold one or two poles, a microphone, windscreen, shock mount, headphones, cables, and a small recorder or anything else you can fit in it. The inside pouch is removable. It will fit most normal sized zeppelins (I tested it with our zeppelin and a Rycote S series windshield) in terms of diameter. The case itself is actually really durable. We've taken it on several international flights loaded with stuff and checked it on the plane just to see how it would hold up, and the picture on the product photo is the actual case we did this with. It wasn't damaged at all.
 
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the tool chest is actually a great idea for lights and such - mental note made. as for ktek, it looks interesting but a little pricier than I want to pay for something like this. Also, it would be nice if it had multiple pockets or something though this would do for my purposes if it were only cheaper :)
 
FiddlerMD said:
as for ktek, it looks interesting but a little pricier than I want to pay for something like this. Also, it would be nice if it had multiple pockets or something though this would do for my purposes if it were only cheaper :)
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I know you're looking for under $100, but the reality is there aren't many offerings in the "cheap" range that are specialized/customized enough for something like this. You can buy a cheap tripod bag if that's all you're looking for: long enough to fit a boom pole, space for other things. Perhaps you can spend a little more to add smaller, padded pouches for things like your recorder. But it's going to add up, and it's not going to add much protection.

Both the K-Tek and the Pelican add hard protection which, in my experience, will extend the life of everything in the case. Gear tossed into soft bags and thrown around in vehicles and on location will only end up getting dented, dinged, and worn out faster.
 
I had an lowe pro backpack laying around and ive used that. Fits all my gear and I can use the straps to carry a boom on the side. Nothing Id check at an airport but for carrying around town its great.
 
FiddlerMD said:
the tool chest is actually a great idea for lights and such - mental note made. as for ktek, it looks interesting but a little pricier than I want to pay for something like this. Also, it would be nice if it had multiple pockets or something though this would do for my purposes if it were only cheaper :)
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We originally had webbed pockets, but they got in the way if you weren't using them, so we got rid of them. You can velcro anything to the inside of the case, so you you can get velcro pouches from a company like Setwear that would work, or anything that uses velcro, really.

The trouble with our industry that all the gear and support products are very specialized. Making that case cost a lot of money because it's a completely custom job, and it's not like we are going to sell a million of them. We made a high quality product that not only was made to help transport your gear, but also protect it.
 
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