What’s in my bag? – Dean Putney
What Boing Boing's software developer carries on motorcycle trips
Dean Putney is a software developer, photographer and Internet superhero. He recently published a book of his great-grandfather’s photos from World War I
I recently completed an extensive search for a new bag. The goals were to provide space for my work items (laptop, etc), easy access to camera equipment with a quick shoulder sling, and a compact design for riding my motorcycle.
The solution was the Chrome Niko Pack. This bag has two spaces: one at the top for my work items and laptop, and one at the bottom with a side zipper for camera equipment. The velcro straps on the back make a great spot to attach a tripod.
Here’s what’s in my bag on a regular basis:
Bottom half:
- Canon 5D Mark II (would love to upgrade to the Mk III sometime)
- Canon 40mm pancake lens
- Canon 24-105 L lens
- Vivitar 285HV flash
- CowboyStudio wireless hot shoe triggers (finally a trigger that doesn’t suck)
- Extra CF cards
- Wasabi Power LP-E6 batteries (cheapest 5D spares around)
- Mamiya C33 (a gift from an fantastic friend, trades off with the 24-105)
Strapped on the outside:
- Manfrotto BeFree travel tripod (excellent for traveling!)
In the top compartment:
- Macbook Pro 15″ charger, and VGA adapter
- Beats headphones (the old versions were great)
- Velodyne V-Pulse earbuds with foam tips
- Anker 10000mAH USB battery (how is this only $30?)
- Lightning USB cable
- Ray-Ban Wayfarers
- Uni-ball 207 bold point retractable pen (preferred by 2 out of 2 Frauenfelders surveyed)
- Hand sanitizer
- Kleenex
(Cool Tools Readers! We will pay you $100 if we run your "What's in My Bag" story. Send photos of the things in your bag (and of the bag itself, if you love it), along with a description of the items and why they are useful. Make sure the photos are large (1200 pixels wide, at least) and clear. Use a free file sharing service like Bitcasa to upload the photos, and email the text to editor@cool-tools.org. See all of our What's in my Bag? posts. -- Mark Frauenfelder — editors)