ambassador1
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I used the GPC for location scouting, with a good deal of hiking with it in parks of Tibet and China.
While I am a fan of lowePro, the biggest deal breaker for our production was the lack of protection (despite the name droneGuard lol) of the lowePro. We could not risk damage to the exposed areas, as we deal with jungle, rain, rocks, trees, along with the desire to be somewhat discreet. We also had to shuttle the gear from national park to national park, so we could not risk having it being crushed in a car. The GPC eliminates the need for an additional bag/hard shell for storage. Even if you are stead on your feet, as I am being a mountain runner/filmed adventure films and races, there are obvious parts of gear that should be protected.
I recently spoke to someone from GPC, and they mentioned the inspire2 pack is going to get an update...which is why the current pack may be hard to find at the moment. There is no real "compact" solution, well, a mavic air , which we actually used to pre-scout large new areas before going big to film final footage.
Some cons of the current GPC...
-no protected area for propellers, we stored in the zipped exterior section, could use a padded storage area for props
-when fully loaded, and used for a few hours, puts a lot of weight on shoulders despite waist strap, perhaps could use modified padding
-could use a nested rain shell
Pro's...
-Plenty of storage, we had multiple len's, sets of blades, 4 sets of batteries, two ipads, lens filters...water bottle and rain gear
-decent protection of gear, things fit well compared to cheaper Chinese knock off
-good build, pretty tough
A local Chinese pilot joined the scout after I finished up my sections and flew back to the states, he had a cheaper knock off backpack....and it was cheaply built, had less storage, and interior padding was softer, go with the name brand for this, I mean, its 5k+ worth of equipment. Any way to spin it, a pack with the inspire2, and a few spare batteries is going to get heavy after a day of wearing.
Ideally, a company like Osprey would make a Inspire2 bag , they make comfortable solid gear with good warranty and repairs, and lightweight material...in the meantime, GPC. |
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