[PLUG-AV] Equipment Boxes, inventory, networking

[Luke John]

good point,

just had a look and bhphotovideo do them for $92.

for 4 of them the shipping brings it to $477.34

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/971415-REG/lowepro_lp36577_pww_transit_backpack_350_aw.html

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Leon Wright <techman83 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shipping is usually the issue out of the US, if it's even possible (without
> a 3rd party like comGateway).
>
> I used these guys:
>
> http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/
>
> My bag:
>
> http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod8268.htm
>
> --
> DRM 'manages access' in the same way that jail 'manages freedom.'
>
> # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i cats
> Damn, my RAM is full of cats... MEOW!!
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Luke John <email at lukejohn.me> wrote:
>>
>> Those look awesome and reasonably cheap from Amazon
>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Fastpack-350-Black-350-Black/dp/B000YIWR8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394592641&sr=8-1&keywords=TRANSIT+BACKPACK+350AW
>>
>> On 12/03/2014 10:43 am, "Leon Wright" <techman83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Lowepro have a bunch of different cases + bags. My main thoughts were to
>>> make our kit more portable. Currently it fills Nick's entire car and we have
>>> to rely heavily on a small number of people to store a large amount of kit.
>>> If it was more portable and we rationalised what we bring, with a bit of
>>> fore planning we could get a couple of bags out to members in advance of an
>>> event, which they can just chuck on their backs, rock up and have a working
>>> setup.
>>>
>>> http://www.lowepro.com/
>>>
>>> This is the bag I have, but they have plenty of others in the range.
>>>
>>> http://store.lowepro.com/backpacks/dslr-video-fastpack-350-aw
>>>
>>> Leon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> DRM 'manages access' in the same way that jail 'manages freedom.'
>>>
>>> # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i cats
>>> Damn, my RAM is full of cats... MEOW!!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Nick Bannon <nick at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 01:51:57PM +0800, Nick Bannon wrote:
>>>> > Ingest workstation:
>>>> >  * Laptop, bag, tally light?, firewire card, cable, camera, PSU, 1x
>>>> > ethernet cable
>>>> >  * Tripod, powerboard
>>>> > Speaker ingest also requires:
>>>> >  * Twinpact, boundary mike, speaker mike
>>>> >
>>>> > Leaving the mixing hub:
>>>> >  * Audio mixer, PSU and cabling
>>>> >  * plugav1-mix, netinst, encode laptop and bag
>>>> >  * main network switch and powerboard
>>>> >
>>>> > The idea being that these get bundled into an appropriately sized box
>>>> > or kit and perhaps in a partly connected ready-to-run layout in a
>>>> > custom
>>>> > foam packing.
>>>>
>>>> We've still got standing PLUG committee approval and a few hundred
>>>> dollars budget to Do Something (tm) along these lines.
>>>>
>>>> Leon's got a padded backpack/rucksack in mind, ~$150 each, that would
>>>> transport a station kit nicely, with a spot for a mid sized tripod
>>>> (smaller and cheaper than the ones we're mostly using) and room to
>>>> spare.
>>>> He's got one of his own to bring along next time. Leon - got a link to
>>>> see them online?
>>>>
>>>> and/or a foam-packed suitcase solution, done right it can be opened and
>>>> operational, without having to fully unpack it. That would likely be
>>>> a two part, suitcase+tripod solution. Roughly suitable things might be
>>>> ~$100 from Repco, Jaycar, Bunnings, etc. Not unlike:
>>>>         http://www.altronics.com.au/index.asp?area=item&id=T5052
>>>>
>>>> Current equipment distribution, correct me if I'm wrong:
>>>>
>>>> Leon: plugav1-3 + camera kit + tallylight; Digilent Atlys HDMI2USB
>>>> Jason?: plugav1-2 + camera kit + tallylight
>>>> Nick: 2*tripods, everything else
>>>> Luke: RFID card for PLUG's access to spacecubed.org
>>>>
>>>> Nick.
>>>>
>>>> --
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