{"id":26078,"date":"2022-03-25T17:41:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26078"},"modified":"2022-03-25T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:42:22","slug":"purpose-driven-packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26078","title":{"rendered":"Purpose Driven Packing….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here we go again, with apologies to Rick Warren, the author of the Purpose Driven Life, the best selling Christian book of all time, with the exception of the Bible.\u00a0 With that out of the way, it’s the beginning of a new season and time to update my packing plans, but why?\u00a0 I just had a birthday in February and I’m now 76 years old.\u00a0 With every year that passes new challenges arise.\u00a0 While I once needed a comfortable backpack for walking several miles with 30 pounds of gear on my back!\u00a0 No longer, a hike today is a round trip of around 100 yards to and from the SUV!\u00a0 Not pretty, but reality.\u00a0 Before we go on, let me be clear, I’m not complaining, I knew these days would come and I am just trying to make the most of every opportunity I get to be out in God’s great outdoors!<\/p>\n

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So let’s get to it.\u00a0 For the first few events of this year’s schedule I will carry two cases and a tripod.\u00a0 My camera bag is the Tamrac Anvil 15.\u00a0 I am a member of the bag of the month club and have owned over a hundred bags, still do own quite a few!\u00a0 Other brands are more prestigious, but this is a well made little backpack that really is perfect for what I need and carry, illustrated below. By-the-way, the backpack resides in the back of my SUV until, on a rolling cart, it goes to my hotel room, as the young ones say, “just how I roll”,\u00a0 get it, roll!!!<\/p>\n

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These photos probably raise a few questions.\u00a0 First what are the colorful bags that hide the lenses and bodies, they are Tamrac’s Goblin bags, available in a multitude of colors and sizes and a excellent way to protect your expensive gear!\u00a0 There added benefit is a great place to keep front and rear lens caps, body caps and any filter you may have removed.\u00a0 The lenses I carry give me coverage to an equivalent full frame range of 15mm to 630mm<\/p>\n

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Hidden away in the bag, in various zippered compartments, are the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Blower bulb<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Business cards<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0USB rechargeable flash light<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Victorinox Explorer Swiss Army Knife (large)<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0 Leatherman Style CS scissors tool<\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0 Victorinox Mini Champ Swiss Army Knife\u00a0 (Small)<\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0 Anker Multi Connector dock for my iPad Pro<\/li>\n
  8. \u00a0 Powerful LED panel with adjustable brightness and color balance<\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0 Mindshift filter pouch with ND filters and polarizers<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0 Think Tank card wallet<\/li>\n
  11. \u00a0\u00a0 SOG Multi-tool<\/li>\n
  12. \u00a0\u00a0 Swiss Army Knife (Medium)<\/li>\n
  13. \u00a0\u00a0 Kobalt mini screw-driver<\/li>\n
  14. \u00a0\u00a0 Small Rig allen wrench tool<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Also filed away is a iPad Mini and shade to be used with it for flying\u00a0 my drones.<\/p>\n

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    Now since I am no longer piloting my own planes I had to find a way to shoot from up there!\u00a0 The solution is a drone, currently a DJI Air 2s and a DJI Mini\u00a0 2. Since I am driving to almost all my workshops this year, (I hate flying with someone else piloting the plane!), no actually with masks and all, I just would rather drive.<\/p>\n

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    OK, sometimes you have no choice but to fly, and when I have to, I use the Think Tank Advantage Rolling bag which will carry everything that fits in my bag and drone hard case, and rolls very easy and it fits in the overhead bin of any 737, I mostly fly Southwest, if\u00a0 they are going where I need to\u00a0 be!<\/p>\n

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    So as a photo generalist, this set of gear allows me to do all but the most specialized work and is not a burden to take along on my adventures.\u00a0 My packing plan is designed to meet the intended purpose, thus “Purpose Driven Packing!”<\/p>\n

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    Blessings,<\/p>\n

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    the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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