Topic: What bags are people using for their SD 7xx recorders?

[davepeck]

Looking to get something for my 744T. Wondering what my options were other than the SD bag and a PB.

[coloartist]

I use the Loweprowe Nova 5. I have a V3 also. though.

[OOK]

I use a soniccase, 3 shelf.  It was well worth the extra cost.  I also like some of the portabrace bags and petrol bags that I have seen.....When your spending the kind of money we spend on the SD recorders and mics to go with them its worth spending the money on a really good bag designed for what we do.

Peace OOK T+

[johnw]

Mountainsmith bags offer zero padding and minimal moisture protection but don't say high end electronic gear inside to potential thieves/muggers. I use a portabrace inside a MS Cairn

[mmedley.]

I use the Loweprowe Nova 5. I have a V3 also. though.

Most I know and tape with use this same bag. Some with the Portabrace AR-7 by itself also inside for double protection. Love mine with the 722. I have tons of spare room for whatever.

[stevetoney]

If money isn't an issue, I used to have the PB with RM Multi attached and I gotta say that the Petrol PEGZ-1 that I just picked up is a better bag than the PB.  It's really nice and has tons of extra space without really being a whole lot bigger bag.  The snorkels on the PEGZ are awesome too with drawstring ties instead of the somewhat open-and-easy-to-lose-stuff-out-of PB set up.  Don't get me wrong, I liked the PB bag alot and of course the AR-7 is specially designed for the 744.  I'd never recommend against it, but this PEGZ-1 is just a REALLY nice bag.

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

I like the portabrace.  American made.     

[boojum]

If you are a cheap-ass like I am, get an Irwin tool bag.  It is huge, can carry three 7xx's, mics and cables.  Cost: $30.  I got mine for $20 on sale.  Why spend money needlessly?  YMMV

[Petrus]

I got a used Pelican case from somewhere, can fit SD722, SD302, monitor headphones, recharger, spare battery, Oktava 012 6 capsule stereo set, DPA 4006 stereo set, Sanken COS-11 set, and some ods and ends in it. For in-the-act carrying a dedicated PortaBrace with that X-suspender thingy.

[davepeck]

thanks for the tips, everyone. i'll +T you when i have the ability to do so again! 

i ended up going with the Lowepro Nova 5 AW. picked one up new on eBay for $30.80 shipped after MS cash back. couldn't really say no to that deal. it just arrived today, and i loaded it up, and it's pretty much the perfect size for what i've got. i'm sure i'll have to rearrange things a few times before i get it just the way i like it, but like i said, it seems like this is just what i was looking for.

[flintstone]

I like a bag that allows me to change the battery while the mic, mixer and headphone
cables stay hooked up.  That usually means a way to open the bottom of the bag.
Most Portabrace and Petrol bags let you do this.  Camera bags don't.

Flintstone

[F.O.Bean]

Mountainsmith bags offer zero padding and minimal moisture protection but don't say high end electronic gear inside to potential thieves/muggers. I use a portabrace inside a MS Cairn

I do the EXACT SAME John

[boojum]

Irwin tool bags do not excite gear thieves either.     

But, I do not often do rock concert gigs and only leave my gear alone when I have a trusted person there to protect it.  When I unload gear it is the cables and stands first, mics and recorders last.  Vice versa when loading the truck.  I want the expensive stuff locked up as long as possible.  Steal my stands, well OK, you are a shit-heel.  Steal the high end stuff and I am crying all the way home.  And, when stolen from a locked vehicle it is insured.  Unlocked, "So sorry, Charlie."

So that clunky Irwin tool bag is locked in the truck except when I am carrying it from or to a locked vehicle or when at my feet while I am recording.  If I am recoding a bar band I order my soda, hand the bartender a five for a tip up front because soda is almost always a free refill, and we are good for the night.  He knows I looked out for him and usually will do the same for me in case I have no one to watch my stuff and have to pee.  Drinking soda I can last for hours, though.   

Bottom line: consider everyone except a trusted few to be a potential thief.  And keep your eye on the trusted few.   

When doing classical gigs in concert halls this is not a problem.  I get a secure offstage spot.


L8R

[kennedy]

another lowepro nova 5 user here, works great