wow. overkill in a jpg.
Well there is reasoning behind it. The mics could be flipped upside down and that puts the frame work on the outside (still a WIP). So mount a pizza box as a make shift umbrella if it rains. And throw a jacket over the field recorders and you're mostly good to go if it rains. Versus so called professional outfits that record outdoor events, but have no plan for if it rains (WHEN, technically). And there's the one person one trip aspect while still having a hand or finger free to open and close doors without setting something down.
Normally the mics and cables are tethered to a mic stand and carried as such. With the camcorder, tripod, field recorder all in bags and/or draped over one shoulder, until on site. But you can't record while traveling like that. (with all the same gear at the same quality anyway). Plus I tend to favor events with stadium seating where tripods and mic stands don't have many options in terms of placement or floor space.
It is a bit overkill and looked a lot smaller on paper. And probably could be smaller had I gone with 1/2" PVC. But not enough available parts for that, and I like the fat-ish old man hands type pipe aspect. That and 1" PVC is so hard to take apart once connected that I had to notch to pipe just to be able to do that. No need for any glue. For that matter I had to notch them just to get them all the way into the joints. Plus with 1" pipe, I can actually run the XLR cables through the PVC.