What's in My Travel Tech Bag? #Helpful Post

Hey guys, this is Austin

and this is what's in my tech travel bag.

So to start with,

we have what's probably my favorite camera out right now,

which is the Sony RX100 Mark IV.

It's running a one inch sensor, with a 24 to 70 lens.

Most importantly, it shoots

some really nice looking 4K video.

I actually shot an entire video on the RX100 last year,

and I didn't tell anyone that I did it.

And surprise, surprise!

No one could tell the difference between this

and my main camera.

Now, to go along with the RX100, I have a Zoom H4n.

Now, while the RX does a great job for video,

the audio side is not so impressive,

so that's where this comes in.

So this is the crown jewel,

this is the Sennheiser MKH 416.

This is, by far, my favorite microphone I've ever used.

What I really like about the 416 is that it sounds amazing.

So if you listen to pretty much any of my videos

in the last year, they were recorded with this,

and, especially when I can take it in the travel bag,

this is not a crazy audio setup,

it makes a world of difference.

And to round my kit out, I have a

Joby GorillaPod Action.

So this is a small GorillaPod that works perfectly

with the RX100.

So I've been in a lot hotel rooms after doing things

like conventions...

You had a really weird look on your face

when I said, "Hotel rooms."

I need to film a lot of video in hotel rooms,

you know, YouTube video.

One of the nice things about a GorillaPod

is that you can mount it basically anywhere.

As long as you can wrap the legs around something.

It's pretty much an instant tripod anywhere you go.

Hi, Mom!

Now to edit everything, I use a 15 inch MacBook Pro.

The main reason I like to use this computer

is that, considering the size,

it's actually pretty powerful.

It's got a quad-core i7, dedicated graphics,

it's got a terabyte super fast SSD.

Most importantly, it runs Final Cut.

So yes, I edit all of my videos inside Final Cut Pro X.

And most importantly, Jon from TLD made me switch.

So if you guys have any problems with me using

a Mac and Final Cut, please Tweet him @tldtoday

So, for editing, I use a Samsung T3 SSD.

Now, I was a really big fan of the T1,

and this is pretty much the exact same thing,

in a metal enclosure with a USB-C cable.

The thing I really like about these Samsung SSDs

is that they are fast, really fast.

So this is a one terabyte model,

and it's got read and write speeds

over 400 megabytes per second, more than fast enough

to edit video, or pretty much anything, to be honest.

The mouse I like to use is the Logitech MX Master.

Now, I've used some original MX products,

and they were cool, but the problem is,

they needed a dongle.

However, this works straight off of Bluetooth.

On top of that, it's still

a really comfortable mouse to use,

it has both vertical and horizontal scroll wheels,

so this pretty much always lives in my bag.

Getting into the funner stuff,

we have the Grado SR80e headphones.

I'm Ron Burgundy?

So these are only about a hundred bucks,

which is kinda expensive for headphones,

but when you consider the audio quality you get

out of these, it's not bad.

The downside is that these leak, a lot.

So if you're around anyone else,

they're gonna be able to hear what you're listening to.

On the flip side, because they do have an open back design,

you get much better sound stage,

and for $100, these things sound killer.

Now, to go along with the Grados,

I have a pair of Apple EarPods.

Laugh at me all you want, I actually like these things.

So, these are one of the very few in-ear headphones

that are actually comfortable in my ears.

Usually the ones with the rubber tips get uncomfortable

after twenty, thirty minutes for me,

but I can listen to the EarPods for a while.

For phones, I actually have both

an iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy S7.

Now, while that might seem a little bit over the top,

considering how many videos I do on smartphones,

it's really helpful for me to have perspective

on both the iOS and Android side of the camp.

Last but not least is the Targus Quash.

Now I actually like this a lot.

Not only is it fairly inexpensive, but it's super low key.

No one's really ever gonna realize

that there's some expensive gear in here.

And if someone tries to steal it,

I'll stick Ralphy on him.

Ralphy, get him, get him!

And with that, I think it's gonna be about all for this one.

So if you guys wanna check out any of the stuff

I talked about in this video,

links will be in the description.

And big shout out to Jon and Ralphie

for helping with the video.

Anyway guys, I will catch you in the next one.