PhotoKurtz Loc: Carterville, IL

Not certain where to post this one... Wondering what photo specific vehicles (if any) people have come up with for travels? I've seen a couple in Yosemite and online. Sketches below are a camping pod I'm working on that will travel onboard my truck but can be downloaded to the ground via hydraulic lift.

What are you traveling in?

Thoughts?

PhotoKurtz Loc: Carterville, IL

Well... it's designed with an outback/overlanding style. very primitive, compact, versatile.
And it's truck mounted... Therefore fairly tall. Who would like to take advantage of that feature?
Maybe duck hunters would like to put their blind up on the luggage rack?

A photographer, myself included, would use it as a shooting deck for auto races, wildlife photography... About anything. Paint it camo style and make a shooting blind for getting closer to the animals.

The surface of my SuperDeck III, installed in my Chevrolet 2500HD truck is 46"above the pavement.

The AmeriPod is 66" tall. That puts the 'floor' of the luggage rack 112" off the ground. Hand-held, or tripod mounted, my camera would be about 60" above that, totalling 172" (14 feet!!) That's quite a vantage point.

Let's ponder this...

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Reminds me of Ansel Adams’s IH Travelall, with platform and ladder. He shot view cameras from that deck, well into his 80s!

Good idea.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

I have a 19' older RV that I get out in sometimes. Or, simply get a motel room. This is a photo of something I saw while camping and the campers said it was designed for those who like to camp out in the back country. I thought it was interesting.

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via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

Hi Andy, I think your statement might be a bit of an exaggeration about Ansel photographing on his car "well into his 80s." He died at age 82 in 1984 of heart failure. The years just prior to his death were spent mostly in the darkroom trying to fill the backlog of ordered prints as well as doing many good deeds for photography in general. He did get out to photograph on occasion with a friend or two. Around 1968 he spent three years photograph at the University of California, making a total of six thousand photographs but not from his car! He was much less able to get around in his later years and it was thus more difficult to photograph in nature and Yosemite. In 1970 his heart began to give him problems. He had a heart surgery in 1979. His executive assistant in his later years, Mary Alinder, was also a nurse. He spent more of his time in his later years advocating for nature rather than photographing nature. When he did photograph in his later years he used a Hasselblad and he usually went with Jim Alinder and sometimes with another friend along, too. I'm an Ansel fan so I have collected and read many of his books and books also written by others. Just an FYI.

jaycoffman Loc: San Diego

Each to their own. I ride a motorcycle and can shoot what I like from the saddle. The bike stops and starts easier than a car and for other shots I make use of whatever is there. But there are big advantages to your setup too.

Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

I had a Ford F150, 4x4, 8 foot bed with an empty camper shell [Six Pak, and they are out of business] that was ideal for travel, camping, etc. Good for a weekend or a week or two of travel. I built in a shelf for a mattress & sleeping bag; all my camping gear, kitchen gear, food, spare clothing, porta-potty, Coleman stove, cooler, all fit under it, leaving plenty of room for folding chairs, folding camp table, etc. Quarter inch plywood and 6 x 8 ft. carpet remnant made a nice flat floor. If I needed to haul something big, it only took about half an hour to remove everything. It worked for 15 years, and I wish I still had it; I've been looking, but can't find any pickup topper like that anymore.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Thanks for the clarification. I'm a fanboy as well.

I knew he had died at 82; I had meant to write 70s, but was typing on my tiny phone keyboard. I did not know how inactive he was in his later years. I do recall seeing an exhibit of his later photos that were all from 4x5 negatives.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

I trailer a Livin' Lite 8.1...but I also have 2 kids to consider. There are a lot of 6.0 users that are single, or travel with a dog. It's a quick set up/take down, and if you get the one with the rear deck, then you can make a camp kitchen setup.

https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2018-Livin-Lite-Quicksilver-6.0-5001098923

PhotoKurtz Loc: Carterville, IL

All are good ideas. Thanks for sharing.

GAS496 Loc: Arizona

I bought a 4 door Jeep when I discovered my 1 Ton dually pickup was too big to get into the back country of Death Valley and areas of southern Utah. Lucky thing for me my wife wanted one also. We got the small camper made for it so it is a true go anywhere there is a road no matter how small type of rig.

Since I shoot with an 8x10 camera I carry a lot of equipment. I just put it on my side the back seat for easy access. Maggie our dog gets the other side of the seat. Could not be happier.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

That looks like a Livin' Lite 6.0 off-road edition...I think they made these for Jeep, and they also have a camo version of it.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

If you do a lot of off road trailering...I've been told that these hitches are awesome:
https://locknroll.com/

GAS496 Loc: Arizona

I think you are right. It it built like a brick s#!t house. The quality of the build is amazing.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

all aluminum construction (other than the tent)...no rot.