My Photo and Hiking Gear
Since I am asked quite a lot about what I use and what I take with me on my hikes, I thought I would make a page where I would write down all the tools I take with me. Of course, I don’t bring all the equipment for every trip or hike, only as needed. Much depends on whether the hike is with an overnight stay or not. When I spend the night, I generally prefer to sleep in the car, which is why I don’t take my tent with me very often.
I always have a lot of things in the car, so I don’t take all the things on this page with me on the hike.
This is not a sponsored text. I have selected all the products myself and paid for them myself.
PHOTO BAG
 | Photo bag (36 liters, Mindshift Backlight 36l) |
 | Photo bag (LowePro ProTactic 450 AW III) |
 | Photob bag (LowePro DroneGuard BP 250) |
 | Clip for attaching the camera (2 pcs, Peak Design Capture Clip v3) |
PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR
 | Camera (3 pcs, Canon 800D) |
 | Normal zoom lens (Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM) |
 | Macro lens (Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro) |
 | Telephoto lens (Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM) |
 | Teleconverter (Kenko AF 1.5x DG) |
 | Extension tubes (Kenko Extension Tubes) |
 | Flash (Meike MK-320) |
 | Flash (2 pcs, Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT) |
 | Flash trigger (2 pcs, I use it with a Meike MK-320 flash JJC) |
 | Flash Trigger (Yongnuo YN-E3-RT) |
 | RGB lights (2 pcs, Aputure MC RGBWW) |
 | RGB lights (Litra Torch 2.0) |
 | Flash diffuser (Falcon Eyes MR-0912T Speedlite) |
 | Flash diffuser (MagMod MagSphere 2 and MagMod MagGrip 2) |
 | Tripod (Vanguard Alt Pro 2+) |
 | Tripod (Sirui T-1004XL) |
 | Mini tripod (Manfrotto PIXI EVO 2) |
 | Mini tripods (2 pcs, Ulanzi MT-08) |
| Reflectors | |
| Drone (drone, remote control, additional batteries) | |
 | Drone landing pad I usually let the drone fly off my hand, in the same way I let the drone land on my hand. I use the landing pad for keeping drone-related equipment on it, to avoid putting them on wet grass or the like. Sometimes I use the photo bag for the purpose, sometimes the landing pad, according to need. |
| Backgrounds (photo paper and laminated) | |
| Syringes and nozzles (for close-ups) | |
| Spare batteries (for cameras, drone, headlamp, flash) | |
| Filters for camera lenses (ND, infrared, polarization) | |
 | Infrared filter (Hoya R72) |
| Drone filters (ND) | |
| UV filters (in front of all lenses) | |
| Cleaning brushes, microfiber cloths, pump (all for cleaning lenses and filters) | |
| Scissors (for close-ups when a leaf or twig needs to be cut off from the view) | |
 | Clamp (I use it during close-ups when it is necessary to keep a plant still. Wimberley Plamp) |
 | Wireless trigger (Canon RC-1) |
 | Filter remover (Sometimes filters tend to stick so hard in front of the camera that they cannot be removed by hand. With the filter remover, the filters can be unscrewed.) |
 | LCD magnifying glass (for viewing the camera screen in sunny weather) |
| L-Bracket (I have an Arca Swiss-mounted L-Bracket attached to the camera) | |
 | Small illuminated magnifying glass (to check if there are any marks on the lens or filters (especially on the drone)) |
 | Memory cards (I always have a total of 12 memory cards with me (3 for each device: 3 cameras and a drone). I use Sandisk Extreme Pro and Lexar memory cards.) |
 | Memory card wallet (Think Tank SD Pixel Pocket Rocket) |
 | Camera strap (Peak Design Leash) |
 | Hand strap (Peak Design Clutch CL-3) |
 | Intervalometer (2 pcs, JJC RS-80N3) |
 | Tool of photo equipment (SmallRig 2213-SR) |
 | Lens heater (I use it when taking astrophotos, Laida Heater) |
HIKING GEAR
 | Sunglasses (with photochromic lens, i.e. the brighter the light, the darker the glasses, Julbo Aero Cat. 0…3) |
 | Small camping chair (I use it especially for close-ups. Walkstool Basic 50) |
 | Larger hiking chair (for longer rest, with backrest) |
 | Warm bags (2 pcs, so that you can put them into the sleeping bag to warm up in cold weather.) |
 | Headlamp (Petzl Actik Core 450 lm) |
 | Lantern (A small accessory to put a headlamp into so that it can function as a lantern, Petzl NOCTILIGHT) |
 | Tent (Coleman Darwin 3+) |
| Sleeping bag | |
 | Inflatable sleeping mat (Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Topo Large) |
 | Pillow (Therm-a-Rest) |
 | Pillow (Inflatable, Ferrino) |
CAMPING KITCHEN
| Gas can (usually a gas can of approximately 100 grams) | |
 | Gas can base |
 | Travel cooker (MSR RocketPocket 2) |
 | Windshield for camping stove |
 | Lighter and piezo lighter (I mainly use a piezo lighter, the lighter comes with a spare, MSR Handheld Piezo Igniter) |
 | Hiking utensils (GSI Outdoors Halulite Minimalist) |
 | Spoon, fork, knife (stainless steel, GSI Outdoors) |
 | Thermos (2 pcs, Thermos 470 ml) |
 | Water bottle (2 pcs,, Klean Kanteen 532 ml) |
| Mug | |
 | Food thermos (2 pcs, Thermos 470 ml) |
| 3-8 liters of water in a tap can (quantity as needed, for drinking, eating and washing) | |
| Food (usually packaged dry food that can be quickly prepared by adding water) | |
| Drink (usually tea in winter, water or juice in summer) | |
| Snack (muesli bars, chocolate, etc.) |
CLOTHING (LATE SPRING, SUMMER, EARLY AUTUMN)
 | Hiking pants (Tru Spec 24-7 XPedition Ranger) |
| T-shirt | |
| Fleece | |
 | Thin waterproof jacket (Weather Report Delton) |
| Raincoat | |
| Thin gloves (Cheap work gloves bought at a construction goods store. They don’t last very long, maybe a few months, but then you don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy new ones. I paid about 1.50 €.) | |
 | Hiking boots (Keen Oakridge MID WP) |
 | Hiking socks (2 pairs, 1 pair always as a spare in a photo bag in case your feet get wet, Lorpen T3 Light Hiker) |
 | Rubber boots (Viking Elk Hunter Light) |
 | Thin tube scarf (Icebug IceTube) |
| Hat (beanie) | |
 | Umbrella (Eberhard Göbel Dainty Automatic) |
CLOTHING (LATE AUTUMN, WINTER, EARLY SPRING)
| Hiking pants (Tru Spec 24-7 XPedition Ranger) |
 | Warm underwear (Aclima Lightwool and Aclima Warmwool) |
 | Hat (Fjällräven Keb Fleece Hat) |
 | Photo gloves (warm, Vallerret Markhof Pro 2.0) |
| Hiking boots (Keen Oakridge MID WP) |
| Rubber boots (Viking Elk Hunter Light) |
| Hiking socks (2 pairs, 1 pair always as a spare in a photo bag in case your feet get wet, Lorpen T3 Light Hiker) |
| Fleece | |
| Jacket (waterproof, with hood) | |
 | Tube scarf (thick, fleece, GWinner Combo II) |
 | Gaiters (Ferrino Stelvio) |
 | Ice grippers |
 | Ice crampons (Climbing Technology Ice Traction Plus) |
 | Hand warmers (JahtiJakt) |
| Umbrella (Eberhard Göbel Dainty Automatic) |
FIRST AID
 | Whistle |
| Gauze bandages | |
| Wound dressings | |
| Band-aids (different sizes) | |
 | Blister band-aids (Compeed) |
| Antiseptic cleaning wipespuhastuslapid | |
| Ibuprofen (for pain) | |
| Carbon pills | |
 | Tick hooks (larger and smaller O'Tom) |
| Tick and mosquito repellent (to protect against ticks Diffusil Repelent, against mosquitoes Lavender Oil) | |
| Thermal film | |
| Sunscreen |
HYGIENE
| Toilet paper | |
| Toothbrush and toothpaste | |
| Microfiber towel | |
| Soap | |
 | Wet wipes (Savett Superclean) |
| Hand sanitizer | |
 | Hand cleaner (If water is not available, but your hands need to be cleaned. Care Plus PRO HYGIEN) |
| Protective lipstick (Required in cold weather) |
OTHER STUFF
| Compass | |
 | Headphones (wireless GCY QS2) |
| Smart phone | |
| Tablet (if I stay the night) | |
| Wrist watch | |
 | Bank card pocket |
| Cash | |
| Garbage bags (Small and large. If necessary, I can use large garbage bags (60 litres) as a base for a photo bag on a dirty surface.) | |
 | Waterproof sheet (necessary on a wet surface to keep all gear dry. I also lie down on it if I want to take pictures close to the ground.) |
| Seating mat | |
 | Power bank (20 000 mAh, USAMS 20 000 mAh, Mosaic) |
 | Camera USB Battery Chargers (Although I always have several camera backup batteries with me, I may need to charge them. Then I can use the power bank to fully charge the camera batteries. Green Cell LC-E17) |
| Necessary cables | |
 | Monocle or binoculars (the monocle is always with me in the photo bag, I take the binoculars with me as needed. Binoculars: Nikon Aculon A211) |
 | Some carabiner clips (for hanging something, either on a belt or a photo bag) |
| Empty plastic bags (Ordinary store plastic bags so you can pack something if needed.) | |
| Shower caps (I use it to quickly pull on the camera in case of rain, so that the photo equipment does not get unnecessarily wet. Simple, cheap and quick tool.) | |
| Valid permits to fly a drone | |
 | Saw (Mainly in the car. I’ve used it when there was a fallen tree on the road. It has been needed a few times. Fiskars SW73) |
 | Elastic cable ties (Think Tank Red Whipes) |
 | Multitool (Ganzo G202) |
HOME PHOTOS
| Camera (2 pcs, Canon 800D) |
| Normal zoom lens (Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM) |
| Macro lens (Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro) |
| Flash (2 pcs, Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT) |
| Flash wireless trigger (Yongnuo YN-E3-RT) |
 | Color filters for flash (2 pcs, Selens Gel Flash Filters) |
| RGB lights (2 pcs, Aputure MC RGBWW) |
| Tripod (Vanguard Alt Pro 2+) |
| Tripod (Sirui T-1004XL) |
| Mini tripod (2 pcs, Ulanzi MT-08) |
| Mini tripod (Manfrotto PIXI EVO 2) |
 | Mini tripods (8 pcs. For holding up backgrounds or plants. Small tripods for holding a smartphone purchased from Aliexpress, to which I added some accessories on my own.) |
| Reflectors | |
 | Umbrellas |
| Syringes and nozzles (for close-ups) | |
 | Water drop system (Miops Spash Water Drop Kit) |
| Food colors, glycerin, xanthan gum, cooking oil, etc. (for photographing dripping water) | |
| Various dishes (for photographing dripping water) | |
| Photo tent (for product photography) | |
| HDMI – HDMI Mini cable (for watching live view of the camera directly from the monitor screen) | |
| Flash diffuser (MagMod MagSphere 2 and MagMod MagGrip 2) |
 | Softbox (2 pcs, Godox SBUSW6060) |
 | Softbox (2 pcs, Godox SA-30) |
 | Barndoor Kit (2 pcs, Godox BD-04) |
 | Flash Bracket (2 pcs, Godox S2) |
 | Video LED Light (2 pcs, Godox SL60W) |
 | Light Stand (2 pcs, Godox 304) |
 | Light Stand (Godox LB03) |
 | Background Stand (Puluz 200x200cm) |
 | Tripod table (PureMounts Projector Stand) |
 | Tripod table (RockJam RJLP3) |
 | Clamps (big) |
 | Clamps (small) |
| Backgrounds for product photography: - Backgrounds (photo paper and laminated) - Paper backgrounds - Fabrics - Plexiglas (black and transparent) - Glass plates of different sizes - Foamboards (white and black) |
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| Accessories for taking product photos: - Props - Dried plants - Artificial plants - Glass stones - Figurines - Stones - Artificial ice cubes - Colored ribbons - Fan-shaped ornaments - Cones - Tree bark |