A simple DIY method for storing stands and tripods: use two bungee cords
Jun 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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If you’re looking for a neat and simple way for storing light stands, tripods and booms, guys from The Film Look have come up with a simple solution and they share it in their latest video. All it takes are some screws, hooks and two pieces of bungee cord, and you’re all set.
The stands and tripods usually end up crammed in a corner of the room or behind the door. This makes it difficult to reach the right one, especially if you’re trying not to tip over all the others. The storage hack from this video helps you organize the stands better, make them easily accessible, and also use up the otherwise unused space. And you’ll have to agree, it’s always good to use the extra space to the max.
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This build is as simple as it gets. You need to drill four holes in the wall where you want to store the light stands and tripods. Screw the wall plugs in, and then add the screw hooks to them. All that’s left to do is stretch the bungee cords across the wall and that’s all.
These cords will give your light stands and similar gear support so they don’t tip over. They’re strong enough to support the gear, yet elastic enough so you have an easy access. You can store anything that’s thin and tall, like umbrellas, monopods, and of course tripods and all sorts of light stands.
We’ve featured another great tripod wall holder before, and you can find it here. But if you’re looking for a quick and simple solution, this bungee cord approach is definitely the way to go.
[Store your Light Stands using Bungee Cords | The Film Look via No Film School]
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Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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3 responses to “A simple DIY method for storing stands and tripods: use two bungee cords”
Or you could do what camera stores do, screw in a female stud on the thread (or an attachment with a split-ring and a 1/4″ or 3/8″ female thread) and hang them.
I put mine back in the bag and away in the cupboard, may be I’m OCD and should drill some holes in the wall and use a bungee, sure the wife’s gonna love that lol!
This is just going to scratch your wall up and leave black marks. I use a handful of these for lightstands and tripods: http://amzn.to/2rrtt8o (not that exact one, apparently they don’t make mine anymore, but you get the point).