IKEA Hack - A $5.99 Foldable Laptop and Monitor Hood

When shooting in the great outdoors sun hitting your laptop or monitor can become a serious thing and actually keep you from actually seeing the screen. This is why Laptop visors (or monitor hoods) were invented. Think a black box with an opening on one side to allow screen viewing and keyboard access. They are usually not that expensive going from $20 for a basic kit, to $85 for a nice one, to as high as $250 for an Optimus Prime grade hood with a tripod mount and pouches.

But, you can also go the IKEA hack way and have a pretty killer foldable shade for $5.99. Photographer Paul Adshead (site | Instagram) sent us this awesome tip:

Ikea call it the “DRÖNA Box” and it’s designed for storage BUT lay on its side it will hold a 15″ laptop beautifully.

It literally is ready to go without any adjustments and it only costs $5.99!

It totally looks the part and even folds flat so will fit nicely in your kit bag. I’ve been using it for a few weeks on location and I really don’t know how I did without one.

mike

This isn’t a “hack”, this is just putting a laptop in a box. Perhaps the article should be titled “click for this one hack the gear manufactures don’t want you to know!”
- Fred Smith
  
  Although this idea may not meet a grammarian’s definition of the word “hack,” it is still a clever solution. I’ll take these ideas all day long.
  - ext237
    
    Agreed. Its not drone bashing or complaining about the 24-70. More tips like this please!
- Stereo Reverb
  
  If it’s being used for something it wasn’t originally meant for, i definitely consider it a “hack”. :)