Light wagon nears completion

Here is the wagon that will carry our 6 2k lights. It's almost done!

Wagon MADNESS!

What do the naysayers say now? Nay?

Grip Truck; part 1

part 2

We're putting together our grip truck and to do that we'll have to play another round of Stackonomics 101.

What we have is a used 17' U-Haul box truck which should take us there and back again no problems. The engine checks out really good, but the dealership that performed the pre-buy inspection missed a bunch of problems with the suspension that cost us a lot of money to fix. We're in negotiations with them to resolve that issue.

Our grip truck at the Colorado border

In the meantime, here's the rundown of what we have to fit:

1. lights and light stands
2. cameras and accessories
3. extension cables
4. audio equipment
5. a cooled chest to store film
6. a generator
7. a nice workbench with a good toolchest
8. a ton of miscellaneous equipment

Here's a look at the design of 1 of the 2 light carts:

HMI ballasts slung underneath

Bottom shelf with 3 of our 6 2K lights

The other cart will have 2 5K lights on the bottom shelf and 1 10K above that. If we space it all out properly the 10K (which is too heavy for 1 person to lift) should drop down right onto it's stand without having to muscle it around much. Pictures of that later when we have a better idea of how it will look.

We'll have a similar rig for the cameras, and that should be easier because they're all in road cases.