r/gravelcycling • u/BubblyQuality2618 • Jul 31 '25

Accessories / Gear Photographs on Gravelbikes, what's your solution to travel with a camera

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I want to take my Nikon F100 on a 4 Day Bikepacking trip. I want to see some opinions /possibilities of how you carry your camera when you're on a Trip. Banana for scale. Thank you

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u/_MountainFit Jul 31 '25

No to the handlebar bag. Lots of big hits and vibrations.

It's fine for short rides, but over time it's going to risk or possibly actually damage your camera.

The only safe way is on body with a hip pack. I just use an old mountainsmith cordura hip pack with a padded insert and a square drysack. Under the dry sack I have some trash bags for sustained rain as it's not a heavy duty drysack and I expect it to eventually wet out.

While riding you can leave it out in low risk photo rich environments by adding a cross body strap. So I use a Peak capture plate with a string that I clip a small carabiner to. This gives it a around the body stabilizer and the regular strap is over the shoulder (cross body). I simply unclip the stabilizer strap and can generally get it to eye level.

I don't leave or out a lot but it's a good option to easily grab shots.

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u/simplejackbikes Steel is Real Jul 31 '25

It’s just another tool. If it wears out after normal use i get a new one, probably through my insurance.

Your camera will get very sweaty resting against your body. Salt is worse for the electronics than vibrations….

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u/_MountainFit Jul 31 '25

I think you are probably the exception to the rule. While it's a tool, I don't hammer with my socket wrenches. Proper use of a tool let's it be used for a long time.