How to mount a GoPro to backpack

[BPLwiia]

I just got a GoPro and am looking at options for mounting it. I can’t use the chest harness as I always wear a HPG chest pack. I’ve seen a one mount from Peak Design that uses a mounting plate on the inside of the shoulder strap but that seems like it would rub against your shirt and skin and cause an irritation.

What mount(s) have you used to successfully mount a GoPro to your backpack?

[Rex Sanders]

Saw this recommendation of a GoPro Swivel Clip a few days ago:

Maybe pry the magnet out to save some grams. No personal experience, might be worth checking out.

— Rex

[Philip Tschersich]

With the quality of cameras nowadays even consumer level gear can produce some pretty incredible footage. The thing that really separates clean professional video from the amateur stuff is how stable the footage is. I really don’t see how you’re going to get watchable, compelling video with a camera strapped to your backpack while you’re walking. Your head is a natural gimbal. Take advantage of that. When I want to record POV shots for my videos I actually grip the camera in my teeth and then assume an unnaturally smooth gait. I never record longer than five or 10 second clips, so this unorthodox ‘mounting’ method really isn’t that big of a deal. For longer shots I would probably just use a headband to mount the camera. It’s impossible to hold other parts of your body as still as your head while you’re walking. Take pity on your audience and shoot the smoothest footage you possibly can.

I have a Joby Gorillapod mounting plate on the bottom of the GoPro adapter and it’s easy to grip between my front teeth. The camera hangs down over my chin.

[BPLwiia]

Great ideas as both should work, thank you.

I just stumbled across another interesting mounting system using magnets. It is called SNAP Mount. I hopefully could mount it on my HPG chest pack.  If I order it, I’ll have to see if it could somehow be used on the shoulder harness, possibly behind the webbing.

More options than I had expected.

[SIMULACRA]

I developed this strap out of 2″ elastic after not finding what I was looking for. Holds very secure and can slide higher or lower depending on the angle I want

[BPLwiia]

That’s very clever.  Kudos.

[John “Jay” Menna]

2 inches of elastic.      Its the brain dead simple for the win every time!

[Luke Schmidt]

I have a headband mount for some action shots, things like river crossings, rock scrambling etc. But most of the time I hand hold my GoPro. It gets better footage for walking trails, panning views, etc.

[BPLwiia]

I tried the magnetic mounts from Snap Mounts. I couldn’t get the fit the way I wanted it. In the end, the GoPro magnetic swivel clip is what I’m using.

It works very well…so well that I am also using it for my smartphone holder. That way, when bushwhacking, I am hands free yet can still see my path on GAIA or CalTopo. I used the telephone mount from Snap Mounts which is made to fit with GoPro swivel clip.  It works very nicely when I clip it to my HPG chest pack.

 

 

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