[LargeFormat] Real men & women only shoot 11x14

[Brock Nanson]

I've been watching this thread waiting for the obvious and ideal solution 
to be mentioned... but it hasn't.  We're all too stuck on mechanical 
solutions I guess.

The solution that's so obvious here is the one the photographers of old 
used.  Animals.  Sized proportionately to the gear in question.  16x20 
requires a Clydesdale.  11x14 gear could be strapped to a regular saddle 
horse.  8x10 could likely get away with a pony or large mule.  4x5 of 
course requires a miniature horse, which also makes a good pet for the 
kids.

If the Groucho Marx quote is scalable, they might also make good changing 
bags ("Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend; inside a dog it's 
too dark to read").  Come to think of it, a larger dog might be able to 
carry some of this gear as well.  A friends husky carries his own camping 
gear when out hiking....

Brock

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Hi Les:
> 
> Thanks for that idea but it's a bit big for some of the trails/paths
> that I use.
> 
> When it gets a bit warmer and the yard sales begin, I'm going to try to
> find a golf cart with large wheels.  I think that I can then add a box
> or such to hold everything... including a water bottle.
> 
> 

-- 
Brock Nanson
Kamloops BC Canada