I should probably describe what this "thing" is...

It is a remotely mounted video lens, coupled to a LANC trigger, piping digital video to a DV camcorder housed in the backpack.  Oh..OK... your next question is probably WHY????  

Well, what it allows me to do is to record what I see just by moving my head and hitting the remote trigger.  The lens can also be mounted on the backpack strap on my shoulder, on a helmet, on the bike, in the car....you get the idea :-)

You can go to the Viosport site and check out some of the videos :-)

I completed this project a while ago, but I have not gotten around to writing about it until now.  I don't remember exactly what got it started... but it ended up with the contraption you see here.   This project would have been a lot harder had I not come across the VioSport folks.

You see... they are exactly the kind of folks that understand the NEED for such a setup.  So they put together an entire Adventure Cam kit for folks like me!

Of course, as soon as I purchased the kit (like the same week) you see here, the Viosport folks came out with a watersport versions!  I have not upgraded yet, but I'm thinking about it... would definitely be fun to take this along while I windsurf!

Their kit comes with the following : video lens, LANC trigger, rechargeable batter, mounts, and cabling.  I supplied the DV camcorder, the backpack, and the small internal bag to hold small parts.