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@BlackRockBigfoot I was hoping that the swivel clip could slide through the molle attachments (3) but it was a hair too wide. Maybe it would work if I tried to file them down but I didn't want to go there. It does attach by squeezing the top of the HPG chest pack and clipping the GoPro swivel attachment to it. The clip is very strong and has a rubber lining on the inside. That protects whatever it clips to and helps to hold it as well. I think if you fill the chest pack to the brim it would not pinch closed and thus the clip would not work. If you need to access something from inside the chest pack, you can do so by plessing the clip open and then reclipping it on when done. Also, if I need to rapidly deploy something inside the chest pack, I'd pinch the clip open and toss the phone on the ground or in my backpack exterior pocket. The phone attachment is only used when I bushwhack so when I'm on trail the smartphone GPS is in the exterior pocket of the chest pack. I use another swivel clip to attach the GoPro to the shoulder pad. It stays put. I'm very pleased with the setup. @norseman That looks like a nice setup. Never knew something like that existed. Good find.

A shitbag.

I've seen this one floating around the last couple days and I'm with @wiiawiwband @VAfooter . i only see one subject and when I blew it on a 64in monitor it looks like there is faint tracing or mapping visible. Plus, as @wiiawiwb stated it is DEAD center and the odds lf that in a video that didnt even notice a squatch until after when looking over the footage. (which was what I read initially). It is interesting but really hard to make out with the way the pixels get blown out with the zoom. I would love to have the original footage and run it through our software and blow up the image propperly to see the real detail.

When bushwhacking, I'm always trying to keep my hands completely free to balance myself, push away branches, or grab a tree. I also want to have mapping software available to view my progress. That means using a hand to hold it. These past few years, I've fiddled around with a few methods for mounting my smartphone in a way that would allow me to view maps (GAIA, CalTopo, etc) without having to hold the phone. Several methods simply did not work. I recently tried using Snap Mounts, that use magnetic plates, and was optimistic. Ingenious, for sure, but I could not get it work to my satisfaction. I finally tried using a GoPro swivel mount, a smartphone mount made by Snap Mounts, and my chest pack. The smartphone mount fits into a GoPro magnetic swivel mount which can then be clipped onto the top of a HPG chest pack. The level of the smartphone can be adjusted because the swivel moves 360 degrees. Any comparable pack, such as an Emerson Recon, works just as well. It worked and now I'm able to read the map while walking and have my hands free to do the things they need to do when bushwhacking or just hiking. When maps are no longer necessary to have in view, I can just unclip everything and put it in the chest pack. I took a picture or two from the GoPro mounted to my backpack shoulder strap using the same swivel clip. The view I see is better then what the picture below portrays but it gives you an idea of what it looks like. I'm very pleased with the outcome. https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/magnetic-swivel-clip/ATCLP-001.html https://snapmounts.com/product/snap-phone-adapter/ Note in the picture below: The shoulder mount was not level as I am still a rookie with it. Progress is being made.

Congrats on the new job PNW. Hope you can get out more often because of it especially because you're in the Bigfoot capital of the world. Happy hunting.