Great backpack for the M4P

GadgetGuy · Saturday at 2:40 AM

monchan said:
Really! Mine to top / lid does not sit well. If there was a light rain, any rain would get in the bag.

Yeah, no secure locking clip, no protective zipper top inside to keep out rain, and a side handle on top that won't let the bag hang straight up and down when carried. Other than that, it's fine. LOL! Works from house to car, and working out of your car, but not for hiking, biking, or riding a scooter or motorcycle.

PINEBARON · 2025-07-08T09:01:43-0400

parkgt said:
The Lowepro Droneguard BP 250 is great for carrying the M4P. I used this with a Autel Evo 2 for 5 years; it is still in great shape and will now serve well for the M4P.

It has room for the drone, 3 batteries, ND case and RC 2 Pro with lanyard in the main compartment. The top two compartments have room for the charger and battery dock, plus spare props and more.

I hate hard cases and the DJI case is worthless. Unless you are throwing your kit around this will give you plenty of protection and a more versatile carry option.

I don't think anyone's description here provides justice to how good this bag really is. I received mine a few days ago but only just got looking into it. Its extremely well laid out, has pockets, zippers and space for a whole lot of stuff. I'm really impressed and will test fit the Mavic 4 Pro, snacks and other tidbits into it; I primarily purchased it for when I ride on my Mountain Bike on road and trails, may give me an incentive to ride more often.

I have a 22 mile ride planned on the 19th, participating in Tour De Whatcom 2025, I'll take this backpack and my Mavic 4 Pro along and stop somewhere to Active Track me during interesting stretches of the 11 mile each way ride; sounds exciting to me. It will also give me a chance to test out a controller on handlebar stand I have yet to install.

bwhip · 2025-07-08T09:09:24-0400

PINEBARON said:
I don't think anyone's description here provides justice to how good this bag really is. I received mine a few days ago but only just got looking into it. Its extremely well laid out, has pockets, zippers and space for a whole lot of stuff. I'm really impressed and will test fit the Mavic 4 Pro, snacks and other tidbits into it; I primarily purchased it for when I ride on my Mountain Bike on road and trails, may give me an incentive to ride more often.

I have a 22 mile ride planned on the 19th, participating in Tour De Whatcom 2025, I'll take this backpack and my Mavic 4 Pro along and stop somewhere to Active Track me during interesting stretches of the 11 mile each way ride; sounds exciting to me. It will also give me a chance to test out a controller on handlebar stand I have yet to install.

I tested the Active Track on mine (while wearing my new backpack) on my mountain bike recently. I was really pleased with the Mavic 4's capability. Looking forward to doing more testing soon.

parkgt · 2025-07-08T09:13:11-0400

PINEBARON said:
I don't think anyone's description here provides justice to how good this bag really is. I received mine a few days ago but only just got looking into it. Its extremely well laid out, has pockets, zippers and space for a whole lot of stuff. I'm really impressed and will test fit the Mavic 4 Pro, snacks and other tidbits into it; I primarily purchased it for when I ride on my Mountain Bike on road and trails, may give me an incentive to ride more often.

I have a 22 mile ride planned on the 19th, participating in Tour De Whatcom 2025, I'll take this backpack and my Mavic 4 Pro along and stop somewhere to Active Track me during interesting stretches of the 11 mile each way ride; sounds exciting to me. It will also give me a chance to test out a controller on handlebar stand I have yet to install.

Glad you like it as much I have mine over the last five years. Sorry I didn't sing it's praises well enough.

Take a black sharpie and blackout the Lowepro stitching and it becomes less conspicuous.

PINEBARON · 2025-07-09T11:21:10-0400

bwhip said:
I tested the Active Track on mine (while wearing my new backpack) on my mountain bike recently. I was really pleased with the Mavic 4's capability. Looking forward to doing more testing soon.

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Awesome! Where was your controller? I have the handlebar mount for the RC 2 controller ready (see pics below) while I also intend to carry my RC Pro 2 controller in my back pack, not that I need to but I'll use it at the mid-way point where hundreds of bikers stop by.
Sorry just quickly took a few pics and few need to be correctly oriented.

bwhip · 2025-07-09T15:20:29-0400

PINEBARON said:
Awesome! Where was your controller? I have the handlebar mount for the RC 2 controller ready (see pics below) while I also intend to carry my RC Pro 2 controller in my back pack, not that I need to but I'll use it at the mid-way point where hundreds of bikers stop by.
Sorry just quickly took a few pics and few need to be correctly oriented.

Looks great! I just set the active track, then pulled the joysticks off and put the controller back in the backpack. Then, I just looked around periodically (or listened) to make sure the drone was following me safely and accurately.

PINEBARON · 2025-07-09T16:44:33-0400

bwhip said:
Looks great! I just set the active track, then pulled the joysticks off and put the controller back in the backpack. Then, I just looked around periodically (or listened) to make sure the drone was following me safely and accurately.

Wow! Thats really daring; I know I can trust both my drones, both have DJI Care, yet I would be seriously uncomfortable doing that. Just thinking of scenarios where you may hit a rock, fall or injure yourself and the drone is still up there attempting to active tracking you; eventually it would land where it was hovering once battery ran low. We need to work with these limitations of one man operations. For instance my Garmin 1040 bike computer is programmed to automatically dial out my emergency contact in case it detects a fall. Perhaps thats something we can look for in future drones, like RTH or Return and land at or around controller location if safe.

parkgt · 2025-07-09T18:18:17-0400

PINEBARON said:
Wow! Thats really daring; I know I can trust both my drones, both have DJI Care, yet I would be seriously uncomfortable doing that. Just thinking of scenarios where you may hit a rock, fall or injure yourself and the drone is still up there attempting to active tracking you; eventually it would land where it was hovering once battery ran low. We need to work with these limitations of one man operations. For instance my Garmin 1040 bike computer is programmed to automatically dial out my emergency contact in case it detects a fall. Perhaps thats something we can look for in future drones, like RTH or Return and land at or around controller location if safe.

The RC Pro 2 has dynamic homepoint.

PINEBARON · 2025-07-09T19:16:34-0400

parkgt said:
The RC Pro 2 has dynamic homepoint.

Good point, I completely forgot about that and it would work when specifically using the RC Pro 2 in the open, which unlike the RC 2, needs the monitor extended with joysticks exposed, something that may pose a challenge from a backpack or a chest strap or something. In any case I want a real time active track view on the controller while riding, hence built the handlebar mount for the RC 2, not quite strong enough or practical to support the bulkier RC Pro 2. The RC 2 is ok on there although I have yet to put it through its paces this weekend. I wish DJI could update the RC 2 for Dynamic Home Point some day, or perhaps in a future similar controller.

I'm sure someone here has even better ideas than me.