Travis Wears
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EDIT: GROUP BUY IS CLOSED
Hey hey, Travis here.
I’m back with another group buy on a killer product from a company that I’ve admired for a long time.
This one is for the brand new Inovativ Voyager!
I bought my first Inovativ cart, a Scout 37, on a REDuser group buy in 2016 and have been using them ever since. The thoughtful design, incredible build-quality, unique portability and unmatched versatility of all Inovativ products is second to none. They’re truly a BIFL (buy it for life) item. In other words, don’t forget to list it as an asset when you’re drafting up your will, because if you want to pass your Voyager on to your kids, you’ll be able to. They’re that handy and durable!
Being able to break down my Inovativ cart and fit it neatly in my Jeep has become a crucial part of my on-set workflow. I’ve gotten to the point where I can set up or break down my Scout in about 2 mins (for each process) and Voyager is even faster! In fact, by my my second solo build, I had the Voyager 36 EVO from travel mode to fully-built-cart mode in a minute and 9 seconds! Breaking it down took about a minute and a half. As easy as the Scout is to set up, the Voyager is even easier and faster!
Here’s Pat Blewett of Inovativ going over some of the new design elements of Voyager.
Voyager has addressed everything I ever thought could be improved on the Scout and more with this redesign. I love the new spring-loaded, lockable pack latches, the hinged crossbar, the threaded rail plates and X-top, which is a keyboard friendly deck that quickly allows your cart to double as a mobile workstation for DIT work or building a quick edit on set. And the wheels!
The wheels have always been my favorite thing about my Inovativ cart. Short digression, my first Scout was actually stolen from my car during a break-in. I was headed to NAB that year so I decided to test and review all other cart options while I was there to make sure there wasn’t anything better before pulling the trigger on a 2nd cart from Inovativ. Well, I tried out every cart on the show floor and ended up buying a 2nd Scout. Simply put, nothing rolls like an Inovativ. The wheels are just SO solid and I love the easy dovetail system and brake design. If even a single wheel is locked that cart is NOT going anywhere. The 10” wheel upgrade on Voyager EVO is my favorite new addition. With the added room inside the new Voyager, you can fit the 10” wheels inside the cart while it’s in travel mode.
Here’s a video where I show some of the differences between the Scout and the Voyager and give a few of my candid thoughts about the product.
Find the Newsshooter review and breakdown of Voyager here!
https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/04/08/inovativ-launch-the-new-voyager-evo-cart/
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Search “carts” in any of the facebook production groups and you’ll see heaps of praise for Inovativ products. Not only for the products themselves but for their customer service. I asked a few of my pals who’ve been rocking Inovativ for years what they thought of the product and this is what they wrote back:
“The thing I love most about my cart, and Inovativ in general, is how adaptable the system is. It’s easy to go from a lower profile case mover, to a fully rigged out camera cart, and I’m even able to use it on set as a slider stand or dolly. I love that I’m able to break it down and fit the whole thing in my Outback and still have room for the rest of my kit or fly with it. Not to mention the top notch build quality which makes it the most solid, portable cart I’ve ever owned!”
Jeremy Widen | Cinematographer | San Fransisco, CA
“My Inovativ cart has traveled all over the world with me. From Costa Rica to the Bahamas, Jamaica, England, Denmark, Jordan and many other countries! Thousands of miles and a lot of airline abuse later, I took my cart to the factory for a refurbishment. I received an almost brand new cart back! Inovativ service is awesome! Best cart I've ever owned. Bar none.”
Daniel Stilling, DFF | Cinematographer | FL, LA, Denmark
“We became Inovativ dealers after purchasing one of the first Scout 37s that rolled off the assembly line. Inovativ's build and paint quality is top-notch. An Inovativ platform combines state of the art look with incredible functionality, giving your presence on set a major boost. It's become THE gold standard for DIT, VR, Drone Ops, Steadi, MoVI Ops, ACs, and Photographers.”
Rob Anderson | Blackwood Camera | Las Vegas, NV
“It's hard to say what my favorite thing about Inovativ is as I love everything about my cart. But what is one of the most useful features is it’s weight. I fly with this cart on EVERY gimbal job and 90% of everything else. It becomes my mobile workstation and frankly, I can't work without it. Not to mention how easily it breaks down to fit in your car. In fact, I keep mine fully built in my minivan. The way Inovativ makes this so modular is amazing. Each job has different needs and having a cart you can customize for each gig is huge. It's one of those purchases that once you make, you stop shopping for carts as this cart literally has it all.
Rob Ruscher | Cinematographer, MoVI Op | Pittsburg, PA
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This group buy is for all Inovativ Voyager model carts. The 30”, 36” and 42” EVO and the 36” and 42” NXT. All orders will be processed and fulfilled by our partners at Adorama.
The buy runs through April 28th. At the end of the buy (or when we reach 25% off), I will send out an email to everyone on my list with payment instructions. That means if you’d like to be on my list please PM me with your email and phone info for contact purposes. You can comment in the thread to place your order but you MUST follow up with me and provide your contact info to get on the list.
After the buy closes, everyone will have one week to pay for their order.
Manufacturing and production lead time for the Voyager carts is around 4-6 weeks. All orders will arrive within approximately 4-6 weeks of payment. Your place in line will be determined by the order of payment received.
Here’s the discount structure.
1-25 units sold | 15% off
26-50 units sold | 20% off
51+ units sold |25% off
Inovativ cart accessories will follow the same tiers. For example, if we hit the top 25% off discount tier on the carts, the Steadicam System would also be 25% off. However, a MAX*discount of*10%*will be available for all monitor mount systems (including Insight), RoboCups, and Rail Racks.*
Voyager EVO
30” Cart | $2900
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 8” EVO wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
- X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
36” Cart | $3100
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 8” EVO wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $100 (highly recommend)
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
42” Cart | $3300
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 10” EVO premium wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
Voyager NXT
36” Cart | $2100
https://www.adorama.com/ivvnxt.html
Standard NXT 10” wheel system, fixed height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $400 (highly recommend)
- Add 4 threaded rail plates to standard top | $200
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $280 (recommended)
Height adjustable shelving | $500
42” Cart | $2300
https://www.adorama.com/ivvnxt.html
Standard NXT 10” steel wheel system, fixed height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $400 (highly recommend)
- Add 4 threaded rail plates to standard top | $200
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $280 (recommended)
Height adjustable shelving | $500
Popular Accessories
My #1 must-add accessory for the Voyager is the new redesigned travel case. Whether you’re packing this into the back of your Jeep like me, or flying with it around the country like Daniel and Rob, the travel case helps prolong the look of your cart and keep everything tidy and clean. Inovativ has really beefed this up by replacing the old velcro system with buckles, adding thicker material and improved stitching and replacing the handles for better loading and unloading.
Here are a few of the other popular accessories for Inovativ Voyager. You can check out more at https://www.inovativ.com/voyager-cart-accessories/
Travel Case | 30” ($325) 36” ($380) 42” (475)
Steadicam System | $580
Baby Pin System | $220
Camera Mount System | $440
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This group buy is an incredible deal for anyone who’s been looking to get into an Inovativ cart, add a second cart to their workflow or upgrade their Scout to the newest, most versatile system.
How to Order
Comment in this thread your desired Voyager model and size, including any accessories and PM me your email and phone info for the master list and you’re in. Again, group buy runs through April 28th at midnight. After the buy closes, or we hit 25% off, you can expect an email from me with details on how to pay for your order. You’ll then have one week to settle up. Adorama will process all orders and they will ship out in the order of payment received.
Looking forward to another successful group buy!
See everyone at NAB!
TW
Hey hey, Travis here.
I’m back with another group buy on a killer product from a company that I’ve admired for a long time.
This one is for the brand new Inovativ Voyager!
I bought my first Inovativ cart, a Scout 37, on a REDuser group buy in 2016 and have been using them ever since. The thoughtful design, incredible build-quality, unique portability and unmatched versatility of all Inovativ products is second to none. They’re truly a BIFL (buy it for life) item. In other words, don’t forget to list it as an asset when you’re drafting up your will, because if you want to pass your Voyager on to your kids, you’ll be able to. They’re that handy and durable!
Being able to break down my Inovativ cart and fit it neatly in my Jeep has become a crucial part of my on-set workflow. I’ve gotten to the point where I can set up or break down my Scout in about 2 mins (for each process) and Voyager is even faster! In fact, by my my second solo build, I had the Voyager 36 EVO from travel mode to fully-built-cart mode in a minute and 9 seconds! Breaking it down took about a minute and a half. As easy as the Scout is to set up, the Voyager is even easier and faster!
Here’s Pat Blewett of Inovativ going over some of the new design elements of Voyager.
Voyager has addressed everything I ever thought could be improved on the Scout and more with this redesign. I love the new spring-loaded, lockable pack latches, the hinged crossbar, the threaded rail plates and X-top, which is a keyboard friendly deck that quickly allows your cart to double as a mobile workstation for DIT work or building a quick edit on set. And the wheels!
The wheels have always been my favorite thing about my Inovativ cart. Short digression, my first Scout was actually stolen from my car during a break-in. I was headed to NAB that year so I decided to test and review all other cart options while I was there to make sure there wasn’t anything better before pulling the trigger on a 2nd cart from Inovativ. Well, I tried out every cart on the show floor and ended up buying a 2nd Scout. Simply put, nothing rolls like an Inovativ. The wheels are just SO solid and I love the easy dovetail system and brake design. If even a single wheel is locked that cart is NOT going anywhere. The 10” wheel upgrade on Voyager EVO is my favorite new addition. With the added room inside the new Voyager, you can fit the 10” wheels inside the cart while it’s in travel mode.
Here’s a video where I show some of the differences between the Scout and the Voyager and give a few of my candid thoughts about the product.
Find the Newsshooter review and breakdown of Voyager here!
https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/04/08/inovativ-launch-the-new-voyager-evo-cart/
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Search “carts” in any of the facebook production groups and you’ll see heaps of praise for Inovativ products. Not only for the products themselves but for their customer service. I asked a few of my pals who’ve been rocking Inovativ for years what they thought of the product and this is what they wrote back:
“The thing I love most about my cart, and Inovativ in general, is how adaptable the system is. It’s easy to go from a lower profile case mover, to a fully rigged out camera cart, and I’m even able to use it on set as a slider stand or dolly. I love that I’m able to break it down and fit the whole thing in my Outback and still have room for the rest of my kit or fly with it. Not to mention the top notch build quality which makes it the most solid, portable cart I’ve ever owned!”
Jeremy Widen | Cinematographer | San Fransisco, CA
“My Inovativ cart has traveled all over the world with me. From Costa Rica to the Bahamas, Jamaica, England, Denmark, Jordan and many other countries! Thousands of miles and a lot of airline abuse later, I took my cart to the factory for a refurbishment. I received an almost brand new cart back! Inovativ service is awesome! Best cart I've ever owned. Bar none.”
Daniel Stilling, DFF | Cinematographer | FL, LA, Denmark
“We became Inovativ dealers after purchasing one of the first Scout 37s that rolled off the assembly line. Inovativ's build and paint quality is top-notch. An Inovativ platform combines state of the art look with incredible functionality, giving your presence on set a major boost. It's become THE gold standard for DIT, VR, Drone Ops, Steadi, MoVI Ops, ACs, and Photographers.”
Rob Anderson | Blackwood Camera | Las Vegas, NV
“It's hard to say what my favorite thing about Inovativ is as I love everything about my cart. But what is one of the most useful features is it’s weight. I fly with this cart on EVERY gimbal job and 90% of everything else. It becomes my mobile workstation and frankly, I can't work without it. Not to mention how easily it breaks down to fit in your car. In fact, I keep mine fully built in my minivan. The way Inovativ makes this so modular is amazing. Each job has different needs and having a cart you can customize for each gig is huge. It's one of those purchases that once you make, you stop shopping for carts as this cart literally has it all.
Rob Ruscher | Cinematographer, MoVI Op | Pittsburg, PA
- - -
This group buy is for all Inovativ Voyager model carts. The 30”, 36” and 42” EVO and the 36” and 42” NXT. All orders will be processed and fulfilled by our partners at Adorama.
The buy runs through April 28th. At the end of the buy (or when we reach 25% off), I will send out an email to everyone on my list with payment instructions. That means if you’d like to be on my list please PM me with your email and phone info for contact purposes. You can comment in the thread to place your order but you MUST follow up with me and provide your contact info to get on the list.
After the buy closes, everyone will have one week to pay for their order.
Manufacturing and production lead time for the Voyager carts is around 4-6 weeks. All orders will arrive within approximately 4-6 weeks of payment. Your place in line will be determined by the order of payment received.
Here’s the discount structure.
1-25 units sold | 15% off
26-50 units sold | 20% off
51+ units sold |25% off
Inovativ cart accessories will follow the same tiers. For example, if we hit the top 25% off discount tier on the carts, the Steadicam System would also be 25% off. However, a MAX*discount of*10%*will be available for all monitor mount systems (including Insight), RoboCups, and Rail Racks.*
Voyager EVO
30” Cart | $2900
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 8” EVO wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
- X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
36” Cart | $3100
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 8” EVO wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $100 (highly recommend)
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
42” Cart | $3300
https://www.adorama.com/ivvevo.html
Standard 10” EVO premium wheel system, adjustable height shelving
Available upgrades
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $100 (recommended)
Voyager NXT
36” Cart | $2100
https://www.adorama.com/ivvnxt.html
Standard NXT 10” wheel system, fixed height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $400 (highly recommend)
- Add 4 threaded rail plates to standard top | $200
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $280 (recommended)
Height adjustable shelving | $500
42” Cart | $2300
https://www.adorama.com/ivvnxt.html
Standard NXT 10” steel wheel system, fixed height shelving
Available upgrades
- 10” premium EVO wheel system | $400 (highly recommend)
- Add 4 threaded rail plates to standard top | $200
X-Top keyboard friendly deck | $280 (recommended)
Height adjustable shelving | $500
Popular Accessories
My #1 must-add accessory for the Voyager is the new redesigned travel case. Whether you’re packing this into the back of your Jeep like me, or flying with it around the country like Daniel and Rob, the travel case helps prolong the look of your cart and keep everything tidy and clean. Inovativ has really beefed this up by replacing the old velcro system with buckles, adding thicker material and improved stitching and replacing the handles for better loading and unloading.
Here are a few of the other popular accessories for Inovativ Voyager. You can check out more at https://www.inovativ.com/voyager-cart-accessories/
Travel Case | 30” ($325) 36” ($380) 42” (475)
Steadicam System | $580
Baby Pin System | $220
Camera Mount System | $440
- - -
This group buy is an incredible deal for anyone who’s been looking to get into an Inovativ cart, add a second cart to their workflow or upgrade their Scout to the newest, most versatile system.
How to Order
Comment in this thread your desired Voyager model and size, including any accessories and PM me your email and phone info for the master list and you’re in. Again, group buy runs through April 28th at midnight. After the buy closes, or we hit 25% off, you can expect an email from me with details on how to pay for your order. You’ll then have one week to settle up. Adorama will process all orders and they will ship out in the order of payment received.
Looking forward to another successful group buy!
See everyone at NAB!
TW
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