While hiking the Inca Trail two years ago, I found that carrying my SLR camera had become a real hassle. Prior to that, I had resigned myself to the fact that if you want to take great photos, you have to carry the equipment that goes with it. But in Peru, it became more burdensome than ever before. Maybe it was the 14,000’ climb over Dead Woman’s Pass. Illogical questions ran through my head as to how I was going to balance my walking stick and take a photo, or hold my camera and get my water bottle from my day-pack. Needless to say, I didn’t venture into my day-pack to dig out my tour book to read about the different historical sites.

I became acutely aware that I needed either another hand or some way to secure my camera so that when I wasn’t using it, I could do other things. But I still wanted to have the camera quickly and easily accessible. When I returned home, I immediately started brainstorming the ideal gadget.

One criteria was that the design had ...
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