Recommended Accessories
Just things I personally recommend.
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Just things I personally recommend.
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: Pretty cool selfie stick that has a built-in battery pack.
: Similar to the one above, just another option.
: A very popular and professional selfie stick. Carried by Best Buy in physical stores, but not always in stock.
Many selfie sticks you will find and purchase include cheap plastic phone mounts that are not good causing your phone to easily fall out. These are the professional phone mounts I recommend.
: Great for all phones, locks into place, won't drop your phone.
: Cheaper than the Joby option, and includes a cold shoe mount, great for holding a wireless mic receiver.
: Really the only good solution I've seen for tablets. I've never streamed IRL from a tablet, but maybe you want to.
Like phone mounts, many selfie sticks you find and purchase include cheap plastic tripods that are not good and easily break. It sucks to be IRL Streaming and your tripod breaks.
: Just a cheap, reliable, and universal metal tripod.
Nobody wants to send a Text-to-Speech message if it comes out at whisper volume from your phone speaker. They want people around you to hear what they're saying, or to hear the alert when they subscribe to you. At the end of the day, any Bluetooth speaker is better than no Bluetooth speaker, but quality, battery life, and volume do matter.
Microphones are totally not necessary for IRL Streaming. Most people don't use them. A lot of the biggest streamers do. The only real advantage I've personally experienced using them is being able to walk a good distance away from the camera and still being heard clearly. You also need to pickup a USB-C splitter so you can charge your phone and use the microphones at the same time.
If you want or need the option to have external lighting, these are my recommendations.
: Solid and very popular IRL Streaming speaker. It can be as loud as you want it, and more than loud enough to please your supporters. My only complaint is it still uses MicroUSB years after USB-C has been the standard.
: With many speakers, including the Wonderboom 3, you need a way to attach it to your backpack, pants, etc. Just use a carabiner.
: The best battery pack for the price, hands down. This one will keep your phone charged while streaming all day long. It also fits nicely in your pocket.
: This one is pricy, but packs a lot more power delivery. It's not really necessary for phone streaming, but is great for powering other devices you may use, like the M1 Nighthawk Modem.
: Overkill, but would probably keep you live for 48 hours straight if you wanted that.
: Overkill for phone streaming, but this is what uses to power his LiveU Pro backpack.
: Overkill, can power a LiveU Pro, and about half the price of the Shargeek.
: The most popular wireless cameras for IRL Streaming. You may have seen your favorite IRL Streamer using these.
: I've seen some others using these, and they say they're better. They are also more expensive.
Cold Shoe Mounts: If your phone or camera mount doesn't have a place to mount the receiver, I recommend the pack or the .
: This doesn't require a GoPro, and works very well. The soft light cover is important, don't lose it! I'd personally probably glue it on.
: Much cheaper than the GoPro alternative, reliable, but doesn't look as nice.
: If you're traveling for IRL, you need a reliable charging station to use. This simply turns one wall outlet into six USB outlets. There are cheaper alternatives, I've tried them, they haven't been reliable.
: This may not be something you've thought about, but if you're going to be flying a lot, maximize your load by getting a backpack that is as big as it can be and still be a carry on. I personally use this backpack as my free personal item and have never had an issue.
: This may also be something you have not thought about, but if you're planning to stream at big stadium events, concerts, etc., venues generally have a clear bag policy with sizing limitations, usually 12x12x6. This one is great for carrying extra battery packs, cables, and anything else you may want or need.