The 2013 film was shot on a camera that cost $399 and weighed nothing. A decade later the budget version of each segment is cheaper and better. No prices here — they move too fast — every link opens a live, current listing.
1 · Snow (Mt. Cook / Earnslaw Burn) — cold kills batteries first: a current flagship action cam, spare batteries, and a chest or helmet mount.
Current action cams →
Spare batteries →
Chest & helmet mounts →
2 · Surf (Tahiti) — salt, spray, barrels: waterproof housing is built in; add a float and a surfboard mount.
Waterproof housings & floats →
3 · Dive (Vava'u) — red filter or light, and a wrist strap you trust in open ocean.
Dive lights & filters →
4 · Mountain bike (Queenstown / Squamish) — shake is the enemy: a compact gimbal or a good handlebar mount.
Action-cam gimbals →
5 · Kayak (Turangi to Maruia) — fast water, splash, spray: the same mounts plus a tough memory card.
Fast, tough microSD →
6 · Moto (San Francisco) — the helicopter shots of 2013 are drone shots now: a 4K folding drone covers the aerials the film needed an aircraft for.
4K drones →
7 · Aerobatics / the cinematic glue — ND filters for silky motion, a pocket tripod, and a wireless mic if you narrate.
ND filter sets →
Pocket tripods →
Wireless lav mics →
One honest note
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