If you're of a certain age you know about Bad Idea Jeans. The Saturday Night Live commercial spoof had a few middle age guys hanging out, wearing Bad Idea brand jeans, and spouting out words of wisdom like "I don't know the guy, but I've got two kidneys and he needs one, so I figured…" If we're updating that sketch for 2015, the design of the Swiza Drone Transport Backpack ($119.99) would fit in perfectly. It's a backpack that's marketed at drone owners who want to transport a small quadcopter. But, as you can see from the picture, the quad needs to be mounted on the outside of the bag, and with popular models like the DJI Phantom 3 Professional, this leaves the most sensitive and expensive part of the device—the camera gimbal—hanging out in the open. If you need a backpack for a Phantom model, spend a bit more and get the Think Tank Airport Helipak instead.

Design
If you think that the Drone Transport Backpack looks like a run-of-the-mill backpack with four external straps added to it, you're not wrong—I'm pretty sure that's all the thought that went into the design. Those straps sit on the outside and can hold a smaller drone like the Parrot Bebop or the DJI Phantom 3 Standard by wrapping around its propeller arms and securing with Velcro. Swiza claims that it's a universal design built for any drone, but don't even think about mounting a larger copter like the Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K or the DJI Inspire 1.

There's a big pouch at the top of the pack that's supposed to hold the remote control for your copter. The controller for the Phantom 3 Standard is just a little too big (removing the clip that holds a smartphone would make it fit), but it should hold a Phantom 3 Advanced or Professional remote. It certainly won't handle the huge SkyController remote that Parrot offers for the Bebop, nor the remote for the Yuneec Q500. Many drone owners will just have to toss the remote in the large, main compartment. It doesn't have any dividers, but it does have a separate internal pouch that can hold a laptop or tablet. There are zippered compartments at either side. One is large enough to fit spare propellers, an AC adapter, or a spare battery.