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Not far from home

Behind the scenes: Kona Unit video shoot

By Erik Plankton

December 14^th, 2017

The video

This is the story how the 2016 Not Far From Home video was made.

Cinematography, sound, edit: Joonas Vinnari

Still photos: Teemu Lautamies

INtro

Packing of the bike and setup was filmed in my backyard. Luckily the fantastic framebag made by Kaisa for my Kona Raijin fit the Unit frame perfectly so I didn't need to order a new bag. The gear went into a basic bike packing setup consisting of a framebag, a seatbag and handlebar roll from http://bikepack.pl/ and accessory pouches along with Salsa Anything cages on the fork.

Not far from home

Not far from home

Not far from home

Im on a boat

We decided to use my boat for the opening scene. I spend a lot of time on the water so it was logical to combine this into the film.

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night falls

We shot the night riding scenes and camping stuff on an island in Sipoo, Finland.

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First camp

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Drones and coffee

After filming late into the night we got up early to get some all important coffee making shots. After that it was time for some aerial shots and trail riding on the island.

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Not far from home

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Local trails

After taking the boat back to the harbour we stuffed all the gear into the car and went to shoot some of my local trails in Sipoo. Some tree climbing was required to get the best angles.

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Repovesi

After packing loading up the car once again we set out towards Repovesi National Park. It was dark when we got there. After a good nights sleep it was time to shoot some more trail riding and coffee making of course. We were pretty sure that there was some fresh bear shit on the trail. Notice the gourmet catering we had!

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tricky flying

Joonas got some really nice drone shots from above and between the trees. Flying in the forest requires some serious aviation skills. The bike riding was easy.

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Climb to Olhava

The final shot was made on top of Olhava - a popular climbing spot in Finland. The weather was really nice and we got a beautiful ending to the film with a fly over of the cliff.

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It's a wrap

After another full day of filming we packed up and headed home. Good times!

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Not far from home

Footnotes

Making of: Not Far From Home

FootNotes

Making of: Not Far From Home

© 2026 Erik Plankton

Call of the river

Paddling Ivalojoki with the Gumotex Palava

Seeking solitude

On a familiar route

Paddling the Ivalojoki river

Luxury camping with a canoe

Sailing to Iceland

Aboard a Swan 65 s/y Vahine

RAILS TO TRAILS

Arctic bikepacking in Finland - film and gear check

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