HONL Speed Strap Review (& thoughts)

If your into lighting with strobes, you most likely have Velcro around the head of your flash for your gobos and snoots.
After awhile this Velcro will wear out and you'll have to replace it. This can get messy. The Velcro can be more difficult to remove off of your flash than trying to get your dog to play Beethoven on the family's piano. Also, the sticky from the Velcro will goop-up your flash and make it look unprofessional. This is where the Honl Speed Strap comes in. Sure you can make one of these speed straps from a bit of inner tube and Velcro, but by the time you buy the materials and make one I think your better off just buying Honl's speed strap. There really isn't much to it. The strap wraps around your flash and it has velcro to attach your gobos to it. This speed strap has a rubbery/plastic non-slip backing to it so it wont slide about on your flash. The strap is adjustable so it should fit just about any flash. The speed strap is of very good quality, it actually suprised me on how well it's made. For about $10 you can't go wrong.
There really are no faults with this product that I can find. The only problem (if you can call it that) is if you have multiple flashes, these straps might start to get a little pricy.
If that's the case you might be better off doing your own DIY speed staps. Take a look at this link from Strobist.com to make you own Speed Strap.
DIY Speed Strap

If you don't have more flashes then you can shake a stick at, or you have some spare cash, go for the Honl Speed Strap.
HONL Speed Strap, for all of your goboing needs

So there you have it, a very cool and very helpful piece of gear that I can no longer live without,
The Honl Speed Strap.