Rentals / Grip & Electric / Orlando · Daytona · Statewide
It shows up loaded.
Most grip vans are a rental agreement and an empty box. Ours rolls out with the lighting, grip, stands, flags, overheads and electric package already racked and strapped — so your first hour on location goes to lighting, not inventorying. Based in Port Orange, working Orlando and the whole I-4 corridor.
Why book the package
Renting gear is a shopping trip. Renting the van is a solved problem.
One line item, not sixty-four
There are 64 line items on this truck. You book one of them. No per-item pull list, no reconciling three vendor invoices, no discovering on set that nobody rented the 4×4 floppy.
A working truck, not a warehouse pull
This is the same package we shoot with. Every fixture in it has been on a paying job, which means it's tested, labeled and it works — not pulled off a shelf and hoped for.
Base camp on wheels
Carts, weight, stingers, ladder, cones and staging in one place. On a run-and-gun corporate day or a multi-location commercial, the van is what keeps a small crew moving.
The truck itself
Built to be worked out of, not just driven.
The box is racked and shelved so gear travels the way it gets used — stands upright and strapped, flags and overheads in their own bay, electric in another, everything staged on carts. Nothing arrives in a pile.
It's a 1-ton class truck, which is the sweet spot for Florida work: big enough for a real grip and electric package with a 12-foot overhead kit, small enough to park at a downtown Orlando office building or back down a warehouse dock without a scout.
Home base is Port Orange. The first 100 miles are included — past that, mileage is billed at $0.80 per mile.
The load list / included in the $600 base package
Everything that rolls out with it.
Everything above is included in the base package — no per-item pull, no à-la-carte grip charges. Fixtures beyond this list (bigger keys, generators, atmosphere) are available à la carte below. Looking for cameras, lenses or specialty gear? Browse the full kit →
À la carte / not included in the base package
Add the big guns by the day.
The base package covers a full grip and electric day. When the job needs more — a hard key through a window, colour on a set, a second body, glass you can't rent locally, power where there isn't any — these bolt on at a flat day rate. Add only what the shot list asks for.
Rates are per 10-hour day and assume the item ships on the van. Availability counts are noted where we own more than one. Need something not on this list? We sub-rent from Orlando houses regularly — ask and we'll price it.
Expendables / billed as used
Burn what you need. Pay for what you burn.
Tape, black wrap and duvetyne ride on the van as courtesy expendables in limited quantities — a normal day won't touch this list. When a job eats through them, or you need gels, foamcore or a full roll of something, these are the replacement rates. Nothing here is billed unless it leaves the van.
Partial rolls and opened sheets are billed at full unit price — once it's cut, it's cut. Bring your own and we won't charge for any of it. If you know the day is going to be heavy on tape or gel, tell us in advance and we'll stock up rather than have you run to a shop mid-shoot.
Optional add-on
Rent the crew with it.
Plenty of clients just want keys and a COI — that's fine. But if you'd rather not staff the day yourself, the van can come with people who already know where everything on it is.
That's usually me plus a gaffer or key grip I've worked with for years. You're hiring crew, not a delivery driver. All rates are for a 10-hour day; overtime and out-of-town terms quoted with the job.
How it works
Four steps from “are you free?” to loaded out.
Send the date
Shoot date, location and a rough idea of the setups. That's enough to confirm the van's free and flag any add-ons the shot list will need.
Confirm insurance
A certificate of insurance naming We Make Visuals as additional insured, or a deposit arrangement if you don't carry a production policy.
Pickup or delivery
Grab it from Port Orange, or we bring it to location and stage it. Either way it arrives packed the way it should be used.
Wrap & return
Load out and a quick walkthrough against the load list. Courtesy expendables are just that — no surprise line items after the fact.
Coverage
Based in Port Orange. First 100 miles are on us.
Got a date? Let's see if it's free.
Send the shoot day and the setups — we'll confirm the van and flag any add-ons you'll want.
Before you ask
Grip van FAQ
What does the $600 base package actually include?
All 64 line items on the load list above — lights, Bowens modifiers, electric AKS, stands and weight, baby grip, misc grip, flags, overheads through 12 foot, carts and production supplies. It's a full grip and electric day for one flat rate, on a 10-hour day.
Is the van rented loaded or empty?
Loaded — that's the point of it. The package is already racked and strapped, so you're renting a working truck rather than an empty shell you have to fill. A van-only arrangement can be discussed if that's genuinely what you need.
What costs extra?
Larger fixtures, generators and atmosphere are à la carte, from $30 to $600 a day — the full list with prices is above. Crew is separate, from $800 for a 10-hour day. Mileage applies past 100 miles from Port Orange.
How is travel and mileage billed?
The first 100 miles from home base in Port Orange are included, which covers Daytona, Orlando and Jacksonville. Past that, mileage is billed at $0.80 per mile.
Do I need my own insurance?
Rentals go out against a certificate of insurance naming We Make Visuals as additional insured. 🟡 FILL: your real limits, wording, and the deposit option for renters without a production policy.
Do you offer weekly or multi-day rates?
Yes — multi-day and weekly bookings discount off the day rate. 🟡 FILL: your real 3-day and weekly structure.
Can someone drive and run it for us?
Yes. The van can be booked with crew — cinematographer, camera op, gaffer, key grip, best boy or third, all at published 2026 day rates. You're hiring people who already know the package, not a delivery driver.
What about expendables?
Tape, black wrap and duvetyne ride on the van as courtesy expendables in limited quantities. If the job is going to eat through them, bring your own or tell us in advance and we'll stock up and bill it.
Can I rent individual items instead of the whole package?
The van is priced as a package, and it's cheaper than the sum of its parts — but cameras, lenses and specialty gear rent separately. Browse The Kit for the full searchable inventory.