Just picked up an Tamrac Explorer 9 backpack

sirsloop

...oops... make that the *Adventure 9*...

Big brown truck dropped it off last night. I haven't taken it out and used it yet, but its a nice bag! It'll easily fit a body w/ grip, 70-200/2.8L with 1.4x teleconverter attached (barely), one medium lens on the body (ex 24-70L), 1-2 more small/medium sized lenses (35/2, and 10-22), and a 580ex. There's room on the flap for A CRAP load of CF, a zipper pocket for extra batteries, filters, or whatever. Thats just the camera section. On top there's room enough for lunch and maybe a windbreaker. There's a laptop pocket near your back that's heavily padded. There are two water bottle conpartments on the outside on the sides. The pack is comfortable to wear, well padded, and has a chest and waist trap for when you are really beating the bush. It does not come with a weather hood, but you can get one for 30 bucks from tamrac. There are provisions for a tripod mount under the pack also available from tamrac. I'll be out and about this weekend on a couple shoots... maybe i'll bring this instead of my hard case. All set for my trip to machu picchu and the galapagos next month :thumb

schmoo

sirsloop wrote:

...oops... make that the *Adventure 9*...

Big brown truck dropped it off last night. I haven't taken it out and used it yet, but its a nice bag! It'll easily fit a body w/ grip, 70-200/2.8L with 1.4x teleconverter attached (barely), one medium lens on the body (ex 24-70L), 1-2 more small/medium sized lenses (35/2, and 10-22), and a 580ex. There's room on the flap for A CRAP load of CF, a zipper pocket for extra batteries, filters, or whatever. Thats just the camera section. On top there's room enough for lunch and maybe a windbreaker. There's a laptop pocket near your back that's heavily padded. There are two water bottle conpartments on the outside on the sides. The pack is comfortable to wear, well padded, and has a chest and waist trap for when you are really beating the bush. It does not come with a weather hood, but you can get one for 30 bucks from tamrac. There are provisions for a tripod mount under the pack also available from tamrac. I'll be out and about this weekend on a couple shoots... maybe i'll bring this instead of my hard case. All set for my trip to machu picchu and the galapagos next month

Wow you have an amazing trip coming up. I absolutely cannot wait to see your photos.

I had a Tamrac Adventure bag at one point and I really did like their organizational system quite a bit. That is one thing I wish the Crumpler did better.

esc2476

Of the bags I have, this is my favorite. The only downside is not having the ability to get the camera out without taking the bag off.

sirsloop

Thats true, but this is a bag meant for hiking. My boss has the slingshot and hates the thing. I'd be looking at a shoulder bag for quick lens changes. One with a big broad flap on top that can flip open without removing the bag.

schmooo wrote:

Wow you have an amazing trip coming up. I absolutely cannot wait to see your photos.

I had a Tamrac Adventure bag at one point and I really did like their organizational system quite a bit. That is one thing I wish the Crumpler did better.

I can't wait to get married so I can go on this trip...LMFAO...