The camera backpack and bags farm
As requirements and needs change over time one accumulates a variety of camera bags and backpacks in the search of that “perfect” one “does it all” bag that does not exist!
I dragged them all out, took a photo of the bag family, and cataloged them all. (Going to have to take a new updated photo some day. Since I made half dozen or so new addition since this one was taken.)
These are the lists of the currently high use bags that head out with me. I have included a list of the entire bag family.
Lowepro seems to be the preferred go-to manufacturer for soft bags. In all my decades of use their products have never let me down!
Though the ThinkTank Retrospective 7 has become a favorite for city wanderings and air travel.
While Pelican (they also make Storm) are my choice for my hard shell cases.
I have replaced both the old LowePro Photo Trekker Classic and Slingshot 300 AW backpacks with a newer design Lowepro Flipside 400 AW backpack. Hoping for lighter weight and less stress on an easy to malfunction shoulder.
The search for a camera bag and backpack that is waterproof, weighs next to nothing, is comfortable and can hold everything including the kitchen sink continues!
The great camera bag reduction of 2022
Near the end of 2022 we gave away, donated or sold many of the bags we had accumulated. Thus reducing the number to the ones that were actually being used. Somehow even after “the big reduction” there remain a lot of bags that I still a need to find places to store them all.
My current in active use bags
| Manufacturer | Product | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| ThinkTank | Retrospective 7 | day hiking, city wandering / urban exploration, travel carry-on |
| LowePro | Flipside AW 400 | field kit, day hiking |
| Kata-bags | MarvelX-40DL | small vlogging camera |
| LowePro | S&F Filter Pouch 100 | Filter’s and holder rarely used anymore |
| LowePro | S&F Lens Exchange 200 AW | FlipSide add-on rarely used anymore |
| LowePro | EX 180 | “Strobist” lighting kit |
| Gitzo | GC3100 Series 3 Tripod Bag | vehicle tripod transport |
| Benro | AC1046 Tripod Bag | vehicle tripod transport |
| Pelican | 1520 case | vehicle gear transport |
| LowePro | Stealth reporter D400 AW | events |
| LowePro | Fastpack 200 | wife’s taken it for her kit |
The entire bag farm
| Manufacturer | Product | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Benro | AC1046 Tripod Bag | vehicle tripod transport |
| Gitzo | GC3100 Series 3 Tripod Bag | vehicle tripod transport |
| Kata-bags | MarvelX-40DL | Small vlogging camera |
| LowePro | Flipside AW 400 | field kit, day hiking |
| LowePro | S&F Lens Exchange 200 AW | FlipSide add-on rarely used anymore |
| LowePro | S&F Filter pouch 100 | Filter’s and holders rarely used anymore |
| LowePro | Toploader | day trips to big city |
| LowePro | Fastpack 200 | wife’s taken it for her kit |
| LowePro | Stealth reporter D400 AW | events |
| LowePro | EX 180 | “Strobist” lighting kit |
| LowePro | D-pods 30 | point&shoot |
| LowePro | D-Res 20AW | camcorder |
| Pelican | 1520 case | vehicle gear transport |
| Pelican | 1300 case | kayaking – dslr |
| Storm | model 2500 | kayaking – P&S |
| Storm | keycase | kayaking – car keys |
| Sigma | EX 120-300 case | came with lens |
| Sigma | EX 150 macro case | came with lens |
| ThinkTank | Retrospective 7 | day hiking, city wandering / urban exploration, travel carry-on |
