Backpack for P&S Travel
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Backpack for P&S Travel
Feb 3, 2017
For the most part when I travel on vacation I pack my camera(s) in my camera bag then pack the camera bag in my backpack and treat it as a carry-on bag. For reference, I'm currently using a PowerShot G3 X plus a G9 X plus chargers, EVF, and various other accessories. All of this fits into a Lowepro Edit 120 camera bag, which fits in the bottom of my 30-year-old (probably a bit more) generic backpack. I want a new backpack with more modern features, like a place to store a small laptop, and I'm wondering what others use. Most of the photo backpacks I'm finding online seem to be geared toward larger gear (DSLR with multiple lenses, flash, etc.) leaving little or no space for important things like lunch. I'm wondering what others here might be using or contemplating that would accommodate smaller gear plus other essentials. So far, the closest I've seen online is the Lowepro Passport Backpack, but that doesn't exactly thrill me, at least without having laid hands on one. Here's what I see as a wish list:
- Daypack size to fit in airline overhead compartments or possibly even under the seat in front.
- Protected storage for a larger P&S or ILC camera, such as my G3 X plus enough protected storage for all the usual accessories and an additional smaller camera (or two).
- (Bonus feature): One thing I liked about the Passport is the removable camera storage. One thing I didn't like was that this camera storage still seems much larger than I need. Does someone make a similar backpack with a smaller removable camera compartment?
- Padded storage for a small laptop or tablet. In my case, this is essentially a Windows tablet with detachable keyboard such that it makes a laptop, 12" diagonally, so it would fit nicely anywhere a 13" laptop would go.
- Room for non-camera and non-laptop travel stuff, including pockets with easy external access for frequently-needed items like boarding passes and the ability to stuff all of my pocket contents somewhere to make screening easier.
- Durable construction for another 30+ years of use, assuming I live that long. Otherwise it's a heirloom.
- Maybe some means of storing or attaching a small travel tripod, inside or out. Outside might be even better, given how many times I've watched the TSA agents puzzle over the mysterious tubes appearing in the x-ray. Then again, unless I'm in a hurry, that does give me a moment of mild amusement.
- Water or weather resistance would be nice in case of rain.
- Any other features I'm overlooking that you've found important?
- Preferably under $50 US, but the budget will actually permit a bit more if the bag is really that good.
So have you seen this backpack? If the people who make backpacks have not yet caught up with the people who travel with these intermediate cameras, have you seen this backpack except for the camera compartment, so that I can continue current practice in a new bag?
Thanks,
Dan
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