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Not sure if a bag is equipment?? Guess it is so I'll just go ahead with the daft question. :thinking:

Can anyone recommend a decent back pack, big enough for a DLSR body and couple of lenses, that also has enough space left over for being used as a day pack for mountain biking (ie hold cake, inner tubes, pump, cake, multitool)?

It'd need to be fairly well padded incase I land on it at any point, waterproof(ish) and ideally have a compartment for a camel pack bladder thingy.

I'd also like world peace and the moon on a stick whilst I'm here!

Any advice appricated!!!
 
Lowepro trekker series, the AW version has a 'shower-cap' you pull over it when it's peeing it down which is totally waterproof

Mine carries 20lbs of gear and still has space for sarnies/coffee/spare socks in the outer pockets

Expect to pay around £100 for this or anything similar by other makes and you'll be sorted

DD
 
I have a KATA DR465 and although it's not the biggest bag, I get a flash, D200 with grip and lens, 70-200 f/2.8, half a dozen filters (in plastic cases) plus my valuables and some eats in it quite easily. It also has superb padding on the shoulder straps and can be customised easily inside with removable padding. Plus, it comes with a rain cover that just slides over.

Deffo the best bag I've used for days out and at £50, it's a bargain. Oh, I think it looks well cool too :)

Could easily get a DR467 and fit a bladder in the laptop pocket...
 
Hi,

I've been looking for something similar but haven't found it yet.

If you search the Singletrackworld forum there are a few people who do carry a DSLR on whilst riding. The preferred method is a case that clips on the front of your pack so the camera bag is across the chest.

Simon F Barnes is an amateur tog who was voted Singletrack photographer of the year. This is how he carries his kit.
 
I have several Tamrac Bags, mainly because they are an affordable entry point, they all do the job just fine.

I think the one your looking at will be smaller than what you would require, have a look at this one, it has a seperate compartment for your other stuff:

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1015109

I was thinking that bike repair tools can get dirty and you probably dont want to contaminate your DSLR gear.
 
Be wary of what you buy. I bought a new bag, crammed it full of kit and took it out on the first day of the Seb Rogers mountain bike photography course. Big mistake, nearly died from carrying too much.

By the last day I had a camelbak (mule I think) which carried my SLR with 24mm prime attached, 50mm 1.7, 100-100mm, grip, (detached), two flashes + triggers, recievers and leads, banana, flapjack, baguette and about 2 litres of drink in the bladder. All it takes is some carefull packing.

There were a couple of people with front mounted bags clipped to their camelbaks but they were generally small bags that couldn't carry much.
 
I end up on my backside far too much to put any of my kit into a mule :eek:

I use a lowpro primus - it has a decent weight but the straps (a substantial waist belt) and adjustably mean that it never feels heavy. Plenty of room for other gear in the top compartment too as well as an outside type compartment for your wet gear.
 
Cool,

The best plan seems to be:

Get something like this (holster bags apparently)

http://products.lowepro.com/product/Topload-Zoom-2,2052,8.htm

Stick it on something like this

http://products.lowepro.com/product/Topload-Zoom-Chest-Harness,2054.htm

And leave all the cake, innertubes and other assorted gubbins in the camel pack.

Think I'm going to end up looking like someone about to do a parachute jump, but there you go.

Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. Might post a pic once I'm kitted out.

Just got to heal enough to actually be able to ride now <grumble>.
 
I replied in your other thread, oops:

Craikeybaby said:
I've used my Dakine Sequence a few times when I've been out on the bike, it is quite big, but I had spare lenses and flash along with all the normal stuff I take biking. I'd also have a look at the f-stop gear range, as they're built especially for action sports.
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Kev M said:
By the last day I had a camelbak (mule I think) which carried my SLR with 24mm prime attached, 50mm 1.7, 100-100mm, grip, (detached), two flashes + triggers, recievers and leads, banana, flapjack, baguette and about 2 litres of drink in the bladder. All it takes is some carefull packing.
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100-100mm zoom? I've got to get me one of those :D
 
I was thinking about the Lowepro dryzone for biking as it has a hydration system built into it too, it's expensive at £250rrp (can get it on ebay for much less) bt it seems to fit quite a bit of kit in it which some could be substituted for bike kit i'd imagine.
 
I use a deuter bag with the fancy airflow thingy going on... it stops your back getting sweaty, has zips that increase or decrease the total capacity (so you can vary how much you carry without the contents moving around) and it straps to you body really well so the weight doesn't swing around ever, its always fixed meaning less chance of falling off yer bike.

I didn't expect to be so pleased with a ruck sack, give them a look in. http://www.deuter.com/en/products/bike.php

Brilliant :)
 
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