Backpack/Camera Bag...

[BuS_RiDeR]

I am sure it exists. It has to.... Iys only common sens...

I love photography amd...
I enjoy hicking...

But I've never seen a Hybrid Camera bag/backpack.

I've seen MANY camera bags that are in the form of a backpack... But they all seem to me laid out strictly for camera gear. Wirh no estra space for camping gear or even a change of clothes.

I know I could use a normal backpack and pack it with the gear I need for both camping AND photography... But There must be something out there that's already set up this way....

 

[Designer]

The thing about common sense is that it's rather uncommon.

 

[sscarmack]

Designer, I wish there was a LOVE button for that lol


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[Designer]

Sean; thanks, man!

OP; you have discovered one very good reason I am a designer. Nobody makes what I want, so I've had to make lots of stuff. Or modify, or rebuild, or repair, etc.

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

OP; you have discovered one very good reason I am a designer. Nobody makes what I want, so I've had to make lots of stuff. Or modify, or rebuild, or repair, etc.

heh.... Thanks.

 

[jsecordphoto]

I know a lot of photographers who hike frequently that buy a ICU from fstop or whatever and put that in their hiking packs. Not perfect but it works pretty well

 

[CameraClicker]

Bumblebee-UL-222 | Kata Bags

This bag has a frame which provides ventilation for your back. It also has space in the top, where I put sunglasses, flashes, lens hoods and so on. You could fit a change of cloths. Most camera bags don't have space for camping gear because the camera takes up so much space.

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Bumblebee-UL-222 | Kata Bags

Is there a larger version of the Bumblebee? That is cool.

 

[Overread18 6]

Your choice here is basically

1) Get a camera backpack and put the sandwiches in a compartment for a lens

2) Get a normal hiking backpack and pack some spare socks around the lenses.

3) Get a good photographers vest to put most of the photo stuff into pockets and then a lens or two in option 2.

 

[Reiep]

The Lowepro Backpack 250 or 350 could fit you. I have the 250 (here's my review), the top pocket is actually quite large. You can fit there a few clothes and some food. I usually put a telephoto, a GorillaPod and a small bottle of water there. The 350 is even larger.

 

[CameraClicker]

Bumblebee-UL-222 | Kata Bags

Is there a larger version of the Bumblebee? That is cool.

I don't believe there is. The bag is the size of a Lowepro Computrekker Plus but only holds as much as a Lowepro Computrekker. I like it because having the bag right on my back causes a lot of perspiration and the frame lets air in. Lowepro and others make bags with similar compartments. Tenba make some bags with removable compartments, so you could get a bag like that and put the camera divider section into a bigger camping backpack. Depending on how much gear you are taking, you could use the a la carte cases from Lowepro that just hold a body and lens, or a single lens, and hang them on the belt of your backpack.

 

[vvcarpio]

I've been looking for a similar backpack but for camera, laptop, and other everyday things. I remember at the time only the Crumpler "7 million dollar home" fit my requirements but I didn't want a messenger bag. So now I use a padded camera insert bag similar to this:



It's cheap -- $10 to $20+ -- so I use it everyday for my desk-job work and my photography work. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

EDIT: I forgot to say, I put it inside a regular backpack I bought at Sam's Club.

 

[Tailgunner]

I found one once that was your typical full size camping backpack with a built in removable camera bag compartment. The camera bag could be removed from the backpack and re-attached to the outside in front of the person via the backpack straps. It was a pretty cool backpack but a little more serious for my needs. I'll post it up if I can find it again.

 

[Tailgunner]

I found one once that was your typical size camping backpack with a built in removable camera bag compartment. The camera bag could be removed from the backpack creating more room and re-attached to the outside in front of the person via the backpack straps. It was a pretty cool backpack but a little more serious for my needs.

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[spacefuzz]

I just spent two weeks hiking in Iceland with an f-stop bag. Had room for everything I needed on the trail and glaciers (3 days on ice) as well as the camera gear. I had the medium ICU, but with a small one I could fit enough camping gear for a long weekend (though the bear container could be trixy if required).
Review: F-Stop Camera Backpack ? Matthew Kuhns Photography

In the past I just used a standard 40 or 60 liter mountaineering pack and wrapped my extra clothes around the camera.