Backpack for Camera Gear & Notebook

[Hell Puppy]

I'm looking for a new pornopack...

Anyone have any recommendations on backpacks? Looking for something that can hold DSLR, multiple lenses, charger, etc along with maybe a small video unit along with having room for notebook and all it's gear as well.

Lowepro computrekker looks to do the job. Not sure I can see the price difference between it and a Whickey & Cox or Tamron.

[DannyCox]

I have an older Lowepro Mini Trekker (2 of them actually) that are just perfect for my travel needs. It holds my Nikon DSLR, extra lens and flash, my Sony HD Cam with lens and light, as we'll as the accessories I need for both. The front zippered compartment is also the perfect size for my 13" laptop. I get everything I need for travelling around, and it's quite comfortable to wear.

It is close to 10 years old, and I don't know if they still sell it, or what the replacement may be. But mine has travelled all over the place, and although it looks pretty beat up, everything still works great.

[Cleo]

I'm a big fan of Booq Bags although I'm not sure how well they would workout for also carrying camera gear.

Here is their laptop backpacks (http://www.booqbags.com/Laptop-Backpacks).

[softball]

I have a lowepro...not sure of the model. But it is the exact size for carry on. It looks like a stewardess suitcase with a handle that extends. It has hard sides and is durable. The interior is changeable depending on what you need. It is not a backpack....I hate backpacks. It has wheels which I find much more useful when travelling.

[DannyCox]

I just checked and I have 10 different Lowepro bags that I've picked up over the years. I do have the one G is talking about, it's the Lowepro Pro Roller and is a great bag. The backpack ones are great when I'm travelling as when we shoot, we tend to go a bit back country.

The one I mainly use when I am around town is the Lowepro Stealth Reporter that my daughter bought me a couple of Christmas' ago. It has dedicated compartments for your camera equipment, accessories, and for your laptop. It's a great layout although a bit large for carrying for any real length of time.

[softball]

bags....they are the curse of my existence. I am wired to cases like some guys are to porn. Airline in flight mags always get me. Every year there is some now Samsonite case that is three times bigger on the outside than it is on the inside and I just gotta have it. My basement is littered with suitcases and bags. A whole lot from many Asian adventures where, again, I just can't resist because they are so cheap. I have hockey bags, camera bags, suit bags, suit cases of all descriptions. And when it comes to eqipment, I am just as bad. Kangaroo, lowell, billingham, and pellican all feed my addiction....my latest being the Pelican 1510 with wheels and a slide out handle.

Help me. I need a 12 step programme for suitcase addiction.

[Hell Puppy]

This one is making me stiff due to the dual access....price is nice too....$90 for the model 75.

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[softball]

This one is making me stiff due to the dual access....price is nice too....$90 for the model 75.

KyStLX_N4dg

You bastard, you are feeding my addiction. Fortunately for me it doesn't have wheels, so I can be strong.

[Hell Puppy]

You bastard, you are feeding my addiction. Fortunately for me it doesn't have wheels, so I can be strong.

Oh, you'd want this one then:

http://www.tamrac.com/698.htm

It has the harness and can be used as a backpack, or you sit it down, pull out the handle and it's a roller.

[Hell Puppy]

I'm not quite as bad as Rhet. I do have a wide variety of backpacks and camera bags. Most stay preloaded, so I can just grab and go and be assured everything I might need in terms of cables, cards, etc are all in there.

For luggage, different tools for different trips, so I again have several. Small carry-on that will actually pass the "rack test" for TSA and all of the U.S. carriers. Mid sized, large, suit bag, hard side for brutal trips, soft sides for buying too many souvenirs and at least one that is so big it almost qualifies as a steamer trunk. I call it the John Candy Planes, Trains and Automobiles bag.

I learned early on dont cheap out on bags. My favorite is my Dakota carry on, I've had it at least a decade. It does a minimum of 4-5 trips a year and is still like new. I cried when Tumi bought them out. Not all that well known of a brand, but every flight attendant I knew or had talked to at the time recommended them. It hasn't disappointed.

Although I like Tumi, I'd never check one. Designer bags or just expensive bags in general scream out "open me and steal my stuff". Maybe if I ever get the hang of this here web thang I may someday be able to fly private jets, then I'll buy a really nice bag.

[softball]

Oh, you'd want this one then:

http://www.tamrac.com/698.htm

It has the harness and can be used as a backpack, or you sit it down, pull out the handle and it's a roller.
Fortunately I have a very similar bag that does what this one does. Whew....

I agree with HP, whatever bag you have you must fuck with the optics. I remove any labels that scream camera equipment inside, or I gaffer tape across them. I get them dirty, and generally beat them up and try and make them look cheap. Not quite so insane about my carry on, but checked luggage, you want to look as cheap and beat up as possible.