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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: kskreider on February 26, 2004, 08:37:04 AM
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I need a new bag as the GD bear Kelty pack that I have been using is just too cumbersome and the zippers are beginning to stick.
I have been eyeballing two makes/models. One is the Lowepro Nova 5, the other is the Tamrac Pro 8 (aka 608 or 5608)
Can anyone give me any insight into why I should pick one over the other?
Any other recommendations in the same price range? (~$60-$70)
Thanks...Kk
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you should poke around on ebay- both those bags can be had for cheaper on ebay.
What is your rig- that will make it easier to suggest bags.
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yeah, I'm looking at bags too and think the Lowepro Nova 5 wil best suit me:
ADK TL's, V2, SBM1, M1, 6v7ah + 6v4ah sla's, shockmounts, windscreens, xlr cables, small foam lined tupperware container for 7-pin, plus small misc stuff like barrel plugs and such...
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if a used bag is taken care of, then go for it. You can clean all those bags, and both the Tamrac and the Lowe stuff is made of great material- really high quality stuff from my experiences.
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Just ordered a new bag to replace my own Rakgear here:
Lowepro Nova 5 for $40:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=800301405&is=USE
In the used section because it is last year's color/style, but who cares as long as my gear is safe.
B&H has several other Lowepro bags at very reasonable prices in the used section.,,
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=2870&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=SearchBar&A=search&Q=*&shs=lowepro
And they aren't actually used, just last year's color/style. Good deals.
*Oops, I shoulda read the previous post before posting this one.*
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Any other recommendations in the same price range? (~$60-$70)
The Mountainsmith Cairn, Blaze, and Day are all nice packs for schlepping gear. Maybe just a bit above your budget, but really nice bags. For your V3 + DAP1 + SLAs, I'd probably say go for the Cairn or Day, the Blaze would be a tight squeeze with the DAP1.
Seems a lot of people are really pleased with the Mountainsmith and LowePro so I doubt you can go wrong with either.
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Just ordered a new bag to replace my own Rakgear here:
Lowepro Nova 5 for $40:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=800301405&is=USE
In the used section because it is last year's color/style, but who cares as long as my gear is safe.
B&H has several other Lowepro bags at very reasonable prices in the used section.,,
sweet, just ordered the Nova 5 and with shipping it was still less than the buy-it-nows available on ebay(which had been cheaper than everywhere else I had seen)!
+T
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i'll second the mountainsmith suggestion, they're great bags and a little more inconspicuous than the lowepro or tamrac bags. i use a mountainsmith cairn bag and can easily fit in my v3, 2 sla batteries, pelican 1060 case for skm140s, etc. if you'd like to see a couple pictures let me know and i can snap a few for you.
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the mountainsmith bags are very nice. and the lumbar strap is a nice addition. the blaze is small as brian mentioned. i can get two bp50's, d8 and sbm1 is sbm-1 case, nbox, and small box for mic caps in main compartment. in the front compartment i have dats, splitters,and clamp. mesh pockets hold the active cables and my rca>rca cables, shockmount and stc bar. i could probably get more in the front compartment, but don't need to.
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I'd recommend the Cairn.. I know the dap1 will fit in there, not sure about the blaze or the day though.
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i'm thinking you should actually go to where the bags are(camera shop) and see if your gear will fit into the bags you think you want. i spent at least an hour in a camera shop changing around configs and then got my bag from fotococan. they're the cheapest, imo.
jr
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i'm thinking you should actually go to where the bags are(camera shop) and see if your gear will fit into the bags you think you want.
Good call, John - I did this for my Blaze. The crunchy employees at the outdoor shop thought I was a littl weird, but it allowed me to figure out exactly which bag they had would work out well for me. I ended up not even bothering with the camera shop as I liked the Blaze so much.
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I have a Lowepro Nova 5 and get the following into it:
TLs
UA-5
D7
Supermounts
windscreens
7ah 12 volt sla
7ah 6 volt sla
vert bar
30' pair of star quads
plus assorted cables/ misc connectors etc. It's a tight fit due to the shocks and screens but it all fits in there.
:)
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...crunchy employees at the outdoor shop thought I was a little weird...
brian, face it... ::)
jr