Bag Recommendation Needed

[David French]

Hi guys.

I'm in need of a backpack-style bag for an upcoming long trip. It needs to be able to hold my D80, a short lens, a long lens, maybe one more lens (likely an ultrawide), a flash, chargers and cords for the camera and the flash, and various goodies like lens paper, cleaning solution, bounce cards, a small folding reflector, small foldable makeshift diffusers, you know, that kind of stuff. I also need it to be able to accommodate my laptop (smallish), and an external hard drive (largish). Inexpensive is always good as well.

Any thoughts?

[brian.austin]

What's the budget?

A Jensen daypack off the back-to-school rack plus a few old towels can do all that for less than $20. And you can use the towels for other things.

On the other end of the spectrum, a really nice, loaded backpack can break $200 without much trouble.

[fly4rfun]

I just bought a Fancier backpack that will hold a laptop off ebay for 18.50/ 40.30 with shipping
I also am going to be traveling and wanted to combine. I have similar equipment only canon

[David French]

I really don't want to go over $50 if I can help it. The regular backpack+towels idea is a nice one, but I will be living out of this thing for three months, and I know I will find the towels frustrating. I really need a bag with a set place for every piece of my kit.

[Inked Photography]

Just got a nice one for $41.00. Go to this web-site:
Amvona 720 imagine, discover, connect.

[brian.austin]

Originally Posted by David French

I really don't want to go over $50 if I can help it. The regular backpack+towels idea is a nice one, but I will be living out of this thing for three months, and I know I will find the towels frustrating. I really need a bag with a set place for every piece of my kit.

That's going to be tight in the new market. The laptop and hard drive is what pushes it into the hard-to-find category with that budget. Remember that the laptop/hard drive will also require power supplies, which adds more to the space requirement.

With that budget, I could do it with a regular backpack. Pick up lens wraps or use the lens pouches that came with the lenses. Laptop along the back. Power supplies on the bottom. Lenses, small towel, then camera/lens on top, wrapped in a hand towel. Accessories in an outside pocket. Use the extra pack room for a few extras.

Pain in the butt? No more than a regular photo backpack. Nothing about a backpack is related to speed. They're great at hauling but you'll never get anything out in a timely manner.

Good luck.

[Monterey Jack]

I have a Quantaray Urban U100Pro backpack. Holds my 15.4" laptop, 2 cameras, 4 lenses, batteries, charger, flash, small external hd (2.5" type) and other accessories. Runs about $80 at Ritz Camera. Straps are good, wide and comfy.

[Imagesgranted]

Lowepro Fastpack would fit all of it in nicely and smaller than most.