How much does your bag weigh?

[Car2n]

A spin-off from the "show us your camera bag" thread,
How much does your loaded bag weigh?

Me:
Tenba Shootout Large Rolling Backpack, bursting at the seams,, 42.8 lbs
(gear + a laptop)


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[NicolasRubio]

My Think Tank Airport TakeOff weighs 35lbs or so when fully loaded.

[Trainboy]

So far, I haven't had my bag fully loaded, and I'm scared to.

[c2thew]

18lbs on it's usual basis. I usually carry a lighter bag on quick trips

[deadpass]

my backpack fulled loaded is 30lbs when I go hiking.

[SuzyView]

Fully loaded Domke F-802, around 22 pounds. If I get really desperate and there is not other choice, Adventure 9 - 26 pounds. I'm not carry more than that.

[jeromego]

My Think Tank AS is 45lbs.

[Naturalist]

UGH! I think when I last weighed my DOMKE F1-X is weighed around US $5,216.

[musso]

my TT harddrive 24lbs everyday.

[FLiPMaRC]

My fancier backpack full with everything in my gear list plus batteries, accessories, and netbook was around 20lbs.

[mitch2k1]

Gura Gear Kiboko with all gear and tripod weighs in at 35 pounds or so. And relating to the last post, about $10k

[emilysium]

How much does my gear weigh? That's probably a question better left to my boyfriend.

Poor guy...it's a good workout for him though.

[maresp5]

TT Airport Addicted bag: 33.2 lbs.

[canonnoob]

close to 55lbs in my airport security. :)

[Jon]

At one point my F1x weighed around 35 lb. So I've stopped weighing my loaded bags. If I don't know what they weigh, they can't weigh more than that, can they? :{)#

[Joe Ravenstein]

My Lowepro stealth reporter 200 filled to the brim 11 pounds. I have the D400 version on order currently. I have to use a walker due to spinal cord issues and even 11 pounds seems like a lot to lug around.

[gjl711]

I've never weighed it but fully loaded, like airport bound, it's way too heavy.

[sandycanvas]

http://www.sandycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jill-e-bag-small-camera-bag-inside-view.jpg

My jill-e designs small women's camera bag, with all working gear for a standard shoot is pretty heavy. Contents shown here make up the 15 pounds.

[momendo]

Mine is about 10lbs. It's too heavy to shoulder for long periods.

[Familiaphoto]

Simply too much.

[crazyfoo88]

When I go portable with a 65L bag it is about 55lbs.

Use my Pelican 1650 for light gear and 1510 for camera a lot of the time as well...

1650 is 75lbs right now,
1510 is 32lbs.

Damn.

[johnnybfan]

My Pelican 1510 weighs in at about 35 lbs. I think it needs to go on a diet. :):)

[Inspeqtor]

Mine is about 10 pounds which is too heavy for me at times.

I do not see how you other people do it with 35 pounds or more. Oh wait.. you are all much younger than I am. ...sigh... oh to be young again!

[Sledhed]

Probably around 50-60 pounds.

[hfgarris]

A few combinations I have actually weighed:

3.5 lbs. -- TT Change Up with 5D, 24-105, 17-40, 270EX
8.7 lbs. -- Domke F-5XC with XSi, 10-22, 17-55, 70-300DO, 430EX
12 lbs. -- TT UD-40 with 5D, 17-40, 24-70, 70-200/2.8, 1.4xTC, 580EX-II
19 lbs. -- TT UD-60 with 5D, 17-40, 24-105, 70-200/4, 35L, 135L, 1.4xTC, 580EX-II, MacBook Air
40+ lbs. -- TT Airport International roller with 5D-II, 7D, 17-40, 24-70, 70-200/2.8, 100-400, 35L, 135L, 100macro, 10-22, 1.4xTC, 580EX-II, MacBook Air

After a few hours ... they ALL feel heavy!

-howard

[FlyingPhotog]

Last time I weighed a full bag (I had to for W&B concerns in a light aircraft) my Computrekker Plus AW tipped the scales at 40lbs.

This meant in order to take the gear I wanted, I actually had to ship clothes to Oshkosh last summre via UPS and then ship them home at the end of the week. :D

Dedicated? You betcha!! :lol:

[kauffman v36]

40-60 lbs depending on if i have the noink 400 2.8 with me and 2x converter. plus tripod. the best part is hiking through the everglades with all this crap, really a workout by the time you're done. i hate carrying 2/3 systems at once but no pain no gain.

[DeaconG]

Phew, what a thread! Some of you folks are real iron men...er persons...you know what I mean!:)

With my current set of go-to bags:
Lowepro Pro Runner 300 AW-17 pounds
Tamrac Pro 12-19 pounds
Lowepro Vertex 300-without laptop 23 pounds, with HP Pavilion 9000 series laptop 30 pounds...

I think we're ALL gonna need a bigger boat!:lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Phew, what a thread! Some of you folks are real iron men...er persons...you know what I mean!:)

With my current set of go-to bags:
Lowepro Pro Runner 300 AW-17 pounds
Tamrac Pro 12-19 pounds
Lowepro Vertex 300-without laptop 23 pounds, with HP Pavilion 9000 series laptop 30 pounds...

I think we're ALL gonna need a bigger boat!:lol:

My planning for AirVenture 2010 is already centered on driving. I've had to turn down several "fly along" offers simply because with both the 500 f/4 and 300 f/2.8, I can't make the allowed useful load limits being imposed! :shock:

[kauffman v36]

if you guys have lenses that exceed the carry on limit, think about checking them in in a bag that has a weapon declared in it. there was a thread on doing this some time ago, works like a charm. if you declare a weapon, TSA is on your bag like white on rice, keeping track of its every move. only for U.S.A as far as i know though.

[DeaconG]

My planning for AirVenture 2010 is already centered on driving. I've had to turn down several "fly along" offers simply because with both the 500 f/4 and 300 f/2.8, I can't make the allowed useful load limits being imposed! :shock:

With those lenses? Oh, no, seriously no...I'm already cringing at the thought of those having to go as checked baggage and its not my gear!

I won't even consider flying with my gear-I have absolutely no problems driving anywhere I need to go. Recently one of my newer co-workers questioned me about my refusal to fly and bust out laughing when I told him that in fact I did fly-"I fly Air Infiniti!:lol:"

Anyway, since I'm contemplating picking up a couple of primes here in the next month or so, I'm already rehearsing my excu...er, justifications for a bigger boat...while my spine looks at me very strangely:lol:

[spkerer]

How much does my gear weigh? That's probably a question better left to my boyfriend.

Poor guy...it's a good workout for him though.

Oh boy... When I started reading this I accidentally flipped the roles in my head. Takes on a completely different meaning then...

How much does my gear weigh? That's probably a question better left to my girlfriend.

Poor girl... it's a good workout for her though.;)

[Texas95]

I love this bag!!!!
http://www.sandycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jill-e-bag-small-camera-bag-inside-view.jpg

http://www.sandycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jill-e-bag-small-camera-bag-inside-contents.jpg

My jill-e designs small women's camera bag, with all working gear for a standard shoot is pretty heavy. Contents shown here make up the 15 pounds.

[tvphotog]

Fully loaded 25 lb. Fits easily into the overhead.

[advaitin]

PacSafe Daypack 200. Canon G9, cards, charger, 2 batteries. Canon 5DM2, charger, cards, three batteries. 24-105 L Is, 16-35 L, 70-200 L f4 IS, 15mm f2.8 FE. 1.4 and 2x TCs. Flash, charger, 8 batteries. Laptop, charger, card reader, pocket 500GB hard drive, cables. Gitzo CF monopod and tripod (strapped to outside). Filter pack with 6 filters, 77mmm and 72mm.

Add in a change of underwear, socks and a small towel, toiletries, plus a little pack that holds 8 days of meds.

45 pounds. Just fits in an overhead. At this weight I'm good for between car and check-in for flight, between major travel points--hotel to terminal, terminal to hotel, train platform to train platform, etc.-- once in room, everything is disassembled. Daysafe has inner bag with self-contained mesh that becomes a room safe, locked to radiator (for instance) and keeps laptop and kit I don't need for that day safe, while the backpack holds what I need for shooting that day. All-in-all it works out.

Also a rolling case with regular sets of clothes and usual items. Case also takes tripod and monopod except when I'm flying. This is contrary, it seems, but I'd rather arrive in country with them than find them missing from the suitcase--which happened on a flight from Milwaukee once.

[abbadon31]

My canon bag loaded weights about 45 pounds. It would be a little heavier if I pack the L lens like the 85 1.2 and the 70-200 2.8.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4427445032_e5ce889b03.jpg

[NicolasRubio]

This meant in order to take the gear I wanted, I actually had to ship clothes to Oshkosh last summre via UPS and then ship them home at the end of the week. :D

Dedicated? You betcha!! :lol:

Hahaha last week I flew to Chile for FIDAE 2010 and I took my Airport TakeOff as carry on (35lbs almost) and I checked a backpack with my clothes that was 5lbs at most! Haha

My planning for AirVenture 2010 is already centered on driving. I've had to turn down several "fly along" offers simply because with both the 500 f/4 and 300 f/2.8, I can't make the allowed useful load limits being imposed! :shock:

You got the 500L Jay? Congratulations!

My goal for FIDAE 2012 is to go with, at least, a 300 f/2.8L and TCs... but I'd love a 500L!

I have a friend who went last year to Oshkosh and he drove all the way from Miami to the AirVenture, then to Udvar-Hazy Center and then back to Miami :eek:

[FlyingPhotog]

Hahaha last week I flew to Chile for FIDAE 2010 and I took my Airport TakeOff as carry on (35lbs almost) and I checked a backpack with my clothes that was 5lbs at most! Haha

Sounds like you had your priorties straight! :lol:

You got the 500L Jay? Congratulations!

Thank You! :D

My goal for FIDAE 2012 is to go with, at least, a 300 f/2.8L and TCs... but I'd love a 500L!

I love my 300 + 1.4X but now that I've seen 500 naked and 500 + 1.4X, I can see where the 300 + 2X was really struggling IQ wise. Really, nothing beats native reach.

I have a friend who went last year to Oshkosh and he drove all the way from Miami to the AirVenture, then to Udvar-Hazy Center and then back to Miami :eek:

Now that would be a fantastic itinerary! If I do go to OSH, I'll have to look for some intersting stops along the way coming home afterwards.

There are some great "Mom and Pop" museums all over the middle part of the USofA.

[Tatt2Guy]

Right this minute its at about 80lbs...
1ds mk II
1d mk IIn
20d gripped
28-80L
24-70L
18-55 Kit
50 1.8II
24 2.8 ( wider than any other lens I own even wider than the 10mm sigma fish)
17-40L
200 1.8L
4 BP 511's
6 np e3's
PW mini tt1
2 PW tt5
2 PW multi max
2 430 EZ
430 exII
18 or so AA NiMh
GF lightsphere
Misc ( Shoes, sync cords, filters, pod brackets, cleaning supplies, spare caps, etc...)
10 Kingston 8Gb CF cards ( not the super high end ones, just the nice middle of the road, cause Micro Center had em on sale for like $20 each)
Blower bulb (lens pen one at the moment)
couple off brand wrist straps
spare optech strap
and I'm sure there is other stuff in there too, i'm just not diggin through it right now...
all straped into a pair of Tamrac Pro 8's that have been sewn together via the flap thingy on the back.....Kinda works like sadle bags....but fits in the back seat nicley...

[DeaconG]

80...80 POUNDS?:shock:

Please tell me you hire people to schlep that around for you...either that, or you're extremely fit, or you eat Percocet like M&M's!:lol:

[promocop]

24lbs.

[That_Fox]

I use a Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW and pack it with all of my gear. It weighs enough that I feel it by the end of the day. It weighs about 40 pounds or so (Even heavier if I bring my laptop along with the power brick). The sad thing is that I often find myself wanting the bag to be bigger because with all my gear in it I can hardly zip it shut!

[lannes]

22 lbs in the back pack (includes notebook)

[Amazing Asian]

Domke f-5xc, 7lbs.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs445.ash1/24553_113458922006312_100000266140648_198425_78010 1_n.jpg

[Dailow]

Thinktank Airport Antidote v1.0 + Laptop + Big Bazooka

Last I measured, it was just shy of 30 lbs.

I found out that it was a bit too much for me though, after literally walking around all day with this thing on my back. When I cut the weight down to 20-25 lbs, it was a lot more bearable, and I'm 5'10" ~170 lbs for reference.

[fireplug]

It's heavy enough to make the sensor in the passenger seat go off. So like 30lbs? I guess? maybe more who knows. lol

My film camera bag, don't even get me started. :[]

[Todd Lambert]

My normal carry bag an F2, weighs in about 22lbs.

My light carry bag, is an F5xb which weighs in about 7-8 lbs.

All my gear(minus light stands, etc..) in a gorilla pack, weighs in well over 30lbs (not really sure exactly, never weighed it, and honestly very rarely do I ever carry everything anyways)

[cito17]

All my camera stuff in my Flipside 200 weighs about 10lbs. (I don't have much gear).

[joayne]

I couldn't possible get all my gear in 1 bag :rolleyes:

I travel light 2 bodies, 2 lenses and accessories
all fit under the airline seat.

[DarthVader]

100 lbs (I keep several big a** turkeys inside)

[Lowner]

I always knew my Vertex 200 backpack was heavy, but I've just put it on the scales. With my 055PROB and M10 attached its 34 lbs, but the tripod and head accounts for 6 lbs of that.

Thats with two cameras, four lenses and all the associated paraphenalia.

[C_Riv]

My thinktank international is around 50lbs. I pray every time I go to the airport that they won't weigh it.

[vendorist]

My domke, either f3x or f6, never weigh more than 8lbs.

[Lowner]

I struggle with mine at 34 lbs, how on earth do you manage 100 lbs?

Its not the carrying, because the Vertex 200 is very comfortable on my back, its the getting it on and off thats awkward.