DEMO wrote in post #5845207
Tamrac Expedition 7 vs Lowepro Vertex 200 AW

Both are very nice.
Difficult decision it would be for me.

Got rid of my Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Home and got The Whickey & Cox instead

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Nice, I wish Crumpler came out with a backpack like Lowepro did. I just love the colors, material, and design compared to most camera bags.

_aravena wrote in post #5848924
Nice, I wish Crumpler came out with a backpack like Lowepro did. I just love the colors, material, and design compared to most camera bags.

This bag is truly a tank. The build quality is so good and the bag is so sturdy! Crumpler sure knows how to make bags. I'm not sure what you meant by "backpack like Lowepro", but my only grunt is that this bag (nor does any of the other Crumpler backpacks) does not have an easy draw access like the Lowepro Primus AW...

^Exactly, like the slingshots, flipsides, and fastpacks. *sigh*

Oh well, about to add a new Crumpler messenger to the mix. So excited!

_aravena wrote in post #5849026
^Exactly, like the slingshots, flipsides, and fastpacks. *sigh*

Oh well, about to add a new Crumpler messenger to the mix. So excited!

You know what though? I'd rather take a pack that doesn't resemble a camera bag over one with a quick draw compartment that screams "I have thousands of dollars worth of equipment in me".

The Whickey & Cox looks more like a chute pack on one's back than anything else.

^Oh most definitely. I'd love to have one of their backpacks but it wouldn't be a camera bag one, one of the everyday ones instead. If I got the next bag I wanted, I'd be accused of having a murse. Might still if I get the Budgie Smuggler. Just carry camera and one lens everywhere, if the bag is small enough.

Nothing wrong with a murse

aridan wrote in post #5849177
You know what though? I'd rather take a pack that doesn't resemble a camera bag over one with a quick draw compartment that screams "I have thousands of dollars worth of equipment in me".

The Whickey & Cox looks more like a chute pack on one's back than anything else.

yeah, especially with a tripod hooked on it...

aridan wrote in post #5849177
You know what though? I'd rather take a pack that doesn't resemble a camera bag over one with a quick draw compartment that screams "I have thousands of dollars worth of equipment in me".

The Whickey & Cox looks more like a chute pack on one's back than anything else.

Do you really think anyone is fooled by what bag you carry when you have $2000 hanging from your neck on a camera strap? A thief that stupid is already behind bars. The rest know what you have no matter what you put it in.

seriously, are you guy hauling the bag with ALL equipments everytime you go?

aridan wrote in post #5848592
Got rid of my Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Home and got The Whickey & Cox instead

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Content

1. Canon 40D + Grip + E1 + Canon EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS w/ Hood Reversed
2. Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 IS L + Tripod Collar w/ Hood Reversed
3. Canon EF-S 10-22 f3.5-4.5
4. Canon x1.4II TeleX + Giotto Rocket Blower
5. Canon 580EX II Flash
6. Canon 10-22 Hood
7. Lens Wipes + Battery Charger
8. Assorted Crap (Spare Batteries, Phottix Wireless Remote, Canon Remote, Card Reader, Spare Cards, etc.)

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Front Side w/ Manfrotto 3021BPRO Tripod Hooked On

nice kit you got there, pretty much what i want to end up with.

godsantagonist wrote in post #5850594
yeah, especially with a tripod hooked on it...

Well, the tripod stays home when I go abroad.

kenh wrote in post #5850746
Do you really think anyone is fooled by what bag you carry when you have $2000 hanging from your neck on a camera strap? A thief that stupid is already behind bars. The rest know what you have no matter what you put it in.

Not necessarily. When you have something like the W&C on your back and a camera strapped on your neck, the pack looks like a regular day pack with some assorted-worthless stuff in it (lunch, rain coat, bottle of watter, etc.). On the other hand, when you carry around a big nice CAMERA-dedicated shoulder bag with a nice LOWEPRO logo on it....

...you can see where I'm going with this.

Plus... the W&C has rear access... let's see the sucker who'll try to get to my gear...

mizouse wrote in post #5852232
nice kit you got there, pretty much what i want to end up with.

Thanks, looks like you are pretty much there

The latest acquisition, and not quite permanently organized yet... A LowePro CompuTrekker Plus AW - for when you absolutely, positively must take nearly everything - including a 17" MacBook Pro. Click for larger/info:

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