Bag: Alternatives for Mountainsmith Borealise

Hi there any idea is there any bag that is similar to Mountainsmith Borealise? Looking for a bag able to put both camera and clothing. Thanks

F-Stop Gear

I just bought the Tilopa from F-Stop http://fstopgear.com/e​n/tilopa for the same purpose. Hiking w/ the essentials + camera gear + tripod. I might look at getting a small or medium ICU in the future to allow me to carry more essentials.

There is a thread on the bag here https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=760069

hows the built quality of the bag? where is it made in? not particular bout it just curious..

my bag is still in the mail. perhaps asking in the review thread would better answer you questions.

Noobic wrote in post #9944734
hows the built quality of the bag? where is it made in? not particular bout it just curious..

It's very well made. It's not quite up to my Arcteryx expedition pack, but you won't think you have a cheaply made product or anything. I think they're having them made in China, but I'm not positive.

Also considering the price of the bags, I wouldn't think they would be cheaply made products.

Having a poor reputation as a small company would definitely put one in to bankruptcy.

jcothron wrote in post #9946790
It's very well made. It's not quite up to my Arcteryx expedition pack, but you won't think you have a cheaply made product or anything. I think they're having them made in China, but I'm not positive.

I doubt anything stands up to my Arcteryx Bora lol. But the F-stop bags are great. My buddy bought one on the first batch order, good build quality, nice design, and quite a bit of room (although a smaller ICU would be prefered if you don't pack ultra light).

Mocows wrote in post #9947027
I doubt anything stands up to my Arcteryx Bora lol. But the F-stop bags are great. My buddy bought one on the first batch order, good build quality, nice design, and quite a bit of room (although a smaller ICU would be prefered if you don't pack ultra light).

Yeah I hear you.. I have the Bora 95 in Teal.. I've had it for.. 10 or so years now but it's hard to tell it's been used and the harness is more comfortable than most car seats. On top of that, I think you could use it to tow a vehicle.

jcothron wrote in post #9947048
Yeah I hear you.. I have the Bora 95 in Teal.. I've had it for.. 10 or so years now but it's hard to tell it's been used and the harness is more comfortable than most car seats. On top of that, I think you could use it to tow a vehicle.

I have a Bora 80 in black. I believe mines only 3 years old but it went through basically everything when I took it to europe and camping trips. I doubt I'll ever find another bag to replace it. I always pondered about just buying a padded unit and carry my camera gear in it haha.