ULF Pack

[William Whitaker]

Will,

Thanks for the idea. How is it in use?

Pete

You give me way too much credit. Besides, I just got the bag.

[Steve Sherman]

Randy, for 717 I'd recommend an MEI pack. I use one for my 8x20 and have room for a holder and lenses. You have to find them used on the bay or Craig's list but they are great. I have three of them.

+ 1 on the MEI I use this pack for a Phillips 7x17, 3 holders, 3 lens and the rest of the related gear, the suspension system / waist belt is superb !!

[Corran]

That MEI bag sure looks nice, and it's pretty cheap via Randy's link.

My 8x20 came in a Pelican case, but that isn't quite suitable for hiking. Well, neither is the 8x20 I suppose...

[Tin Can]

On the suggestion of Jim Fitzgerald here, I looked into canoe packs as a possible solution to the issue of transporting a ULF camera. I decided to try a Kondos 'Outfitter Explorer' with advertised dimensions of 26" x 25" x 6.5" (HxWxD). The pack arrived the end of this week and it is certainly big enough. In fact, I need to work out a solution with some polyethylene foam to fill out the pack. As it is now, it's just too oversized to be reliable, although the initial attempt to shoulder the load went better than I expected. It shows great promise and will allow me to carry the 12x20 also (but not at the same time, obviously!) Some different internal fitting will be required for the 12x20, of course.

This shows my Wisner 14x17 hiding in the pack:


And I just added this to show the relative size of the pack:

Not sure how i missed your pics, but they explain everything. I just wrote this, but it still applies to the MEI bag,

Are we all talking about the same size bag? My link is to the new model, 'MEI "Voyageur" pack (pictured above), which is 22 × 14 × 9 inches (maximum permitted carryon size)'.

My 7X17 Korona is 21.5" wide at the rear tilt knobs. That's a close fit, especially if I want some padding for those rather delicate knobs and the shafts that carry them.

I don't see how an 8X20 would fit in the new carry-on design.

Perhaps that's why Jim says we need to find old ones on eBay?

Room for padding is why i am leaning towards the canoe pack bags.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Randy, one of my bags came from a mentor of mine, Gordon Chapple. I use it for my 11 x 14 just as Gordon did before he tragically lost his life. I think it may be called Explorer and it is big enough for my 8 x 20 as well. The two additional bags that I have I can't honestly remember where I got them from. The bay most likely. My 8 x 20 is a tight fit plus I have padding in the bag. The do not have any model designations on the bag so I can't even tell by looking at it what model it is. All I know is they are great bags. No extra fluff and the suspension is great.

[Lachlan 717]

Which one? They sell many.

Sorry; it's a 90ltr bag. It's the Black Wolf CUBA pack.

[Corran]

Randy, for 717 I'd recommend an MEI pack. I use one for my 8x20 and have room for a holder and lenses. You have to find them used on the bay or Craig's list but they are great. I have three of them.

Hi Jim,

Do your packs look like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231545700898

I just bought it. The size seems perfect for the 8x20, but even if it is too small, this should make a good travel duffel, which I do not have.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Bryan, yes that looks like one of the bags. Hell of a deal.

I'll try to take some picks of the one I use for my 8 x 20 and post it.

[Corran]

Great! Thanks!!

(I didn't ask earlier when the auction was still happening, to make sure my deal was safe )

[Tin Can]

Great! Thanks!!

(I didn't ask earlier when the auction was still happening, to make sure my deal was safe )

Good thinkin!

Don't we all do that?