I've been on a spree and while I keep thinking about an actual camera backpack
doesn't seem they hold all that much

In my average adidas backpack I can carry a tachihara, 6 lenses not size/weight optimized in two fishpond reel cases
as many film holders as I dare in a case with notebook etc, large spot meter, filters, water, small snacks, darkcloth etc, superzoom digital, a LW jacket if I need to strip


I can hike anywhere I've been with it



Are these photo backpacks just money pits to look the part or do they actually do something
honestly

it seems theyre huge ass packs that don't carry all that much unless you get an even bigger one
and they look awfully rigid and uncomfortable though I'm sure some are better than others