Photobackpacker Backpack Design Input

[Kirk Gittings]

Your end of the market is pretty tiny frankly, but given that you don't seem to understand the real genius of PBP. You can buy their entire system or custom outfit the pack to your particular specks (partially or fully outfitted just for cameras) OR you can fully or partially custom adapt ANY backpack to protect your camera gear with a custom backer board. This is nothing at all like Lowe Pro or Tenba. It is not perfect but IMO about as good as it gets in terms of custom adaptability for a very diverse market.

[Preston]

After much research, I am saving up for a Photo-Back-Packer pack. I have a Lowe-Pro and the pack itself is just too heavy--add camera gear...

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[Tony R]

Hi all

I have a Horseman LX monorail, 4 lenses, and the usual accessories and am currently using a large internal frame backpack lined with thick foam. This setup is heavy and doesn't use the space efficiently. Are the Photobackpacker backpacks adaptable to carrying monorails?

Cheers
Tony

[Joseph Dickerson]

Tony,

I have a camera cradle the Bruce made for my Sinar F1. I put the camera (both standards at the rear of the rail) and cradle in the bottom of the bag with the rail on one side and pointing up. It "sandwiches" the camera with a lens in place and has two tie-down straps, one over the body and one over the monorail so that the camera doesn't bounce around. Works like a charm, but your Horseman might be some bulkier.

Contact Bruce, he is great about getting back to people promptly. He also seems to know the dimensions of every camera ever made off the top of his head.

JD

[Tony R]

Hi Joseph

Thanks for your advice. The Horseman front and rear standards fold parallel to the rail - this gives a 'flat' package approximately 18"x13"x3'' - currently I cushion this between two pieces of foam (which can deteriorate if you pick the wrong type). The remaining equipment is fitted into hole cut into the foam - ok, but not efficient use of space. I'll contact Bruce for his ideas.

Thanks again

Tony

[Joseph Dickerson]

With my Sinar I keep the standards in the normal position and just slide them to the rear end of the rail. This makes the camera essentially an "L". The camera goes ass-end to the bottom of the pack with the rail sticking up along one side. Bruce's camera cradle facilitates this while protecting the camera. BTW, my Kelty is an old one but similar to the P-2 (3100cc I believe).

About a hundred years ago I had a Horseman LE and carried it this way in a back pack, this was long before the elegant solutions that Bruce offers, but even then it was workable. It also shortens set up time considerably over having to rotate the standards et al. I loved the Horseman, but really didn't relish carrying it in the field but as they say, "horses for courses".

Bruce can certainly help you come up with a workable (better?) solution to getting the Horseman out into the world.

JD