Again about bags for LF

[Kirk Gittings]

I have always had better luck buying bags (backpacks) for my LF equipment at good camping stores. They are usually lighter,at least as durable, better constructed and cheaper. My favorite is an internal frame in which I carry my 7x17 with lenses and accessories. I have had it for quite a few years and paid about $50 for it. I hate to think how massive and heavy one would be in comparison if manufactured by a camera bag company.

Agree in general but that does not apply to the PBP bags. All versions of them have been just slightly modified versions of existing real backpacks. The main modification has been the addition of of a female/loop velcro "backerboard" which is extremely light weight. From there one can use numerous inserts or not which stick to the backer board. I use a 3 lens case and camera case, both of which are very light weight. My other gear just gets stuffed around those. This scenario doesn't mean much if one uses 7x17 however

[Bill_1856]

Domke F2. (Up to 4x5)

[Jerry Bodine]

Don't forget to consider how to accommodate the tripod.

[The Joker]

look up fishing bags. You'll find something just as good and half the price or less than a bag being sold as a camera bag.

[Ari]

Another suggestion is EVOC backpacks; they're mountaineering bags made in Austria, and are of excellent quality.
I bought the CP35L because my previous 8x10 was quite bulky, but most 8x10 and smaller camera kits should fit inside the CP26L.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...mera_pack.html

[Drew Bedo]

Another thought:

Hazard4 is an outfit that specializes in "Tactical" bags and packs. They have a line of photo bags that look really rugged. This one might work for a 4x5 kit.

https://www.hazard4.com/bags/photo-b...oto-recon.html

[jnantz]

tenba car case

[Drew Wiley]

Oh gosh .... too early in the day for this subject. My main LF daypack probably won't last another five miles, so I pulled one of my brand new (unused 70's mfg) Kelty frame packs from the stockpile and started fiddling with it. Nearly there. Took it on a brief hike out on Pt Reyes this past Sat with my Norma system, but gotta tweak some more things tonite. In the meantime, I fitted another brand new bigger frame pack (80's vintage Camp Trails) for my long-haul LF backpacking
trips, exactly matched to the relatively new one I reserve only for such trips. This way when one wears out, there will be an identical one to replace it and buy
me time for repair, if I can still find the parts. Gosh... the only way I can stay sane is to have multiple kits all set up, ready to go. Retirement is going to be rough! I mean, that bucket list of places to hike and things to shoot .... Now I gotta get my truck AC fixed....

[Luis-F-S]

For 4x5 there is the infamous Zone VI white bag.

[Drew Wiley]

I use a shoulder bag for casual MF work, but am a bit skeptical about hauling even lightwt 4x5 field camera gear that way unless the distance is particularly short. Sounds like a recipe for an awfully stiff neck the next day!