You may want to look into a belt system, if it would be comfortable to wear with your pack. My idea would be to replace the fanny pack with the belt system. Lowepro makes a belt system with a vest called Street and Field. There's a smaller company called Kinesis Gear which makes a very nice system as well. You can see their stuff at www.kinesisgear.com Kinesis stuff can be ordered directly through them, or one place I know that carries it is Kirk Enterprises (the ballhead people). Eric Edelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] >My favorite activity is taking my Nikon gear hiking. ...... My >12-year-old son, however, thinks that a hike isn't really a hike unless >it includes scrambling up rocks and steep climbs. I'm still agile >enough to go with him, but the problem is that camera swinging from my >neck. Too many times I've come close to bashing a Nikon's brains in >against a rock, so I need a solution. ..... I'm considering a bag like the Lowepro Topload AW or >the Tenba Zoom LZ. Each of these is designed to hold an SLR with long >lens (e.g., 80-200 f/2.8) pointing downwards and comes with a chest >harness so that in can be worn in the front. This would keep my camera >in an almost at-the-ready position while keeping it from swinging and >providing some protection. >Has anyone tried this? Any other suggestions?
