It was probably a defect. I drag mine full of stuff all over, those 'clips' are very rugged.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Feroze Kistan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker > Hi Cameron, > > 2 questions, do you think it was a QC problem and > how much gear did you have in it at the time? > > Feroze > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cameron Hood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:35 PM > Subject: RE: Lowepro Mini Trekker > > > > I had this bag for about a week; it was the only Lowepro product to ever > let > > me down. > > > > The clip holding the shoulder strap on at the bottom back of the bag is > > plastic and extremely flimsy; any kind of lateral motion on this (like > > picking the bag up off the ground) causes the clip to release suddenly, > > causing the bag (and your gear) to go smashing to the ground. > > > > One $500.00 repair bill and several angry letters, emails, and phone calls > > to Lowepro yielded a courier at my door, picking up the mini-trekker, and > > Lowepro awarded me a GIANT (second from the top of the line) Photo trekker > > with two off board lense accessory cases for my trouble. > > > > You could try to pull a scam and do the same thing, but I wouldn't load > > equipment that I value into that piece of crap. The last few I have seen > in > > a store have shown that Lowepro has not changed to their usual sturdy > metal > > clips on that bag; it is still plastic, which is rediculous for the main, > > load-bearing member, and all for the sake of an extra $.50 in profit. > > > > Don't buy it. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Cameron > > > > on 12/21/02 1:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:44:10 +0200 > > > From: "Feroze Kistan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Lowepro Mini Trekker > > > Message-ID: <025701c2a8e6$76edde00$8641ef9b@angel> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > Does anyone have and use this bag on a regular basis. I want to use it > when > > > moving around with my gear and for storing it when not. It seems to well > > > padded and a tripod holder a bonus..... Plus it comes in plain black > without > > > camera bag screaming at you. I want to carry 2 cameras, 2 lenses some > > > filters > > > a flash, film and a tripod. Any Pros/Cons ? > > > > > > Feroze > > > > > >
