RE: Backpacks

2002-02-12 Thread Amita Guha
>But what about the rest of the stuff, the f***ng heavy photo gear >which I have to struggle with all the time and which bogs me down >slowing me way behind fellow hikers ;-) Sorry to jump in late here... I haven't managed to find a photo backpack that I like yet, so for now I'm usin

Re: Backpacks

2002-02-08 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi Albano and Alin, thanks to both of you for suggestions. I like Lowepro's S&F system quite a lot (although it's expensive, I was able to buy few bigger pieces at "sale-out" //is that the right word?// bargain prices, I am considering getting such a small case into which a camera

Re: Backpacks (WAS: Re: Take two MZ-S's and call me when you get back)

2002-02-08 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Thursday, February 07, 2002, 9:02:49 AM, Pål wrote: >>[...] >>Any solutions? PAJ> Yes. As I said, the Orion AW. The Orion AW is a backpack with room for PAJ> other stuff as well. Hi Pàl (can't get the a with circle right , sorry), but I think that Orion AW is a "daypack" - it certainly isn't 80li

Re: Backpacks

2002-02-08 Thread Raimo K
Looks like the difference is that the Trekker cannot be split up. Raimo K Pål Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Raimo wrote: > > > >What´s the difference between Orion AW and Orion Trekker? I have the > >Trekker right > >here for trial - should I get the AW instead? > > > I'm really not t

Re: Backpacks

2002-02-08 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Raimo wrote: >What´s the difference between Orion AW and Orion Trekker? I have the >Trekker right >here for trial - should I get the AW instead? I'm really not that familiar with the Orion Trekker. The Orion AW can be split up and uses as both backpack, shoulderbag or beltpack. In addition,

Re: Backpacks (WAS: Re: Take two MZ-S's and call me when you get back)

2002-02-06 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Frantisek wrote: >PAJ> The LowePro Orion AW works in the same manner. I highly recommend it. In >PAJ> fact, I would not recommend anything larger than this. > >I think the original poster wrote about stuffing MZ-S in backpack, not >"daypack". For mountain hiking or what he wrote about, 65-85l ba

Re: Backpacks (WAS: Re: Take two MZ-S's and call me when you get back)

2002-02-06 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Wednesday, February 06, 2002, 3:31:45 PM, Pål wrote: PAJ> Aaron wrote: >>If you haven't seen them, you should check out LowePro's Street & Field >>backpacks. The one I'm thinking of specifically is a half and half >>bag -- the bottom half is a traditional semi-rigid style camera bag, and >>the