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Airplane Travel Bag ?

akriegsfeld
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Hi Everyone,

What brand and type of camera bag or backpack do you use when traveling
on a plane to transport your gear?

Specifically need a bag or backpack as a carry on or act as a personal item that will carry 2 Camera Bodies, 100-500 mm lens,
24-105 lens, maybe a 70-200 F4 and 14-35 f4.
Plus Misc. batteries, charger etc

Thanks,
Alan

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Aug 23, 2024 at 10:45 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Recently have been travelling with a Wandrd prvke (backpack) and gura gear chobe (shoulder bag)

Aug 23, 2024 at 10:52 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

I literally have over a half dozen bags. Brand doesn't matter -- I have Peak Design, Tenba, Lowepro, & Tamrac. There is no "perfect" bag, just bags that are better than others for your specific needs.

It would be more helpful to you if you indicated where you are traveling, what equipment you are traveling with, and if this is just for transport or you will be carrying the bag with you in the field.

Aug 23, 2024 at 10:58 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Specifically need a bag or backpack as a carry on or act as a personal item that will carry 2 Camera Bodies, 100-500 mm lens,
24-105 lens, maybe a 70-200 F4 and 14-35 f4.
Plus Misc. batteries, charger etc

Aug 23, 2024 at 11:02 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Aug 23, 2024 at 11:09 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Might not always take the 4 lenses. Always the 100-500 and 24-105.

Aug 23, 2024 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Nomatic Peter Mckinnon- 25 or 35L

I travel every week for work- I always have a camera, or 3 with me. Plus a laptop and an Ipad.

I have owned Peak design and other brands. This is the first bag that is flexible enough for my gear and all my other crap as well.

Best bag on the market IMO-

Aug 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

The last time I flew, I used a Think Tank Airport Essentials backpack. It is designed to be carry-on compliant and holds a decent amount of gear.

I found a picture. That's a 5D3 with 24-70 2.8 II mounted, 70-200 2.8 II above, and I think that's the 50/1.4 with the hood in the upper right.

Aug 23, 2024 at 12:19 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

akriegsfeld wrote:
Specifically need a bag or backpack as a carry on or act as a personal item that will carry 2 Camera Bodies, 100-500 mm lens,
24-105 lens, maybe a 70-200 F4 and 14-35 f4.
Plus Misc. batteries, charger etc

Are the bodies with vertical grips? That extra 1-1.5" actually makes a pretty big difference in the range of bags available. And a bag that can accommodate a standing gripped body will likely accommodate the RF 70-200/4, 24-105 and 14-35 standing rather than lying on their sides, which otherwise would take up more space.

Whatever the case, I'd look for something that is in the range of 6" deep internally to stand those three lenses.

Aug 23, 2024 at 01:48 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

akriegsfeld wrote:
Might not always take the 4 lenses. Always the 100-500 and 24-105.

Right, not _always_, but when _flying_ I'd assume you're moving from A to B and take all your gear on board then.

Nothing will fit all the gear _and_ fit the definition of "personal item" unless you're flying in the pointy part of the plane where they basically don't care what you bring. So "carryon". For that amount of goods I can recommend the GuraGear 22L backpack, I just had it last week in Europe for about the same amount of stuff. When I need more I have the GuraGear 30L, or a ThinkTank roller. I also have the now no longer available GuraGear 25L which is my go-to bag for Antarctica for travel with the 400DO.

And then I think I have three other bags

Aug 23, 2024 at 02:15 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Big difference for me between the airport bag and the bag I use at the destination. They’re never the same.

For my airport bags, I use different size rollers from Think Tank. They’re well-designed, hold tons of stuff, I don’t have to carry them and I can put my personal bag on them while walking through the airport (which seem to get bigger and bigger every year).

Aug 23, 2024 at 02:27 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

RustyRus wrote:
Nomatic Peter Mckinnon- 25 or 35L

I travel every week for work- I always have a camera, or 3 with me. Plus a laptop and an Ipad.

I have owned Peak design and other brands. This is the first bag that is flexible enough for my gear and all my other crap as well.

Best bag on the market IMO-

I feel for you, having to travel every week on what I assume are US domestic flights…

Aug 23, 2024 at 02:29 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

hi john,

What do you use for your personal bag?

Aug 23, 2024 at 02:29 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

I travel internationally with similar gear. A couple of bags that could work for you:
Gura Gear 30L
Tenba Axis V2

The Gura Gear 30L was designed to be as big as possible and still qualify as a carry-on bag. A bonus is that it only weighs 4 pounds which important as more and more airlines reduced their weight limits on carry-on bags.

Both the Gura Gear and Tenba bags are very high quality and priced accordingly.

Aug 23, 2024 at 04:33 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

akriegsfeld wrote:
Might not always take the 4 lenses. Always the 100-500 and 24-105.

Right, but like I said in my first response, I own over a half dozen bags because there is no "perfect" bag. I use every bag I own because every situation requires a specific type or size bag. You are not going to find one bag to rule them all, but if you do only want one bag and you want to carry the gear you said you want to take, yeah, you are going to need a fairly ginormous bag like I suggested.

Aug 23, 2024 at 04:40 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Osprey 22L hiking backpack with either a Tenba 10 or Tenba 13 loaded into it. Very very comfortable, doubles as a hiking pack when I get where I'm going, and can be nested inside an Osprey 45L which I've been surprisingly successful getting on as my "big" carryon. This setup is more for 2-3 lens/single body kits, however.

Aug 23, 2024 at 04:48 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

Shimoda, pick the one that fits your usecase the best.

Aug 23, 2024 at 05:03 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

I have a lot of bags ( it's a problem) but for what you are carrying the Gura Gear 22L should work well. With bigger lenses I use the Aura a Gear 32 L and carry the Chobe 13 '' for all the little extras.

Dave

Aug 23, 2024 at 08:40 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

You might find this thread helpful, even though you're not worried about a "large prime". Based on the information there, I purchased a Nya Evo 60L and XL ICU for my recent trip to Alaska. My only (minor) regret is that I didn't also bring a smaller bag to carry the small amount of gear that I needed on any particular day.

Aug 23, 2024 at 08:52 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Airplane Travel Bag ?

I recently gave the "Cotopaxi Torre 24 L Bucket Pack" a try for an international trip where they often weigh the carryon. Was very pleased with comfort and the large top opening. I stuffed a cheap insert about 1/3 the height of the pack in the bottom to help with organizing and dropped the rest on top.

Aug 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM

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