Clik Elite Backpacks

[Murph7355]

Anyone have any experience of these?

I'm looking for a camera backpack that can take a DSLR body (mid sized Canon), three lenses, tripod and other bits and pieces (cards, batteries, tripod, iPad) plus a small amount of gear for hiking (bit of food/water, jacket etc). I need something that has decent support/structure (the LowePro Stealth bag I currently have is useless - flops in shape and is a pain to carry) and it will need to be able to go onto a plane as carry on luggage.

Have searched on here and had a look around Google. The Clik stuff looks handy, but it's not cheap and I can't see a dealer in the UK where I might be able to try it out. So was wondering if anyone had experience of the kit, or had alternative suggestions...

[paul911]

Cant comment on the Clik Elite backpack, but I have walked miles with the LowePro 350 stuffed with camera gear, filters, coat, sarneys, drinks, ect. It plenty big enough and is comfortable on the back. You can fit a laptop and has the easy side access compartment for quick camera access, without taking the bag off your shoulder (very handy). It doesn’t have a dedicated tripod holder, but I just stick one of the legs through the top carry handle, job done.

[JulianHJ]

My wife and I both have Lowepro's Vertex 200. We have similar amounts of kit to you, and they work very well. A list of the cheapest sellers is available on Camera Price Buster. It is the perfect size for carry-on luggage (without tripod, which we stick in the middle of our checked baggage).

[Whitefly Swatter]

paul911 said:

Cant comment on the Clik Elite backpack, but I have walked miles with the LowePro 350 stuffed with camera gear, filters, coat, sarneys, drinks, ect. It plenty big enough and is comfortable on the back. You can fit a laptop and has the easy side access compartment for quick camera access, without taking the bag off your shoulder (very handy). It doesn’t have a dedicated tripod holder, but I just stick one of the legs through the top carry handle, job done.

I have the LowePro 350 and it is really comfortable and contains 2 bodies, 4 lenses a flash gun, panohead, cable release, spare batteries (camera 7, flash 3 sets), spare cards (loads) and you can walk around all day with it

bob

[central]

http://www.tamrac.co.uk/pages/product1.htm

I've got a 7X - Can't fault it.

[Murph7355]

Thanks for the replies fellas.

Have seen the LowePro stuff, but experience with my current bag is discouraging me...

Tamrac line looks OK.

Am starting to think a dedicated backpack type bag with lens cases etc might be the best option. Will keep looking and try and get to a shop with a decent range of gear.

[BigAlinEmbra]

Dunno how small your tripod folds up, but I went for a crumpler italian connection with pretty similar requirements...
http://www.crumpler.co.uk/?product=Italian_Connect...


Got a lowepro slingshot, but it's too wee to get all your inflight goodies in, so used to squeeze it inside a larger backpack, but that was a total pain in the hoop.
Not a fan of the design of the larger lowepro stuff, just a bit too "functional" for my liking.