Foam

[Keith W]

Hi All,

I have a Fastpack 200 backpack as my camera bag, the problem I have is that it doesn't hold my a200 as snugly as I would like, it moves around a bit.

What I would like to do is add some foam to give it a snugger fit, my problem is that I do not know what type of foam to get or where to buy it.

Any advice or suggestions would be gratefully received.

Take care, Keith

 

[mah1880]

You could try an upholters and get the foam they use in seat cushions. Cut it into shape with a craft knife and either stitch together a cover or use good old gaffer tape to wrap it up!

I'm pretty certain that would do an acceptable job without costing too much

 

[omega63]

Try and get some replacement foam for a peli case.

 

[Keith W]

Try and get some replacement foam for a peli case.

Thanks for that

Did a search and came up with a few places that sell replacement foam

 

[andrew748]

Thanks for that

Did a search and came up with a few places that sell replacement foam

a word of caution about foam
it's not an ideal storage medium for changeable temperatures over a longtime.

when i collected grandpa's Leica gear from 10+ years storage in the loft most the foam had turned to a nasty sticky gunk that was a bugger to clean off.

day to day it will be fine and i'm sure foam composition has changed in the last few years with the flame retardant properties, so just a heads up i guess

 

[andyred]

Have you tried contact Lowepro to see if you can buy some additional pieces of internal packing :shrug: