Snapper Bags, and other bags

[davidh6781]

I noticed on Redsnapper site they also have a couple of bags. Has any one tried them?

What i am looking at is this. I will be mountain biking and will want to take the camera.

Has any got any recomendations for backpacks, (half Size)

 

[RSMarco]

I'm thinking the same as you, do mountain biking myself and also trecking and the redsnapper bags look good value for money.

 

[chrism_scotland]

I've got the swing bag, the one that can be either a shoulder bag or a backpack and I found it to be excellent, well protected, good size and comfortable, I'm considering buying the other bag which also has a laptop carrying compartment,

 

[coldpenguin]

I saw a thread on here a while back, where someone thought they had trashed their camera through the vibrations whilst mountain biking.

 

[davidh6781]

tell me more. don't want to kill the camera.

 

[ozanan]

I've got the red snapper verso that can be either a shoulder bag or a backpack. While I think it's a great bag for my needs, well padded and large enough to hold my camera, 3 lenses and a flash leaving the top free for sandwiches etc, I'm not sure if it would be what you need. Between the top and the bottom half of the bag is a padded divider that attaches all the way around with velcro, I'm not sure how well it would do at staying in place while bouncing about on a mountain bike. It may well stay in place, but not being a mountain biker I couldn't say how bouncy things get.

Quality wise, I'm impressed - It's well stitched, comes with decent padding (much more than was in my Jimmy-Bo Crumpler), the zips are nice and chunky, the straps are nicely padded and it even has a pouch and bungee cords you can lash a tripod to. I'd assume that the other redsnapper bags are of a similar build quality.

 

[davidh6781]

http://www.aldine.co.uk/redsnapper/camera-bag-verso.html

it looks cool and it should do the job and like the idea i can pop the tripod onto it also, but you have me thinking weather its viable to take when mountain biking. could fall off also. hmm.

 

[coldpenguin]

Sorry, I cannot find the thread (spent around an hour searching). Basically this person took their camera on a mountain bike run (possibly in france?) came back with it kinda shaken to pieces. I think that they may have had it on the bike bags rather than their back. I seem to remember some discussion about how having the camera on their back would cause them to be top heavy?

 

[Pippy_Neville]

I've got the all terrain backpack and it's a monster! Wouldn't want to get it muddy and wet though, it'd weigh a tonne. To be honest mine doesn't go on my back all that often, I kind of use it as a central store and use my crumplers for our and about. But as for quality, I'd have no hesitation in recommending Red Snapper.