Camera Backpacs?

[cmogi10]

I'd reccomend this one. http://www.naneubags.com/products.mdv?p=ug-u60

I've had it for a couple years now and it's held up well. The size is great for gear+laptop. It's also become my go to carry on bag when I fly.

 

[BillBingham2]

....I want one bag to carry it all as I'm usually taking both to the same place.

It's good to be young with a good back!

B2 (;->

 

[ruby.monkey]

Not far, but I carry my gear on me almost everywhere I go just in case there is something worth photographing. I've done this ever since a police chase ended right in front of me. The guy crashed, and about 20 seconds later the cops were on him pulling him out of the car and what not. I saw the guy coming down the road really fast and flashing lights in the distance and I knew something was up. I didn't have my camera, and I would have had time to catch a lot of it if I did. I refuse to make that mistake again.

I don't necessarily always take four lenses, sometimes I only take one or two. Likewise, I don't always carry my flash.

That's a good reason to keep the camera out at all times and work with only one lens - then all you have to worry about is framing and firing.

 

[Creagerj]

I have a set of very small luggage locks, three that are keyed the same, that are supposedly approved by the TSA. I keep the zippers of my LowePro CompuTrekker locked together unless I am actually getting into the pack. It is just an added degree of piece of mind. I take them off during TSA inspections at airports as I believe they would rather cut a lock than fumble for a key. With all the crap I carry, lots of wires, etc., I nearly always have to do a hand check, ...so it goes.

If you are worried about the TSA, check your luggage with a gun...no seriously, put a starter pistol in your bag, and tell them you have a firearm to declare. They will inspect your bag separately, and do it in front of you. On top of that, it goes in a locked container for the duration of the flight so that no one else can get at it.