Travel bag for housing

[Jhwass]

I am looking to buy a new travel bag for my camera housing and accessories. I have used one by Lowepro for the last 10 years and it's time to get a new one after a recent trip. The Lowepro was fine but I've had my eye on a new one from Think Tank as I have used one of their backpacks for 5 years and it's been good to me.

Anybody have any opinions on ThinkTank travel bags? I've been drawn to the airport roller derby v2.

Any other products I should look into?

 

[davehicks]

I have been using one of their roller carry on bags for 10+ years. It's great and solid. I have a backpack too and it is going strong. The one i have is not heavily padded and i use it frequently to carry just a body and smaller lenses plus a laptop. I use a gura gear backpack when i really need to load up heavy lenses, ports, and strobes.

 

[TostitoBandito]

For my camera body/lenses/laptop/accessories (not housings) I use this: PRVKE: The Award-Winning Travel Camera Backpack & Bag | WANDRD. They make a variety of very nice photography oriented bags, though not sure if they have a roller option. I'm sure they could probably be adapted to carry housing components instead of a body and lenses, and the storage dividers are fully customizable. The bag I linked above easily fits under my seat as my personal item, so I can usually avoid any hassle about it weighing a ton (that and the dollar value of what's in it).

I always check my housing/ports/strobes in a pelican case due to the bulk and weight of it all, but I've seen and heard of people pulling it off in their boat bag as a carryon (highly dependent on carryon weight limits internationally). Like a cooler bag as big as you can get away carrying on, packed with all your stuff wrapped in clothes or towels. There's also companies like Cinebags who make high quality purpose built bags for underwater photography. I use their square grouper bag as a boat bag for my rig and collapse it down in my dive luggage for travel, but people also carry them on as hand luiggage.

 

[Jhwass]

Thank you. I have never checked any of my camera or housing equipment. I have always gone with a backpack for the camera and lenses and then the roller Lowepro for the housing, strobes and ports which goes in the overhead. That is what I'm looking to replace.

Funny you mentioned the square grouper bag as I was told about that recently and just purchased the Kraken collapsable which has replaced the square grouper. It worked great to collapse and pack in my checked bag and then use on the boat during my trip last week. That will come with me on all future trips

 

[TostitoBandito]

Funny you mentioned the square grouper bag as I was told about that recently and just purchased the Kraken collapsable which has replaced the square grouper. It worked great to collapse and pack in my checked bag and then use on the boat during my trip last week. That will come with me on all future trips

Oh nice. I had noticed that the square grouper bags appeared to be discontinued, but didn't know that Kraken stepped in to basically make the exact same bag as the larger CB80 square grouper bag that I bought. That's pretty cool. They're great bags, I love mine. Keeps my rig nice and safe and away from evil rinse tanks on boat rides, plus lots of pockets for phones, sunscreen, defog, etc... I also like to just toss it in the shower when I get back to my room and fill the whole bag up with water for a soak.

Link for anyone interested:

Kraken Sports Rinse Bag

Kraken Sports Rinse Bag Overview: The Kraken Sports Rinse Bag is the perfect solution for safely transporting and rinsing your camera gear. With its durable, waterproof design and functional features, this bag ensures your equipment stays protected in any environment. Key Features: Waterproof...

krakensports.ca