Gear Needed - stealth/mini 5D3 walkaround bag

[Ozarker]

Sew on a "Hello Kitty" patch and have somebody embroider "Lunch" on the bag. Concealed Carry isn't much of an option in California from what I understand. You could be walking around with thousands of dollars worth of gear, but not allowed to protect yourself. That's the real pitty.

 

[ahsanford]

I checked out carryable coolers and lunchboxes, but I didn't see any comfortable looking winners.

I did spot this Crumpler 4 Million bag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZz3kKTkuoc

Which is not terrible. It's a bit too big and decidedly camera-bag-like, but it's not a terrible size.

- A

 

[ahsanford]

Another find -- a Nat Geo camera bag:
http://www.digiretus.com/dosszie/cikkiro.php?SORSZAM=235

This is either a knockoff of a generic design or its very popular. A ton of non-Nat-Geo bags looking like this are on Amazon.

- A

 

[ahsanford]

Just an update. I ended up going with the Domke F-8, which arrived yesterday.

As the pics show, it's ever-so-slightly too big, but I believe I'll keep it.

Comments in pics, see below.

Note: This isn't the true canvas-only Domke of days' past -- there is a thin open-cell foam abou 1/8" thick on the inside of the canvas (feels like the fuzzy side of a fleece or neoprene beer coozy). So on a scale of 1-10 for padding, where 1 is bare outer bag material and 10 = some LowePro / Tamrac 90s 1" thick overkill foam behemoth, this is a solid 2.

Build quality is simple but very strong. Other than the size being a hair big and the difficult brown/tan color nonsense, it's exactly what I wanted.

- A