Box Brownie
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Hi all
In advance of our upcoming trip to Botswana I bought a new Lowepro Flipside 400 AW III to replace old 300 AW. This was to accommodate two bodies and long lenses (Olympus / OM System gear)
Now it does all fit nicely with some space to spare, though because of the configuration the two masses are on the outer edges of the bag....might rethink that to get them 'head to tail' down the middle of the bag
But my question is based on what I saw on the helpful Lowepro video about setting out the gear loading, where it was mentioned/recommended that when travelling it is best to separate lenses from the body/ies.
In the past with my one body bag I did not do this even when flying with the bag as cabin luggage I know flying can get turbulent and the G force shifts can affect bags in the overhead lockers.
So, what do you do when you travel such long distances?
FWIW I don't see any reason to make the items separated for car journeys and the like locally.
NB to avoid having to alter the 'loadout' I surmise wrapping the body in one of those protective wraps and placing the body in position with the lens (stating the obvious the body cap & rear lens caps in place ) will travel well
Oh, another question.................it has been ages since I went on safari and realise it is a good idea to have cloths to dry wipe and/or damp wipe the gear down before re-bagging it....but what type of cloths do you use? I am thinking micro-fibre towels that are small and absorbent and wash & dry quickly.
TIA for your user insights
In advance of our upcoming trip to Botswana I bought a new Lowepro Flipside 400 AW III to replace old 300 AW. This was to accommodate two bodies and long lenses (Olympus / OM System gear)
Now it does all fit nicely with some space to spare, though because of the configuration the two masses are on the outer edges of the bag....might rethink that to get them 'head to tail' down the middle of the bag
But my question is based on what I saw on the helpful Lowepro video about setting out the gear loading, where it was mentioned/recommended that when travelling it is best to separate lenses from the body/ies.
In the past with my one body bag I did not do this even when flying with the bag as cabin luggage
I know flying can get turbulent and the G force shifts can affect bags in the overhead lockers.So, what do you do when you travel such long distances?
FWIW I don't see any reason to make the items separated for car journeys and the like locally.
NB to avoid having to alter the 'loadout' I surmise wrapping the body in one of those protective wraps and placing the body in position with the lens (stating the obvious the body cap & rear lens caps in place
) will travel well Oh, another question.................it has been ages since I went on safari and realise it is a good idea to have cloths to dry wipe and/or damp wipe the gear down before re-bagging it....but what type of cloths do you use? I am thinking micro-fibre towels that are small and absorbent and wash & dry quickly.
TIA for your user insights
