Recent content by zpyder

I'm not sure why I feel the need to justify myself, but I do. I have a number of modern bags from the likes of Lowe alpine, Lowe pro, osprey and berghaus. Different styles from day packs to 95L monstrosities. Yes for the most part they serve their functions very well. They're lighter and more...

Yeah, I think part of it with the isle royale is the bag can be quite "fat" if filled. If you have the bag higher on your back it really does affect your centre of gravity a fair bit. As I tend to stoop and look at small things on the ground a lot, it's a lot more comfy and practical to have it...

The drawstring for me was more of a security thing than capacity extension, which just turned out to be an added bonus in a few rare instances. I found that without the drawstring, and the bag as tightly fastened as possible, it was still relatively easy for someone to reach into the bag from...

Curious how everyone sits their packs? I remember at uni laughing at students with their packs ridiculously low on their backs, but with my isle royale I find it sits most comfortably a bit lower than most other packs: Part of me feels it should sit a bit higher, but then the bag doesn't...

Despite the bag appearing to be saturated, contents were pretty dry. To be honest most of the moisture inside was due to me constantly putting stuff in and taking it out 5 mins later. Was also the hike that saw the "weather sealed" 5d mkiii stop working due to rain getting into the body :/...

My dodgy hand stitching, triple stitched to make sure it doesn't come undone! I'd be tempted to cut the flaps off now I know what they're for, as they're a bit redundant. However I guess they might be useful for extra security on occasion! My sister just replied, it was about £20-30 apparently!

You'll have to bear with me, it was last year and I actually got my sister to take it to the tailors as I was at work that week. I've messaged her to see if she can remember how much it cost. One thing I'd say though is be very specific with what you want. The tailor did a good job but not...

Hello all For my birthday last year I bought myself a frost river isle royale jr. I'm a keen photographer and enjoy travelling, but found camera bags to not offer enough non-camera storage. I wanted a simple bag that I could modify the inside to suite my needs. I did this by getting a...

Hello all I've been a lurker for a long time, periodically looking at the interesting topics Tapatalk emails me. I have a small collection of folding knives that include some kershaw blades, obtained over the years. It's now looking like I will be emigrating to New Zealand, and I would rather...

Ended up making a bit of a mistake...ordering a Fjallraven No.21 Large and then trying to cancel it...without success...and whilst waiting for confirmation of the cancellation I ordered an Isle Royale Jr. Both have arrived. Decision time...the Fjallraven is definitely smarter as a daily carry...

So, any other suggestions? I'm getting closer to a decision but keep finding small niggles with everything that is putting me off. I started off thinking the Fjallraven Greenland, but have now ordered a No.21 Large...I suspect though it might be a bit big for a daily use bag and it'll be...

As far as proper camera bags go, this I think is pretty special, but way overpriced...

Yeah I saw the green, was saying for me the green version is a win! Any other bags along the line of the llbean, fjallraven ilk? I think the LLBean bag will be almost as expensive at a fjallraven, after shipping and tax Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

That LLBean bag does look like an option. Thank you for the suggestion! Definitely would want it in green though. As an example of expensive camera bags, the National Geographic "Africa" bags are quite nice but 2x the price of fjallraven! Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Thanks for replying Ivanhoe. The greenland bag does look great, but I was more wondering what other brands are out there that might make similar things? I've noticed on some hunting sites there are a few companies that come close, so didn't know if there were others (I'm not a hunter). My...