Adventure Pack

My first photo adventure was to Egypt with a photography tour. I was so excited! I made list after list of things that I was going to need for my trip. Looking back, I must admit my list was pretty long. I was going on my own so I would be toting around all of my own gear. For me the perfect backpack was crucial! It needed to hold all of my photo gear and some extras supplies for my days of exploring Egypt. I researched backpacks for a month! Finally, I purchased my photographer’s backpack online. I couldn’t find a local store that carried the pac so I purchased it without seeing it or touching it in person. The day it arrived I was kind of surprised... it was huge!!! It was kind of like giving a small child a piggy back ride! It would hold everything I thought I needed to carry so...okay I had my adventure pack! As it turns out the size was a problem. It was big, bulky and cumbersome. In fact, while I was boarding a small aircraft in Cairo I almost knocked a woman back down the stairs when I turned to look back behind me! I apologized profusely and managed to avoid an international incident. I got home from my trip and promptly got rid of that backpack. After more research I found the perfect pack for me - a DR Series Kata Digital Rucksack. I love this pack! It’s comfortable to wear, it’s big without being too big and it holds a lot but not the kitchen sink! It also has the added bonus of waterproof zippers, fitting in the airline overhead bins, I don’t have to lay the pack on the ground to take out my camera gear and I love the green accents! I have used this pack for a few years now and it has held up.  This is my perfect adventure pack! Whatever pack you choose, try and picture yourself using it on your adventures. Ask yourself... Does it fit in the overhead bin of an airplane? Can I easily get in and out of other forms of transportation? Can I easily get items in and out of it? Will it be too heavy loaded up? Is it waterproof? Are the zippers placed in such a way that pickpockets can’t easily get into it without my knowledge? If I am carrying camera equipment, does it scream camera bag... steal me?! Your pack can make your trip better or worse so invest research time finding a backpack that works for you!