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Crumpler Daily 600 XL Review
Review Submitted by Forum Member SteveJB
Hey All,
I've spent a whole load of time trying to decide on a suitable bag that would cover a range of uses and not just a camera bag; It needs to carry my camera and accessories, and also needs to be used for carrying a bit of shopping whilst travelling to /from work, also needs have room for a laptop, and last of all it needs to not look like a camera bag at all.
'Why is all this important?' you might ask, well, I gave up my car a couple of years ago so I walk to/from work, use public transport to go to/from town, and on my way home from work I pop into the supermarket to do my small bits of shopping. In addition to this, dependent upon where I'm going, both my laptop and camera could be coming with me and this could all be at night. As I said previously, I don't have a car, so all of this has to be carried by me, without drawing too much attention.
So, after a searching around t'internet, I came across the Crumpler range of bags, in particular the Crumpler Daily range and in even more particularly, the Daily 600 XL. There are not many useful reviews around for this bag so thought I'd do a quick review for the forum.
Well first impressions are that the build quality of this bag is immense it has very strong outer nylon, masses of padding, ripstop waterproof lining and webbing straps that feel stronger that the seatbelts in your car.
Image 1 shows the bag as it comes, the front flap is held down with hefty (and noisy) Velcro, and also two expanding straps. The silvery strip along the lower edge of the bag is reflective.
One of the issues I have with the few reviews I could find, was that I couldn't get much of an idea of the size of the bag, so, I've put my 17"HP laptop next to it for comparison in image 2.
Image 3 (taken with a p&s), shows the size of the (removable!) internal camera compartment. That's my 350D, with battery grip fitted (also tripod plate) and hand strap. My Sigma 55-200mm is fitted to the camera, and the canon 18-55mm kit lens is also neatly within that square area beside the siggy lens (separated by a considerable piece of felt covered packing). The black mesh on the right hand side is actually a small removable accessory bag, you can just see it's slightly darker orange handle. As you can see, there's still loads of room for more kit in the bag
Images 4 and 5 shows the camera compartment lid, front pocket slightly open, and camera compartment removed. This leaves a cavernous messenger style bag remaining
Image 6 shows again the 17" laptop for comparison and the laptop pouch open along the inside back of the bag. You can also just see further storage pouches around the side and front of the inside area
All in all this bag is extremely well made, strong, incredibly versatile, comfortable to carry (it has a 'third leg' which in effect is second strap that you put over your other arm for further stability), and a damn good buy
Thanks for sticking with it and reading this review. I hope this helps anyone who's looking into a bag of this type.
Review Submitted by Forum Member SteveJB
Hey All,
I've spent a whole load of time trying to decide on a suitable bag that would cover a range of uses and not just a camera bag; It needs to carry my camera and accessories, and also needs to be used for carrying a bit of shopping whilst travelling to /from work, also needs have room for a laptop, and last of all it needs to not look like a camera bag at all.
'Why is all this important?' you might ask, well, I gave up my car a couple of years ago so I walk to/from work, use public transport to go to/from town, and on my way home from work I pop into the supermarket to do my small bits of shopping. In addition to this, dependent upon where I'm going, both my laptop and camera could be coming with me and this could all be at night. As I said previously, I don't have a car, so all of this has to be carried by me, without drawing too much attention.
So, after a searching around t'internet, I came across the Crumpler range of bags, in particular the Crumpler Daily range and in even more particularly, the Daily 600 XL. There are not many useful reviews around for this bag so thought I'd do a quick review for the forum.
Well first impressions are that the build quality of this bag is immense it has very strong outer nylon, masses of padding, ripstop waterproof lining and webbing straps that feel stronger that the seatbelts in your car.
Image 1 shows the bag as it comes, the front flap is held down with hefty (and noisy) Velcro, and also two expanding straps. The silvery strip along the lower edge of the bag is reflective.
One of the issues I have with the few reviews I could find, was that I couldn't get much of an idea of the size of the bag, so, I've put my 17"HP laptop next to it for comparison in image 2.
Image 3 (taken with a p&s), shows the size of the (removable!) internal camera compartment. That's my 350D, with battery grip fitted (also tripod plate) and hand strap. My Sigma 55-200mm is fitted to the camera, and the canon 18-55mm kit lens is also neatly within that square area beside the siggy lens (separated by a considerable piece of felt covered packing). The black mesh on the right hand side is actually a small removable accessory bag, you can just see it's slightly darker orange handle. As you can see, there's still loads of room for more kit in the bag
Images 4 and 5 shows the camera compartment lid, front pocket slightly open, and camera compartment removed. This leaves a cavernous messenger style bag remaining
Image 6 shows again the 17" laptop for comparison and the laptop pouch open along the inside back of the bag. You can also just see further storage pouches around the side and front of the inside area
All in all this bag is extremely well made, strong, incredibly versatile, comfortable to carry (it has a 'third leg' which in effect is second strap that you put over your other arm for further stability), and a damn good buy
Thanks for sticking with it and reading this review. I hope this helps anyone who's looking into a bag of this type.
