Thanks Brant - not exactly what I was looking for.


It was very early when I wrote that post and I've had a pretty intense weekend at our annual rodeo so I may have fried a few brain cells in the process. I'll try to clarify.


Sorry Rich, to answer your questions:


I want a back pack - Yes I plan on using it at the same time as my large pack, but not always. I'll only have to carry it on the front when I'm carrying my large pack. Other times I'll be using it as a normal back pack while the rest of our luggage stays in our motel. It's going to have tobe reasonably large (around 25-35L).


When carrying it separately I will need it to hold my tripod as well. However I'll likely have the tripod in it's own bag which I can carry over my shoulder separately if need be.


I would like it to hold all of my gear as I don't want to miss any shots as we travel around during the day.


It doesn't really need to carry a laptop. We may not even take one.


Yes it needs to be carry on size as I don't trust anyone with my gear (I'm sure a few of us will see where I'm coming from here).


I've been having a bit of a look today and I've found a couple that I like, but haven't made any decisions yet. They're reasonably large but I don't think I can get away from that if I want to carry all of my gear.


This one's tickling my fancy at the moment. Dakine are fairly well know for snowboarding / surfing packs and the reviews of this one have all been positive.


http://www.dakine.com/p/packs/photo-packs/sequence





Ben