Back pack recommendations?

[Stranger Danger]

I am looking for a good padded back pack that I can carry two micro heads, cables, strap and a few other small odds and ends. Ideally the bag would have good padding and at least 3 seperate compartments to hold each head and the cables, etc. respectively.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

 

[SonicBlueJoe]

I just bought an Odyssey BackSpin2, and I use it for 2 micro heads, several cables, straps, microphone, song book, tools, power strip. Multiple internal pockets to separate cables, very versatile. It is awesome, seems very well built.

Check it out: http://www.odysseygear.com/odyssey-products/brlbackspin2.html

 

[Stranger Danger]

Thanks Joe that looks really good. What two micros are you able to load into it?

 

[Bassist4Eris]

I just bought an Odyssey BackSpin2, and I use it for 2 micro heads, several cables, straps, microphone, song book, tools, power strip. Multiple internal pockets to separate cables, very versatile. It is awesome, seems very well built.

Check it out: http://www.odysseygear.com/odyssey-products/brlbackspin2.html

Gee, I was going to recommend mine, but now I kind of want yours.

Anyhow, for a more budget-minded backpack, here's what I use.

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There's a compartment in the back that you can't see on the photo, although the zippers are visible on the left. It has a sleeve in it that's intended for a laptop. I keep my Boss ME50B (a large multi-effect) in the sleeve, and the rest of the compartment has a power strip and extension cord coiled up in it. So it's definitely roomy. The main zipper on top opens to a very large compartment in which I keep a ton of cables, two straps, a PCM recorder, a roll of duct tape, etc. The compartment that opens by the next zipper down has a sleeve inside it large enough to hold a small tool kit, and I keep other various tools and spare string sets in the rest of that compartment too. And so on and so forth. My point being that there's lots of room.

I think I bought it three years ago or so. I have it stuffed full with about 25 lbs of stuff. And after all that abuse, it's starting to show signs of wear, but it's still got plenty of life left too.

 

[SonicBlueJoe]

I have a GB Streamliner goes with my Berg AE410, and Summit TD-100 goes with my Berg IP310. Both fit easily in the main compartment, and there is a divider there to keep them separated. The Summit is smaller, and so I am able to put my power strip into the slot next to it. Plenty of room to spare.

It will fit ALOT of stuff. Between cables, amps and such, mine is not light when fully loaded. The straps are real nice and comfy, easily adjustable, and the waist CHEST cinch strap make for a good snug fit for maximum comfort if you have to do much walking with it.

EDIT: Used this pack this weekend, and made one slight misstatement. It's not a waist cinch, it's a chest cinch between the two shoulder straps. That said, keeps the pack square on my shoulders; supports weight well.

 

[Stranger Danger]

Gee, I was going to recommend mine, but now I kind of want yours.

Anyhow, for a more budget-minded backpack, here's what I use.

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There's a compartment in the back that you can't see on the photo, although the zippers are visible on the left. It has a sleeve in it that's intended for a laptop. I keep my Boss ME50B (a large multi-effect) in the sleeve, and the rest of the compartment has a power strip and extension cord coiled up in it. So it's definitely roomy. The main zipper on top opens to a very large compartment in which I keep a ton of cables, two straps, a PCM recorder, a roll of duct tape, etc. The compartment that opens by the next zipper down has a sleeve inside it large enough to hold a small tool kit, and I keep other various tools and spare string sets in the rest of that compartment too. And so on and so forth. My point being that there's lots of room.

I think I bought it three years ago or so. I have it stuffed full with about 25 lbs of stuff. And after all that abuse, it's starting to show signs of wear, but it's still got plenty of life left too.

Haha I actually already have that very same bag in red! I am looking for something a little more substantial with more padding.

 

[Stranger Danger]

I have a GB Streamliner goes with my Berg AE410, and Summit TD-100 goes with my Berg IP310. Both fit easily in the main compartment, and there is a divider there to keep them separated. The Summit is smaller, and so I am able to put my power strip into the slot next to it. Plenty of room to spare.

It will fit ALOT of stuff. Between cables, amps and such, mine is not light when fully loaded. The straps are real nice and comfy, easily adjustable, and the waist cinch strap make for a good snug fit for maximum comfort if you have to do much walking with it.

Thanks, I think my two heads will fit in there nicely.

 

[JACink]

Not sure about your budget, but we issue our techs with Pelican backpacks. There are different models depending on what you need. Our techs fit insane amounts of test gear, laptops etc. in them.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I have had great experiences with Swiss Army backpacks. I was pretty rough with one and it stood up well and I'm sure I would have gotten more years out of it until bed bugs set up shop in it.

 

[Stranger Danger]

Cool but gross

 

[Bassist4Eris]

Haha I actually already have that very same bag in red! I am looking for something a little more substantial with more padding.

Mine's red too. We're rockin' the same bag. At least until we both end up buying the same one as SonicBlueJoe.

 

[Stranger Danger]

I haven't bought one yet (although the Odyssey looks really good) so if anyone has any other suggestions, please feel free.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I haven't actually bought one (I have many bags) but I did look at what was on offer once, and thought diaper backpacks looked to be a good option as they are often well padded, waterproof, and have multiple sections.

 

[Munjibunga]

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[Stranger Danger]

Well that is a very interesting take. Cool bag!

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I'm still a big fan of the diaper bags as they give you a free waterproof pad for sitting on wet grass so you can watch the other bands playing at the festival you just played at, or "changing pad" as they call it. You can get one vaguely similar to the bag above for £25 in the UK, so probably $30 in the USA.

 

[GeneralElectric]

I use a maxpediton condor ii for almost everything. It's a really well made pack. They have an even larger one called the vulture with 2100 cubic inches of carrying capacity.