Roccco

I just received my Tamrac 777 Camera Packpack in the mail today. I was a bonehead and forgot to specify that I wanted the Forest Green color, and as Murphy's Law would dictate, of course I received a black backpack.

For walking safaris, other than getting a couple degrees hotter than a green backpack, should I have any concerns with the wildlife?

Thanks.

bwanamitch

What kind of concerns? That more tsetses would attack you?

It's a BACKpack, so animals in front of you won't see it. ;-)

Roccco

Mitch,

Yeah, that makes sense. Sometimes my brain does not fire on all cylinders.

tashak

And if you are on a vehicle, not wearing the pack, it can be a kind of decoy for tsetse flies.

bwanamitch

Rocco,

to give you some peace of mind: my backpack is of the same colour.

Mitch

kleptolux

the only issue is that black may cause the pack to overheat and melt something.
If you want look, pin with 2 safety pics a a piece of cloth on top of the bag. The cloth can serve to wipe swet and you never know when you need a safety pin.

JL

Roccco

This Tamrac 777 backpack is a monster. I am going to have to measure it to be sure that it is carry on legal, as it would be a disaster if Virgin Atlantic made me check it in.

I am in economy from Los Angeles to London but then I am in Business Class from London to Joburg. I don't think they will give me a hard time in business class.

Now I am going to load up this pack and strap it on each time I walk my dogs for the next three weeks. I have a feeling that I won't be doing more than one walk per camp in Zambia, possibly a total of four bush walks, unless I foresake this ungodly bag and risk leaving the majority of my gear behind. Too lazy to bother sending it back...it will just have to do.

Roccco

(photo of Tamrac 777)

http://www.adorama.com/images/Product/TR777BK.jpg

Kavey

My Lowepro backpack is black too - stuff inside doesn't overheat because there's so much padding between outer edge and gear inside...

bwanamitch

I can confirm that. I had my Lowepro for hours on the roof of a 4x4 in the hot Botswana sun in October - no problem at all.

Mitch at work ;-):
ftp://www.podszuck.de/po/podszuck.de....BMatWork.jpeg

Mitch

Kavey

Is that YOU? No waaaaaaay!
And is that your lens or are you just pleased to...
No no I'll resist!

bwanamitch

This is 100% pure Bwana Mitch.

Kavey

Any pics up where we can actually see more than your lens and hair?

bwanamitch

http://www.virtuellesafari.de/images...-119.xxxl.jpeg

Kavey

OK the only way I could see anything was to save it off, slap it into PS, adjust levels so I could see more than just a shadow! Don't worry, I deleted it again straight after I viewed it! Just too dark to see anything in the original...

bwanamitch

Don't you have the new revolutionary Virtual Explorer 3D Pro plug-in, where you can create a three-dimensional model, rotate it the way you want, and let the plug-in automatically extrapolate the missing parts?

mpkp

the tamrac backpack is legal -- the dimensions are 12x11.5x17.75 for a combined 41.25. But they may consider it your suitcase carryon and not the additional personal item you are allowed. So you should be able to carry it on and then you would be allowed one additional personal item.

Kavey

Mitch, yeah I do but I don't like to fire it up for just any old thing, you know?

Kavey

PS Incase anyone's not clear, I'm joking.

bwanamitch

Here's something in a more familiar environment:
ftp://www.podszuck.de/po/podszuck.de...adBikerBM.jpeg

(Okay, okay. I know that I should not use 400 ASA at daylight...;-))

Maybe I should try to reactivate my old scanner this evening...

Mitch