Reddit reviews Portable DSLR Camera Bag Camera Shell Sleeve Case FB6028

Budget - $20-40

A bag or backpack you already have, plus a padded camera insert to organize your photo stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camera-Shell-Sleeve-FB6028/dp/B007PUMCWC

What I like - The price is right. I already had a comfortable backpack that I like.

What I don't like - n/a

I wish you the best of luck carrying an extra 8-10lbs of camera gear for that whole trek. Most people I know that have done it are looking to cut every ounce.

Short answer to your question is yes, dry bags. Your pack should already have a rain cover and that will do 99% of the work in keeping your gear safe, but, it is nice to have the backup just in case.

Dont put the camera into your bag with the lens on it, and store the body and accessories in one bag, the lenses in another (and you can add foam seperators or sleeves to keep them apart). Ive done that for overnight hike in rainy weather and its worked well.

Another additional option would be to buy a padded divider for storing them. Downside is it takes up extra space on top of the camera gear, but, provides weather protection and padding.

You have two good options:

• get a camera wrap and wrap your lens, body, ... in those wraps. Then put everything inside your backpack. I, and almost every other landscape photographer/backpacker that I saw does this. I use Op/Tech for lens and body.
  
  
• get a camera insert and put it in your backpack. Something like this. Check that your insert will fit into your backpack. I use Timbuk 2 insert (along with Timbuk 2 messenger bag) for my daily use.
  
  Of course, you can always go and get a dedicated backpack/camera bag, but in my experience the companies that make good camera bag don't know how to make durable and ultralight backpack. Similarly, the backpack companies don't know how to make utilitarian camera bag. I've checked many camera/backpack combination and they all suck.
  
  Also you might want to consider a sling strap instead of a neck strap. It shifts the weight of the camera from your neck to your upper body and makes it much, much more stable. I went canyoning with this thing and a 3lbs DSLR!

I actually have a Patagonia backpack and inside of it I put something like this http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camera-Shell-Sleeve-FB6028/dp/B007PUMCWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1462329323&sr=1-1&keywords=dslr+padding and I use my personal item as the Patagonia backpack.

Dude, you're awesome. I might just honestly buy this one... https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camera-Shell-Sleeve-FB6028/dp/B007PUMCWC

https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camera-Shell-Sleeve-FB6028/dp/B007PUMCWC

>Do you always have a camera with you

Yes, I work in journalism so its a required tool.

>How do you carry it?

I have cheap backpack insert, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camera-Shell-Sleeve-FB6028/dp/B007PUMCWC (can't find the specific one I have but it looks similar). Keep my laptop notebooks etc in the other backpack pouch.

For a time before I bought a cheap-ish telephoto for sports I was just using a standard small single-camera bag stuffed in my backpack.