Lowepro Micro Trekker 200

[georgie]

I wanted to ask if anyone has this and if it is AW bag at all - According to the Lowepro website it is not, but Birddog is selling it in the bargains section and listed as AW.

Is the Microtrekker 200 much bigger than the 100?

Cheers
G

[phillipb]

Hi Georgie,
I bought one of these from Birddog and he tells me that it is AW, I have no reason to doubt him, but I'm not about to put the hose on it to find out.
I'm not familiar with the size of the 100 but in the 200 I can comfortably fit the camera with kit lens, a 50mm a 70-300 a 35-70 assorted filters and other odds and ends and probably could squeeze in a flash if I had one.

[Onyx]

Georgie, Phillip - the AW refers to the grey 'raincoat' cover that's normally stored at the bottom of the bag. When unfolded and wrapped around the bag, it provides an extra layer of rain and weather protection (hence the name). AW bags aren't meant to be waterproof. The Dryzone's are. IIRC, the Micro 200 isn't an AW model. I could be wrong, but I can't definitively picture it in my head...

[christiand]

During our Canberra meet we were drenched by very heavy rain and also hail struck us.
All the gear in the Lowepro Micro Trekker 200 stayed dry !
Back at home I noticed that there was a little spot of humidity in the bottom right hand corner of the bag.
I'm talking torrential rain, litterately a flood from above !
This was not just some ordinary rain.

Cheers
CD

[birddog114]

Sorry, the Micro Trekker 200 is not AW, it's a misprint.
If you want AW then go for the Mini Trekker II AW
Or the Dry Zone

[brembo]

What sort of price range do the DryZone 100 and 200 come in at compared to the MiniTrekker II AW?

[birddog114]

What sort of price range do the DryZone 100 and 200 come in at compared to the MiniTrekker II AW?

Here's a price guide from Maxwell:

http://www.maxwell.com.au/products/lowe ... ne200.html

[georgie]

Thanks for all the info - no, not looking for extreme dry capability, Sounds like the Microtrekker is for me. Thanks for all the info.

[georgie]

During our Canberra meet we were drenched by very heavy rain and also hail struck us.
All the gear in the Lowepro Micro Trekker 200 stayed dry !
Back at home I noticed that there was a little spot of humidity in the bottom right hand corner of the bag.
I'm talking torrential rain, litterately a flood from above !
This was not just some ordinary rain.

Cheers
CD

Wow, this sounds like a resounding "real world" test. Very impressive.. (Except for the people who had to indure it)

[georgie]

Sorry, the Micro Trekker 200 is not AW, it's a misprint.
If you want AW then go for the Mini Trekker II AW
Or the Dry Zone

Thanks Birddog - I really like the size of the Microtrekker range - just that bit smaller which is what i like - the Mini Trekker was just too big for me as an everyday bag.

Cheers
G

[ru32day]

During the Canberrans' run-in with the CIA's new hail-making weapon, I commented to one of the other members that now's the time we wish we'd bought AW Camera bags.

As I also use the Micro-Trekker 200 I was pretty concerned that the cover over the zipper wasn't going to be enough protection in those conditions.

All gear (including the paper manuals in the front pocket - ie not in the main part with the extra inner protection) was bone dry when we got home, and there was no sign on the inside that the bag had ever been in the rain.

We do carry silica gel in our bag (we used to live in the tropics and old habits die hard), so this could be why we didn't have any of the condensation CD mentions.

As an aside, it's amazing what you can fit in this bag. We carry the body, SB600 flash, air-rocket, 50mm, 24-135mm and 70-300mm lenses, filters, reflector, manuals for everything, and the usual array of cables, batteries, spare cards etc, and it's still not full.