Thanks so much Fets! Most of my camera gear (tripod included) is either loaded into my backpack of onto my homemade padded harness camera bag (this bag itself is silnylon and padded with closed cell foam). The harness bag allows me to carry my camera on my chest for easy access (sometimes for other reasons though I'll pack it into my backpack). On top of that I'll normally carry along a few garbage bags and extra ziplocks to protect my gear from dust and water. Not sure if that helps, but I hope so <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />