In reply to Philip: I have a number of camera bags and had looked at all the other options. The f stop seemed to have the features and flexability to allow me to do what i need to do with it . Being able to carry 2 axes , tripod and a snowboard is useful , even though its not what I'd be doing everyday. The down side is they're difficult to get hold of and seem to keep production numbers down or there's just a long waiting list for them .