Courser F2003 - My new casual-looked camera backpack

I'm quite a spender recently.  I owned a M4/3 camera with 3 lenses and some needed accessories for my travel and my so-called "Photography Training" when I have my freetime with my friend.  I owned a OEM 5 Million Dollar Crumpler which I bought during my trip at Hanoi, Vietnam.  A rush purchase to store my stuffs and my camera and the crumpler was so useful during my trip that time.  Then, I realised that I need a backpack for my camera if I were to travel to other countries with long duration.  So, I keep on "hunting" for nice looking and not-so-camera-bag-looked backpack style.  I came across with bags such as bagman, crumpler sink beige, national geography backpack which is cool looking as well but none of them caught my eyes (expensive or too big size for me).

I want something looks casual but still nice-looking or unique and at the same time can at least protect my gears from rain.  I don't really just bring my gears, I loves to stuff my jacket, my tit-bits (I can't live without food!!!), my phones and water supply and all these I've been using a normal school bag to store my stuffs....yes....I stuff my camera in a school bag.  And whenever I met with rains, I'll busy finding shaded place so that my bag wouldn't get wet.  So, it's time for me to get a backpack for my camera. 

I've been looking at a bag called Courser and this brand offers few designs; waist bag, sling style, backpack style and there's one with 2 in 1 (Sling + backpack).  Courser is a China brand offers high quality canvas and vintage design. 

For me, some of their designs look army-looked style....lol.  You may visit one of their website here.  I choose to purchase one of their model F2003, bought at RM180 at one of the camera gadget shop nearby my home and this bag can be customized to be a casual bag when I do not need to bring my camera.  Overall weight without the camera compartment is around 700+g, and with the compartment is around 800+g.   Here're some of the photos taken:

The bag is packed like this.  Funny….1st time saw bag is been packed like this….lol…

So, this is the view…nice huh…. Suitable for people like me, I’m not that big size neither my camera, so, this is good enough.  It has 3 pockets, 2 at both sides and one medium at front.

 

Close-up

More close up…see the canvas cotton material…just nice.  The bag is soft and has protective layer for camera.

 

The inner part, double layers and a small pouch to store your passport, pens, or your camera charger.

This is the access to your camera, located at the back, not front.  So, you can at least protect your camera from thieves.

The inner part.  I’ve inserted the camera compartment.  The patches is adjustable.

Worry of the compartment to move around when you carry your bag?  No worry, it is design to patch on the bag once you installed the compartment.

Sample of my gears.

See, removable…take it out if you do not feel to carry your camera.  Turns it to a casual bag!!!

See, actually, very big space inside…

 

Bag gets wet?? No more…rain cover is store in here….comes with the bag.

Daa…laaa……

Close up again on the brand.