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MindShift Gear Announces Three Lightweight Daypacks
7 January 2016
MindShift Gear has announced the UltraLight series of lightweight daypacks designed for photographers. The $119.99 UltraLight Sprint 16L, $169.99 UltraLight Dual 25L and $199.99 UltraLight Dual 36L side-panel provide quick access to cameras, lenses and accessories without taking off the bag.
Ultralight Daypacks. Dural 36L, Dual 25L and Sprint 16L.
They also offer room for personal belongings, zippered storage and a hydration reservoir and electronics. An integrated tripod mounting system and highly breathable shoulder straps are also included.
"All aspects of the UltraLight backpacks were refined with weight in mind, including lightweight fabric, thinner webbing, lighter buckles and shoulder straps with less padding," said Doug Murdoch, MindShift Gear's CEO and lead designer. "This allows the outdoor enthusiast to be able to go farther and faster as they are not weighed down by their pack."
For more information see the news release below.
MindShift Gear Releases Three of the Lightest Photo Daypacks Ever
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Outdoor photographers can now go faster and farther with what may be the lightest photo daypacks ever: The UltraLight series from MindShift Gear. The UltraLight Sprint 16L, UltraLight Dual 25L and UltraLight Dual 36L side-panel designs allow quick access to cameras, lenses and accessories without first having to take off the bag. The backpacks also offer generous space for personal belongings, zippered storage, a hydration reservoir and electronics. Additional features include an integrated tripod mounting system and highly breathable shoulder straps.
The UltraLight Dual 25L and UltraLight Dual 36L also include a removable camera compartment and shoulder strap that can be worn separately when users wish to drop their full pack and bag a peak with even less weight.
"All aspects of the UltraLight backpacks were refined with weight in mind, including lightweight fabric, thinner webbing, lighter buckles and shoulder straps with less padding," said Doug Murdoch, MindShift Gear's CEO and lead designer. "This allows the outdoor enthusiast to be able to go farther and faster as they are not weighed down by their pack."
Gear Capacity
UltraLight Sprint 16L:
- Holds one large (un-gripped) Mirrorless body and one to two standard zoom lenses or primes
- Holds one compact dSLR (Rebel, 3300 or 5300 series) and one to two lenses
- Fits up to a 10" tablet or most 1.5 liter hydration reservoirs
- Nine liters of capacity for personal gear
- Maximum lens size: Mirrorless: 70-200mm f2.8 equivalents attached to body; dSLR: 24-70mm f2.8 attached to body
UltraLight Dual 25L:
- Holds one standard-size dSLR (5DM3 or D810) and one standard zoom lens or two primes
- Holds one large (un-gripped) Mirrorless body and two to three lenses
- Fits up to a 15" laptop or most 2.5 liter hydration reservoirs
- Fourteen liters of capacity for personal gear
Maximum lens size: Mirrorless: 70-200mm f2.8 equivalents attached to body; dSLR: 24-70mm f2.8 attached to body
UltraLight Dual 36L:
- Holds one standard-size dSLR (5DM3 or D810) and two to four standard zoom lenses
- Holds one gripped dSLRs (1Dx or D4s) and two to three standard zoom lenses
- Fits up to a 15" laptop or most three liter hydration reservoirs
- Twenty liters of capacity for personal gear
- Maximum lens size: 24-70mm f2.8 attached to body with 70-200 f2.8 detached
Materials
Exterior: For superior water resistance, all exterior fabric has a durable water-repellent coating, plus the underside of the fabric has a polyurethane coating. It also has high-quality YKK " Fuse zippers, 100D nylon shadow rip-stop, 420D high-density nylon, 210D velocity nylon, 320-GB UltraStretch mesh, 350-GB airmesh, nylon webbing, 3-ply bonded nylon thread.
Interior: 200D poly, velex, high-density closed-cell foam, belly-o mesh, 3-ply bonded nylon thread.
Product Dimensions, Volume, Weight
UltraLight Sprint 16L:
- External Dimensions: 25x47x15cm
- Camera Compartment: 24x14x12cm
- Tablet/hydration compartment: 24.5x27cm
- Volume: 16 liters
- Weight: 1.9 lbs. (includes rain cover)
UltraLight Dual 25L:
- External Dimensions: 26x55x17cm
- Camera Compartment: 23cm x 19cm x 13cm
- Laptop/hydration compartment: 26x40 cm WxH
- Volume: 25 liters
- Weight: 2.8 lbs. (includes rain cover, removable shoulder strap, removable camera compartment)
UltraLight Dual 36L:
- External Dimension: 28x60x22cm
- Camera Compartment: 25x25x16.5cm
- Laptop/hydration compartment: 26.5x49cm WxH
- Volume: 36 liters
- Weight: 3.3 lbs. (includes rain cover, removable shoulder strap, removable camera compartment)