I swapped the immense Crumpler "December Quarter" for their Next Venue bag before heading off to Belize. As you can hopefully tell from the uniquitous bottle of beer in the photos, the Next Venue is a much more sensible size for extended periods of carrying.   > More

I've been trying to track down the perfect tech kit bag for our trip. My existing CCS bag is fantastic but it might as well have a glowing "steal me" sign on it. The most likely candidates would seem to be Crumpler's range of kit bags. I was initially tempted by their top of the range 'December Quarter' bag. I was soon proved wrong.   > More

Here I go - the single biggest thing I will buy to take on The Big Trip (in more ways than one..), so there will be plenty of posts on my developing thoughts in this area. Initial recommendations seem to...   > More