Product Review: Clik Elite Large Hiker Camera Bag

I bought the Clik Elite Large Hiker Camera Bag last week before heading up to Goat Lake for a LONG and laborious hike. Anybody daily readers of this site know that I’m a total fanboy of the Clik Elite camera bags.  I like that they are built for rough treatment (always have rain covers, a zillion pockets, waist belts, and are built like a tank).

I already own the Clik Elite Pro camera bag, which is probably fits more gear than any other camera bag on the planet.  It’s my go-to bag that I use for most shoots.  Since I like that bag so much, I decided to get the Clik Elite Large Hiker camera bag so I could take it on a 3-day backpacking trip.

I found the bag to be ergonomic, comfortable, and has a reasonably large camera compartment to bring just enough gear for photography while camping.

The trouble with the bag is that it doesn’t have anywhere to strap on a sleeping bag very easily, and I couldn’t get the straps for the tripod to hold my tripod in place, so I had to run to Walmart and buy some more straps to hook on the sleeping bag and tripod…. not cool.

PROS:

• Has TONS of pockets all over the place.  Trust me… you don’t have enough little gadgets to fill the pockets no matter how hard you try.
• The camera compartment fits a pro-size DSLR with battery grip and a wide-angle lens attached with hood facing forward.
• Enough other compartments to fit a lens like a 28-300, a fisheye, or other standard lens sizes.  One other compartment that can BARELY fit a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 with lens hood reversed if you take out one layer of padding on the bottom.
• Rain cover (A necessity for hikers)
• Place to put your water bladder or other hydration system.
• Nice waist belt
• Comfortable and ergonomic