Hiking in the great outdoors and photography are two hobbies that go together like peanut butter and jelly. But adventurers looking to travel on a journey to incredible outdoor locations are often at a crossroads when it comes to choosing the right bag. Specific photography backpacks often don't offer enough dedicated storage space for non-camera-related items like clothes, jackets, food, and toiletries and lack attachment points for camping mats or cooking equipment. While hiking-specific backpacks are often brilliant for storing camping and hiking essentials but can be ill-equipped for storing camera kit without pockets to store memory cards, batteries, shutter release cables, and so on.
In this review, I got hold of the Summit Creative Tenzing Rolltop, which comes in 30, 40 and 50L models, though it was the middle 40L version I tested. The Tenzing Rolltop aims to strike the perfect balance for photographers who also need to hike, trek and camp en route to location, and also for serious ramblers looking for a more elegant solution to carry camera equipment on their adventures. It looks to be built from high-quality materials and has a unique way to shift storage space from the camera compartment to the general compartment. Here's how I got on...
