ROUTE Pack

As a beginning photographer, I was looking for a bag that would allow me to safely carry my camera and be able to quickly access it..this bag is perfect!

I wanted to love this. It's well made, holds my fuji X-E2 with 18-300 zoom perfectly (unexpanded). But it does not work well for my use case of multiday backpacking. First, it does fit well on my Gossamer Mariposa pack - rides too high, and is wobbly without additional strap, which is inconvenient. For a dayhike during a trip, the shoulder strap option is not good - not secure enough. Attaching it to pants belt does not work (too heavy and unbalanced) . And it also does not fit my Osprey Talon pack I use for dayhiking - no place to attach the clips. So while it may be great for Wandrd packs, it is not universal. Darn!

This is well made and even fits my Lumix S1h — a large camera for a mirrorless. Works with the 24-70 as well as my huge-ish 70-200 f2.8, so no complaints there. Well made, like all WANDRD gear; I have the 21 and 31 PRVKE as well as (recent purchase) the FERNWEH.

I bought the ROUTE because I want to sometimes just bring the camera in a pannier on the motorcycle, or else toss it on the front seat of the car for a quick trip when maybe the light will do that golden thing.

Been waiting a long time for a solution like this, especially with a modicum of weather proofing. Not something the old-style leather ever-ready cases of yore were built to do. Case will only accommodate a lightweight strap, since it has to be folded in with the camera, but that's hardly a drawback, given the ROUTE's intended function.