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Shimoda Explore 40 Backpack - Sea Pine (520-002)

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Color: Sea Pine


Style: 40 Backpack


Features

  • Multiple Access Points - The Shimoda Explore 40 backpack offers rear and side access options. The side opening is ideal for quick, under-the-arm access without completely removing the pack.
  • Height-Adjustable Harness - The Explore 40 backpack harness is height adjustable, allowing the same backpack to fit short or tall - male or female - torsos, and ensuring a custom fit for every user.
  • Core Unit Modular Camera Insert System - Perhaps the most forward thinking modular camera inserts on the market, Shimoda' s Core Units are simple, smart and multifunctional.
  • Mobile Office and Snack Bar Pockets - Each shoulder strap features a fast access pocket for commonly accessed items.
  • Lightweight Water-Resistant Materials - The outer shell of each pack is unique to Shimoda. It utilizes a Carbonate Ether PU formula of mixed, proprietary resins to create an extremely durable coating.

Description

The Explore 40 is the new standard in adventure photography daypacks. We have created a pack to simplify your shooting experience while minimizing physical fatigue. It’s intuitive design makes sure camera gear and other essentials like food, water and a mobile phone are always within immediate reach. Our modular Core Unit camera inserts let you customize your shooting experience - not only to your gear requirements, but also to the terrain ahead of you. Whether you’re camping out waiting for an epic moment or scrambling up rocky ascents, the Shimoda system allows you to choose the most efficient camera access for the situation - even on the fly. The adjustable harness with its bear hug-like fit makes sure the pack’s weight doesn’t put pressure on your shoulders and is instead distributed to your hips and front torso. Additionally, the rear panel lets air flow between your back and the pack. All of our features are built with materials and construction techniques we developed to best meet the needs of hardcore adventurers and the unpredictable environments they visit. The Nylon Carbonate Ether PU coated shell features a unique double-sided resin application process that provides exceptional water resistance from both exterior water pressure and interior condensation build- up. Because of this we are able to use much lighter core materials for both the exterior shell and interior lining. The new Explore 40 is a lightweight, durable, adventure-driven camera bag ready for your next trek. Note: Core Units must be purchased separately OR in one of the Explore Kits below.


Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 11.4 x 22.4 inches


Item Weight: 2.94 pounds


Item model number: 520-002


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: March 16, 2018


Department: Unisex-adult


Manufacturer: Shimoda


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great bag. Better than F-Stop Anja, but Shimoda's "customer service" is terrible.
Color: Blue Nights Style: Daypack Backpacks
Overall, I find this to be a great camera bag with only a few small annoyances. The ICU is thinner and easier to manage than the thicker F-Stop ICU. However, I do find that the Shimoda unit would benefit by being about 1/4 of an in shorter (less tall) and a bit more flexible as it would make the ICU a bit more flexible. The shoulder straps are brilliant and very comfortable. They are a tad annoying if using the Peak Design Capture Clip given the width and thickness of the strap coupled with placing the clip in a comfortable position. I am 6' tall and longer in the torso than legs, so maybe that's the reason. I did give it a good test with an 8-day hiking trip and could carry all my kit pretty well - A full-frame DSLR, 24-120 lens, sleeping bag, clothing article and various bits such as a battery recharger, tripod, intervalometer, a few filters, and cloths. It certainly manages all the camera kit I need for day hikes and trips. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2020 by CPE
    • So far so good
Color: Blue Nights Style: Daypack Backpacks
Very comfortable! Holds my kit without a problem plus my camping gear. Flexible (I also bought the medium ICU) I can carry a lot of camera gear by combining the midium and one small ICU, less by just bringing the midium or eben less by just using a small one. Very well thought out design. In short I am a happy customer! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019 by Rojo
    • Works great.
Color: Blue Nights Style: Daypack Backpacks
Been using it at least twice a week for almost a year and it’s great. It’s usually holding my Nikon d810 camera, 15-35mm, 24-70mm, 150-600mm, tripod, filters, and other odds and ends. It’s very secure and comfortable holding around 30# weight and there’s still enough room for a tent and sleeping bag. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021 by Michael
    • Best adventure pack on the market!!
Color: Sea Pine Style: 40 Backpack
So far I have hiked roughly 15 miles with this bag weighted down with camera gear!! I cannot complain about the functionality at all! If I had one complaint it would be I wish there was a little more in the way of side pockets on the waist straps! I will eventually get the larger pack for more than one day hikes! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019 by CityMurse
    • Not great kit with 2 small core units
Color: Sea Pine Style: Daypack Backpacks
I got this because many YouTube vloggers raved about this backpack. Not sure how much they used but this configuration is not ideal for a photography field trip. It's good for travel on flight but once you get to your destination and want to take it out for landscape photography hike or trip it feel cumbersome to arrange camera and then take out every time you want to take pictures. Maybe it would have been better with a medium core unit which means I have to spend another $79. After using for couple of trips, I feel this bag is over designed even the build quality is outstanding. I keep going back to my old and trusted Incase DSLR pro backpack every time time I go out for hike for landscape photography. I also tried my friends Mindshift Backlight 26L and Lowepro Protactic 450 and they both are more practical for going out to shoot than Shimoda. I regret spending way too much for this bag which now needs another $80 to make it decently practical. I am worried if lot of these shimoda backpack reviews on YouTube are similar to online mattress review videos. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018 by kits
    • Can’t leave the bag on when accessing your gear
Color: Sea Pine Style: 40 Backpack
This is so close to the prefect camera backpack bag. However it’s has some truely epic failures in design that no one has mentioned. I’m a photographer and a backpacker. I want to bring my camera gear. I’ve owned some great backpacking bags for through hiking. This is not a bag that can compete with those. This bag does not have a frame. An aluminum spine in a hard plastic plate that can be bent to fit the curvature of your spine. Standard in backpacking bags so the bulky, oddly shaped, hard edge items in the bag don’t dig into your back for 30 miles. Foam is not a frame. Orange is need to have, not a want to have color. It’s standard on hunting gear because deer, elk, and moose can’t see orange. Hunters can clearly. Don’t want to get shot while your shooting the elk rut? Wear orange. The hip belts are attached to the fold away back hatch. You have to take the bag off, set it down on a rock, mud, or snow to get to your gear. On most others the hip belt is attached to the bag. Loosen them up, turn the bag around and let it hang off of you while accessing your gear or changing lenses. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019 by Devren Hobbs
    • By far the best bag I’ve used
Color: Sea Pine Style: 40 Backpack
I don’t know what the other people that reviewed this bag are thinking because I’ve used over 5 different expensive camera bags and this has by far been the best one I’ve used so far. You can tell they put a lot of thought into the design and it is hands down the most comfortable bag I’ve bought.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019 by Robert Austin Wiley
    • Make sure you order the cores!
Color: Sea Pine Style: 40 Backpack
Bought this beautiful bag for a trip to Belize. Didn’t realize the cores were sold separately. My fault for not reading the fine print. Returning and buying an Atlas (camera bag) with the cores included.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019 by J. Thomas

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