spectr17
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Registered: March 2001
Location: SoCal --- Still American Territory @ this time
Posts: 55355
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Review Date: Sun May 28, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $345.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Lots of room, lots of pockets
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Cons:
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Too big for airplane overhead storage
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I've been lugging my Roadrunner around for a couple years now. There's lots of room to arrange all your gear. I can get a Canon GL-1 camcorder with acccessories, lens etc, a smaller Sony camcorder, headphones, , a digital camera, mics and all cords and charger in this case.
The only problem with this case is when full it's a tough cram to get it into the overheard storage bin on planes. The shape of the case makes it bulge from where the backpack straps are attached. The outer cover where the backpack straps are stowed when not in use is starting to get holes worn in it from scraping all the overhead bins.
To be honest I've never even used it as a backpack so I probably should have gone with the plain rolling pack without the backpack feature. I see where the company says you can take the backpack straps off but I looked and didn't see any way to get them off.
The other snag I've found is the tripod straps hang out when not in use and it's hard to get down an airplane aisle without snagging the seats.
The wheels have held up good and the handle work fine. I hang a bag off the handle when walking with it and it balances and handles good.
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Registered: March 2001
Location: SoCal --- Still American Territory @ this time