Today, I took the afternoon off from thesis writing and hung out with IL in the city. Unlike J, IL claims that she's not embarassed when I whip out my SLR and start snapping photos. Our trip to the city was in part a dry-run for the Lowepro Flipside/Rebel XSI set up I had planned for my solo excursions during our RTW trip. I had with me just the bag, camera, Zune, various layers of clothing and a jacket as IL and I walked through Pike Place Market. Here are my thoughts: - I loooooove how the zipper to the main compartment faces my backside. I was not in any fear that someone was going to steal something from the bag.
- The waistbelt feature which allowed me to access the compartment without putting my bag down was great, but a little hard to maneuver with so many layers of clothing on and especially hard when I needed to take my jacket off with the backpack on, but with the camera around my neck.
- My shoulders and upper back started getting sore after two hours, but I'm blaming it on bad posture.
- The bag is big enough that I can put my keys and wallet in the main compartment. As a bonus, I figured out a way to access those items without having to open the entire bag. Overall, I still feel that the Flipside was a good choice and look foward to using it on the big trip. After Pike Place, we stopped by Bed, Bath and Beyond where IL found a severely discounted hot pink floor/reading combo lamp, which she couldn't resist buying. It can't get better than $9.99! From there, we headed to Capitol Hill to try Crazy Cherry (formerly known as Crazy Berry). I think I'm hooked on this frozen yogurt craze and now, I have IL to enjoy it with!!
- The waistbelt feature which allowed me to access the compartment without putting my bag down was great, but a little hard to maneuver with so many layers of clothing on and especially hard when I needed to take my jacket off with the backpack on, but with the camera around my neck.
- My shoulders and upper back started getting sore after two hours, but I'm blaming it on bad posture.
- The bag is big enough that I can put my keys and wallet in the main compartment. As a bonus, I figured out a way to access those items without having to open the entire bag. Overall, I still feel that the Flipside was a good choice and look foward to using it on the big trip. After Pike Place, we stopped by Bed, Bath and Beyond where IL found a severely discounted hot pink floor/reading combo lamp, which she couldn't resist buying. It can't get better than $9.99! From there, we headed to Capitol Hill to try Crazy Cherry (formerly known as Crazy Berry). I think I'm hooked on this frozen yogurt craze and now, I have IL to enjoy it with!!
Current Location: Kirkland, WA
