I saw these skins in bangkok just this weekend and was thinking of getting them but I wasn’t able to see the double-wide skin.

The only problem I have is I want something to hold my 40D with battery grip and a 17-40 lens and the skins aren’t the right solution for this. I wanted to get a slim bag that can hold my camera but not bulky enough for me to just travel around with it.

I was able to see several Think Tank photo products there and I was very impressed with the quality. I might just end up getting the digital holster 40/50 though and it’s a bit cheaper if I order it from the US.

Thanks again for the detailed review!

The others I will use when shooting in more specific environments. Also, I will be using these often as I pack and travel to international assignments, they’re excellent for packing all my little bits of kit. It’s also likely I’ll bring a spare pro belt so my producer can use this system to carry some of the gear – like spare lenses, strobes, pocket wizards.

Like everything, which problem you are trying to solve determines if these are the right solution. I’ve come to the heartbreaking conclusion that there is no single right bag or system for my gear, and resigned myself to using different solutions for different situations, and having no more space in my closets once they’re filled with bags.

So, yeah, you have the gist of it – I travel with one bag (right now the Airport Addicted), I work out of another set-up altogether (the belt/harness and holsters/pouches. But even then I often have the Airport Addicted in the truck with strobes, lenses, wireless triggers, tripod, etc. I don’t travel light on most commercial assignments!

I’m assuming that this is designed for people who pack their gear in one bag and work with it in another – is that the general gist?