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It’s intended as a daily carry, versatile bag that’s got just enough weather resistance to handle the odd bit of rain or snow. Realistically, that level of durability isn’t a reasonable expectation for a bag like the Scout. It’s not very stylish, but the fact that it envelops the entire bag means that you can rest easy even in a heavy downpour. Having said that, I miss the rain cover that comes with my Think Tank bags. It doesn’t pack a rain jacket, however, so the Scout may not be the ideal bag for a snow storm or rain storm. Mottled grey waxed canvas meets vegetable tanned leather in a bond sealed by tight, precise stitching.Ĭombine the Scout with its waterproof insert and it’s ready for Mother Nature. Let’s start at my first baseline criteria for bag usage: it has to be well made.įrom the moment I pulled it out of its canvas bag shipping clothes, I felt the difference that buying a premium bag gets you. That was a couple of months ago, and I’ve been carrying the Scout with me every day since. At around the same time, an opportunity arose to try the Wotancraft Scout, a bag I had never seen from a company I had never heard of before. Instead of defaulting to the intermediary Retrospective size, I decided it was time to make a more informed decision. Having a massive messenger flopping around like a sad blimp is not a great experience. This meant carrying the much larger Retrospective 50 with me as my daily carry, but with only an iPad Pro, my X100T, and some cables in it most of the time, the bag was more empty than not. My iPad goes with me everywhere, and now that it’s bigger it can no longer fit into my Retrospective 10. When I got more camera gear and needed more space, I surveyed the bag landscape, shrugged…and bought a bigger version of the same bag.Įverything began to unravel when I bought the iPad Pro. It’s kind of drab looking, if I’m being honest, but it’s sturdy, comfortable, weather-proof, versatile, and unobtrusive. Setting the Stageīefore I talk about the Scout, I want to explain where I’m coming from with this review.įor the past six years or so, I have used one bag: the Think Tank Retrospective. What I found there is the best camera bag I have ever encountered: the Wotancraft Scout.
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Unfortunately for me, I had to replace my go-to day bag recently, forcing me into uncharted waters. In hushed tones, I admit that I am a photographer who is not addicted to bags.