Best Backpacks
Weather cover
You never know when you’re going to be caught out in the landscape. A weather cover is an essential feature for protecting your kit.
Storage
Some of the best-designed bags for outdoor photography offer extra storage for essential, non-photographic items.
Access
Most backpacks with a rear opening offer a way of gaining access to your kit without getting the back of the bag dirty on the ground.
Straps
Waist and sternum straps are essential. They help prevent the bag shifting from side to side when you’re on the move.
Vanguard Alta Rise 48
● £99 ● www.vanguardworld.co.uk
WITH the Alta Rise 48, Vanguard has created a well-made backpack that offers pretty much everything a landscape photographer could need. It's designed in the front-opening fashion, with a full-height front lid that folds down to give unrestricted access to your kit. The idea is that you can put the bag down on its base, which is covered in waterproof vinyl, and then use the adjustable straps on each side to hold the lid part open, so neither the backpack harness nor the front get mucky. There's also a flap on the side that provides access to your
