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Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium

Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium

Item # 786026
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Designed specifically for the outdoor-action photographer, the Clik Elite SLR ChestPack makes it easy to comfortably carry and quickly access your camera while climbing, biking or skiing.

  • Plush, padded camera bay fits most SLR camera bodies with lens up to 5.5 in. long
  • Strap converts to 4-point chest harness that can be worn comfortably under traditional backpacks
  • ChestPort™ buckles dock chestpack securely to Clik Elite backpacks
  • Molded rear panel sheds snow and dirt while venting heat and moisture
  • Slanted, wide-mouth hatch opens away from your body for easy access
  • Accessory pocket holds batteries, memory cards and other small items
  • Side pocket holds lens cap or cloth
  • Clik Elite SLR ChestPack is built to last with beefy zippers, full lining, taped seams and 1,680-denier ballistic and 420-denier high-tenacity nylon

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Item 786026

Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium Specs

Specification

Description

Average weight15.8 ounces
Dimensions9.5 x 7 x 6 inches
Material(s)Nylon

Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium Customer Reviews

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Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium
 
3.5

(based on 4 reviews)

67%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easily accessible equipment (4)
  • Adjustable harness (3)
  • Comfortable (3)
  • Strong construction (3)

Cons

  • Too small (3)

Best Uses

  • Transporting gear (3)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Photo enthusiast (3)

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May

9

2009

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

Well made, but too small for NIkon D700

By JimCS

from Eddy, TX

About Me Semi-pro Photographer

Site Member

Pros

  • Adjustable Harness
  • Comfortable
  • Easily Accessible Equipment
  • Strong Construction

Cons

  • Too Small

Best Uses

  • Protecting Gear
  • Transporting Gear

Comments about Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium:

I would have used the chest pack for day hikes and overnighters, but, it is too small for the Nikon D700. The Clik Elite website shows that a large chest pack will be available, but, they give no date of arrival.

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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Oct

23

2009

 
4.0

Great with Clik packs, but too small

By blanktrip[@]

from San Francisco, CA

About Me Photo Enthusiast

Site Member

Pros

  • Adjustable Harness
  • Comfortable
  • Easily Accessible Equipment
  • Strong Construction

Cons

  • Exposed zipper
  • Too Small

Best Uses

  • Transporting Gear

Comments about Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium:

I bought this SLR ChestPack along with a Clik camera backpack. The best thing about it is the way it works with the Clik pack. It snaps right into fasteners on the front of the pack and you use the straps to adjust it to the most comfortable position for you. This is a problem I have been trying to solve for years by rigging up my own harness. None of my creations worked even half as well as the solution from Clik.The ChestPack itself if pretty sturdy and has good number of little pockets and slots for holding useful things. I would not describe it as fully padded or weatherproof, but that's not really a problem for me. It's designed to give you quick and easy access to your camera. If I'm in a situation where I am getting drenched or thrown around, my SLR is going inside the well-padded Clik backpack with the weatherproof cover. I only need the Chestpack to function in conditions calm enough for me to be taking pictures. One issue I have is that my SLR (Canon 5d Mark II) with a 24-105 lens would not fit in the ChestPack. I could barely get the zipper closed if I struggled, but that defeats the quick and easy access selling point of this product. And if you are putting a too-big camera into the ChestPack, it might get scratched by the beefy zipper pulls that are exposed on this inside of the ChestPack. The zipper pulls are normally fairly well-covered by the interior lining, so I think this is only an issue if you are stuffing in a camera that doesn't fit.I suppose should not criticize the ChestPack for being too small, but I think a medium should fit my configuration. The whole Clik system is designed to let you bring along different lenses, which means a photographer will likely have a pretty long lens on a camera at some point. It's not like I am trying to put some super-zoom lens into the ChestPack. In any case, I still love the whole concept and I will be purchasing the large ChestPack instead. [...]

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Jun

17

2009

 
3.0

good bag, but it really is too small

By Keith

from Orange, CA

About Me Photo Enthusiast

Site Member

Pros

  • Adjustable Harness
  • Comfortable
  • Easily Accessible Equipment
  • Strong Construction

Cons

  • Too Small

Best Uses

  • Transporting Gear

Comments about Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium:

I bought this bag so I could take my Canon 450D with me on backpacking adventures. I wanted a bag that is comfortable carrying 2 pounds of SLR and lens for 10-15 miles.

This bag meets that requirement very well...but it is too small. My 450D is not a large SLR, but with my 55-250mm lens on it, it just barely fits, and I mean just barely. You have to crank a bit on the top lid to zip it closed with my camera inside it.

I was hoping to upgrade to the large chestpak, but unfortunately REI doesn't sell it for some reason. I bought it somewhere else and it's just bigger enough that my camera and lens fit nicely inside.

As for the padding. It's not quite as plush as my LowePro Slingshot, but it's not bad, and it is really comfortable to wear. It makes a heavy camera feel like no weight at all.

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Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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Jun

9

2009

 
3.0

Not-so-plush on the inside

By Matt Stephenson

from Calgary, Alberta

About Me Photo Enthusiast

Pros

  • Easily Accessible Equipment

Cons

  • Lining
  • Padding
  • Zipper closure

Best Uses

    Comments about Clik Elite SLR ChestPack - Medium:

    The design of the bag allows you to access your camera quickly and easily on the trail. This is why I ordered the bag and so far I haven't been disappointed in this regard. The construction of the bag leaves a little to be desired however. The product description describes the bag as "plush" and "fully lined" but I would not describe it this way. I am not sure what the bag is supposed to be fully lined with because it doesn't appear to be lined with anything. I was excepting the interior of the bag to be lined with that micro fibre fleece material commonly found in many camera bags but only the inside of the top flap is lined with this material. The rest of the interior uses the same nylon material used on the exterior of the bag and seems a bit unfinished and lacking. The padding used throughout the bag also feels a bit skimpy (not plush) for a bag that is supposed to be used in harsh conditions. Finally, the "beefy" zippers are so big and oversized that they do not form tight seal when zipped together in the closed position and leave a small gap that makes the interior vulnerable to contamination.

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