Whether you're shooting a rare Spirit Bear in Northern Canada or a Ferris wheel in downtown London, you need to know that your valuable equipment is safe from the elements. That's why we've innovated such unique features as the All Weather Cover™, to safeguard your gear from rain, dust, sand and snow, and the OverLap Zipper™, with its reinforced walls and heavy-duty closed-cell foam, to protect your gear from anything life throws its way.
"We were looking for the Spirit Bear, but we discovered something else. For 11 days in the rough, rugged wetlands of the Inside Passage near Princess Royal Island, Canada, we tracked the elusive Spirit Bear. Unfortunately, photographers Kennan and Karen Ward and I never spotted a single bear. All we really saw was rain. It rained continuously, so we had plenty of time to sit on the riverbanks and talk - and then talk some more. We discussed the fact that Kennan, 6'2", and Karen, 5'3", need to distribute the weight of their gear differently. And we talked about how we could further improve the carrying comfort and the protection for all that expensive equipment. We came up with lots of ideas - many of which eventually ended up on the desks of our design team. As the rain continued, even though we already had the most water-resistant gear available, we set our sights on a system that would be 100% waterproof.
"This trip eventually led to the development of our DryZone - the first totally waterproof camera backpack - and our new Trekker AW Series, with substantial improvements in the harness system for ultimate carrying comfort.
"After days of dodging roots, rivers, fallen trees and hanging branches, we knew that our next trip would be easier, more comfortable, and a lot drier."
- Uwe Mummenhoff, Lowepro President