Love my x50 v2 but I really should of gotten the x70 for here in Alaska

I din’t get the paddle with my action x50 v2 but I really should of ordered the x70

Hi Ian, how large is the pocket for tripod ? The circumference of my tripod is about 31cm, hope you can help to measure, thanks.

Feel a bit bad asking this but is there any difference other than the colour and harness? Teal is my favourite colour but I’m a large man

Why is the AirTag pocket made from a Velco type material?

Hi, Highly recommend the Don Joy Iceman cold therapy system. The unit circulates ice chilled water around your joints using a powered ice water container and various water jackets that fit around your knee, elbow and other areas. A lot more effective than ice packs and frozen peas!

Excellent video! Thank you. I have similar issues. Your solutions are very useful. Good luck getting the challenges of fitness, photography, snow removal, & adventure fitness under control. I use virtually the same solutions. They help me a lot.

Is this camera compartment removable??

Question...Stupid One! Do you always tighten down the shoulder straps after put the pack on? I have a difficulty removing the pack with them tightened.

love this. At around the 4 minute mark you were scrambliiing over some very large rocks...Was there an actual path to the little store?

I bought the x30 v2 last year. Great backpack, but I should have chosen the x40 v2, because I use DSLR and this side access is tight for pulling out the camera. It works, but it takes an extra effort.

Shimoda, worth buying?

Very useful, thank you. Still not something I'd do again if i can avoid !

Had the same issue .. I did a lot of stretching and painful strong massage on the inflamed bands and points. Had the problems for one year but with these technichques my arm recovered in 1-2 months.

Flector patch on elbow and wirst over night and it will be gone 🤷‍♂️

Thanks for sharing this! My elbow got much worse last year due to a lot of handheld camera work and bouldering, for a month or 2 I was completely out and couldn't lift stuff. Now it gor better with some massages and exercises but will def give the homeo, patches and butter knife a try! :)

Iv had it for the last 2 months wow it’s pain in the start The ligaments and tendons don’t get any direct blood flow so the massaging tends to work the best because it helps supply and take away blood from the affected area👍🏼

Took me 18 months to go, just wore the band and got on with it.

must be an age thing because I suffered tennis elbow for the first time last year..frikn 12months worth....crazy times🤷‍♀

Wonderful bag you did there. My most beloved up until now and most suitable for my needs. I was wondering if it can hold up DSLR small unit in the top compartment as in Explore version?

You should try nerve glide exercises

Wow, I wish I had seen this video months ago. I have been suffering from a tennis elbow from photography since last summer and couldn't lift a camera and edit photos for months... Now starting to go slightly better after many sessions of physio with choc treatments and squizzing/lifting exercises but the pain is still there (4/10 I would say). I am curious to try the knee patches as I can't stand the arm bands. Maybe something else I could recommend and that you didn't mention was to switch my regular mouse for photo editing with a vertical one. I tried several ones and the brand Trust fits the best in my hand. I am also always resting my forearms on wrist pads (long, thick and soft ones) when typing, that relieves the pain a lot. Thanks for your good tips and all the best!

I have suffered with the worst tennis elbow. From heavy lifting. I agree with your Doctor. I think one of the best things you can do is take a good NSAID. I personally think Celebrex is the best but even taking ibuprofen regularly will help a lot. I personally would take them as your doc advised as from person experience that’s all that helped. Lastly giving it a little of rest.

Thank you - great video. This is all very useful advice, but I would also recommend a move to Australia - less snow. ;)

This came off inadvertently not intentionally. Was able to reattach watching this video. Thank you, Shimoda

Why does Women’s version have mesh back but regular version doesn't?

These are the most unique bags I’ve seen yet

I would buy the urban explorer, but I can't get past the interior colour. A nice brown or even gray would be better. Oh well.

Am I cray to think that based on the internal dimensions of Urban explorer 30L, I could get some pouch and carry the sony 600mm F4 lens? Please make a DV roller, carry on compatible which could also carry the 600mm F4 lens pretty please!

This is a great video to show the differences! I think for my uses 25 is perfect but the 30 is a little tempting just for a bit of spare room

7:50 you could use a case or sd card bag. I out the spare micro sd card in the action cam filter case, but now I have Jupio Tri-Charge charger for the Sony batteries, it has two slots to keep micro sd cards along with the big sd cards. If I got power in the batteries I can charge my phone with it too. But if batteries are quite low I use a big battery bank instead. I don't always bring it as its heavy, but nice to have too.

0:24 Does it include Explore V2 30L backpacks? The buckle doesn't seem to be hidden, it seems to not exist on the new version. As I can't see a existing buckle for it, apart from unbuckling the side buckles. is there a new version of the helmet holder? that attaches to the fabric loops instead? But I think 40L would be max I could use for mountain biking with a neck brace.

Is there a belt for the shimoda urban explore 20 liter model?

Now that's an ad that I appreciate : focus on the "How to" with visual exemple rather than a quick montage made by publicist to appeal to your desire. Now if only people would simulate wearing it while in motion, that would be perfect !

I just got my Explore V2 35L delivered today and I was appalled to learn that the side access only works on one side. I saw a few product review videos before ordering and surprisingly nobody mentions this, otherwise, I would've have bothered. Personally, this is a disappointment for me. I have a Lowepro 450AW that I got locally and was looking to replace it with Shimoda for street photography. Shimoda has better pocket and organization system. However, the right side access does NOT work very efficiently for right handed users and I am saying this with my own experience. While putting the camera in and trying to pull it out on the right side totally limits the right arm's range of motion which means there's very little maneuverability that you can do while doing this because in order to put the camera in sideways you need to twist your right hand to face it towards the side opening. I use a Fuji GFX camera and leses are equally big. It requires extending the right arm fully towards left and free range of motion to be able to secure it properly inside the side pocket on the left. The Lowepro does this gracefully. I just wish Shimoda could do this too because otherwise it seems to be a better bag overall. Not sure how you haven't realized this. Why not leave the decision on the user by keeping both sides available and let the user decide which side they are more comfortable using. For now, my Shimoda will need to go back unfortunately.

I liked their bags but customer service is now nonexistent.

bro in the background fighting for his life on math homework

Hi, do you have any recommendation on how to create some kind of padding on the open side of the core unit? This would mainly be in the (hopefully) rare occasion where flight staff find the backpack either too big or too heavy - then it would have been great to just unload the core unit and take that into the passenger cabin while the backpack would be forced to go to the luggage compartment. As it is now, it feel so unprotected just having the skin around the core unit, which also is not great for carrying around... And would have helped to use the core unit in a normal hiking backpack when you don't need back access to your gear. At least, it would be my wish for the next version that the core unit could be completely closed/sealed on all sides of the cube.

9:25 What about adding and optional breathable backing on top? Some comfy padding, with mesh and separating the back pack from the back more. Maybe attached by straps. without compromising on durability of course, but it being replicable, damaging mesh or foam won't be an issue. best of both world I guess. My Evoc Explorer Pro 30L has a curved palte, operatise the backpack in the middle from my back. But that might be a problematic to implement, due to it being a photography backpack. But adding some kind of cooling solution on top of of what's already there might be an idea worth looking into.

Hey Ian! Was just wondering where this capsule is located in Akihabara, would love to try the drink-all-you-can open bar 😂

Thx for making this vid. Great features. This backpack seems like a great back pack. Maybe 35L or 40L would be suitable for me. This back pack has features nobody else offers. And here are some nice things I noticed. 2:45 this seems like a great idea. cus sewn on mesh pockets can tear apart, but this solves that issue. It doesn't seem to have any rear light mount, But I guess one can use the straps for that, or the thing the straps go through. Any experience with that? 3:10 Seems like you went for a regular whistle, not one with detachable whistle, great, as that can easily fall off, get pushed off, it happen on my Evoc Explorer 30L. But I have some concerns and questions: How large bladder can one fit? would a 3L Hydrapak bladder fit? 3:20 I'm concerned my back would get overheated, maybe it won't, but not the time for me to test it as it's winter in Norway now, is there any reason you didn't go for a system where the backpack is separated from the back, thus giving a breeze at the back? Maybe it was necessary to omit this in favor for space and other things? 3:54 won't that plastic loop touch the back? Or does the panel it's slid through have padding to prevent that? But I like the idea of the padding being adjustable. The 30 seems like a good size for a mountain biker, the 40 seems like it could work too. Without interfering with a neck brace. The 30 for sure will. Maybe laptop sleeve would suit having bicycle tools and small spares in a similar thing you pulled out of it. Like a tool pouch. But a tool pouch would make it easier to swap between backpacks, so dedicated tool compartment is probably not a deal breaker, as long as I have easy access to it.🤔 I see there doesn't seem to be a dedicated compartment for it. Things I need to carry: shock pump, Fumpa pump inflator, multi tool, tyre plug kit, zip ties, spare bash guide, small tools. I guess action cam batteries could go most places. I guess front pockets would suit that, maybe some in the core unit.

6:14 Seems like it's good padding. I think I sohuld get the inserts. But will look into the backpack. Features I would like to see: 6:37 One of my concerns with all photography backpacks I've seen including yours is the back isn't as well ventilated as my Evoc Explorer 30L mountain bike backpack. Which has a curved plate in it, so contents are separated from the back. So maybe something to do for future backpack? or is there a reason this feature is omitted? Keeping my back well vented is important for me. But the inserts are interesting, not sure which one I would need. I see the Action X30 v2 Solves the other wish I had, it has a helmet holder and straps.

This doesn't seem to be very protective for my use, does this protect against impacts? like for a mountain biker crashing?

I have a zipper that is "off track" , don't know how? Any thoughts.

Great video Ian! I just purchased the DV roller to further compliment my x70. Shimoda makes great bags as I own the Explore 60, 35v2, Action x25v2, x50, x70 & Urban Explore 20. Where could I find those very cool Shimoda branded gloves included in the video? 😊

Great products! Quick question is the action X 50 size considered a carry-on for most airlines?

I like that Nikwax don’t use PFAS.

I prefer explore because it suits my needs, I tried it and I believe it is the most comfortable backpack I have ever worn, I just didn’t decide yet because I really wish it came in yellow exactly like the action x color 😢

I wish there was a way to have a more rugged skin for the cubes if being used to haul things. Like throwing a cube into a bike pannier or I sometimes use the cube to hold my Real Estate kit in one block without hauling my x50 into a clients home.

Awesome explanation! I've got a Action x50 V2 and I think it's probably the best field camera backpack I ever owned. I just don't like very much one thing, but maybe it's just me: the chest strap tend to be too loose for me after a year or so of heavy use. Even if I shorten it to the minimum lenght, it's still a bit too loose. And I'm definitely not a small-chested human, let's call it a average size (ex-rugby player, trained) 1,76 cm tall man. Aside from that, your backpacks are awesome! My wife has the X30 and she loves it so much