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All about frames The height of the frames is roughly the 1/2" or 1.25cm shorter than the height of the packs. What is the height of the frames? Yes, that’s exactly why Atlas Packs are the best camera bags for travel. You can easily remove the frame on the Adventure Pack by unzipping the velcro. On the Athlete Pack you may need a tool that offer some leverage as the frame is help in place via pressure tabs. Can frames be easily removed from packs to bring the height down for airline travel? The Athlete Pack frames can be reduced. Adventure frames cannot. Athlete frames can be cut down a maximum of around 3/4" without compromise to pack or carry. Can frames be made shorter? Generally speaking you should not need to have to hand bend the frame, but should your specific use case require it, I would advise doing so with the pack on the ground and facing away from you. Have the top lid flipped up and over so you can clearly grab and see the frame. Make sure to push evenly on both sides and the golden rule is a little goes a long way. Again, only do this after all the other adjustments are finalized. This should be a micro adjustment only. Can the frame be hand bend for better fit? The Adventure frame is a full surround and cannot be reduced. For the Adventure the height of the frame is the same for both medium and large. The back panel length is what determines the torso length. Why can’t Adventure frames be made shorter? the large Athlete Pack includes a set of lower “travel frame flaps” that allow for the installation of a smaller “Travel Frame”. This brings the height of the large Athlete Pack down to roughly 20". This frame is intended for travel and not for daily use. With this frame installed the load lifters on the pack can no longer activate and there is less support even with the hip belt. What is the Travel frame for the large Athlete Pack? Stand the pack up and face the front away. Unzip the backpanel zipper such that only the top is open (and a bit of the side). The frame is located just under the zipper inside the backpanel. To get to the frame simply run your fingers through the velcro that connects the top flap. Once loose grap both side of the frame firmly whilst holding the bottom of the pack with your feet and give the frame a small pull / pop up. Be sure to note the orientation. Make sure it goes back in curved the same way, following the shape of the shoulder straps and moving away from the body. How do I remove the frame in the Adventure Pack? Removing the frame in the Athlete Pack requires leverage. A tool such as a tire iron works great. In a pinch the back of a knife or spoon. The frame on the Athlete Pack is held in via a pressure flap located under the top lid. There is a slit in the tab that’s designed to help you easily work in a tool that goes through the slot such that the fabric rides up and the frame releases. Getting the frame back in requires the same set of steps just in reverse. You should be able to get one side in by hand and need the tool for the other side. How do I remove the frame in the Athlete Pack? It would take you a great deal of effort and energy and multiple attempts but yes, you can damage / break a frame if you try hard enough. The frame will give before the pack will. Replacement frames are available should you need. Can I break the frame while removing / installing? Yes. The key here is to have the supplies. A pipe cutter works best with the aluminum but a Dremel or saw works too. The most important part is the heat shrink. It needs to have an adhesive backing or risk slipping off and getting stuck inside the small sleeve and it’s impossible to fish out. Can I make the frame shorter DIY style?
All about Airlines The height of the frames is roughly the 1/2" or 1.25cm shorter than the height of the packs. What is the height of the frames? The New Generation Adventure Pack Fits! Travel in 2022 and beyond is going to suck. Masks and middle seats and ever shrinking legroom. When it comes to travel smaller is better and now it's even easier to bring your Adventure Pack as carry-on. What if there is no more space in the overhead bins? The new Adventure Pack will go under the seat of most major carries. Take out your laptop and remove the hip belt, frame and shoulder straps. Most airline seats have 9-10 inches of space, just enough for the Adventure Pack to squeeze into in a pinch. CABIN READY
ADVENTURE PACK ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE - TWO FOLD If your camera gear looks like the photos on this page, you need an ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM). Clean, simple, elegant and quite, there's no velcro or magnets that make a bunch of noise. For anyone that has not used an Atlas Pack before, our packs don't have ICU's camera cubes or inserts like the other camera bag brands. These systems are expensive and poorly designed. All of your camera gear is detached from the structure of the bag and dependent on the zippers to secure and hold your gear via a "pressure fit". NO ICU OR CAMERA CUBES In the Adventure Pack, the top 2/3 of the camera core now includes a unique flexible section. This section can be positioned by the user to shift space between the camping and camera section of the pack. Much better than having to buy a bunch of different size inserts. We call our solution the "ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM)", inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding. Each ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) is designed and rated for specific types of camera gear. The rating on the ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) has been given a huge boost. With two- folds there is a ton of space that can be shifted between camping and camera. A 50% increase over the single fold Adventure. In the below illustration the camera section is highlighted in blue and camping in white. The pack on the left is setup for the maximum amount of camera and this amount decreases in the middle and third pack. Each ORIGAMI fold has a little handle that you use the push and pull on. Can the frame be hand bend for better fit? With an Atlas Pack your camera gear is fully accessible, easy to access and well secured. NONE of these things are true when you use ICU's camera cubes or inserts. All of these methods are insecure, result in a fundamental compromise to the packs' load carry ability and result in poor workflow. None of these complications are true with Atlas Packs. All Atlas Packs are cabin sized to fit with frame in. Time to say goodbye to your old ICU! ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) The ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) separates the Adventure Pack into a front section (accessible from the top) for camping gear, and a back section (rear entry zipper) for camera gear. In the very first photo the pack is setup for maximum camera gear. For the new generation of packs, the Adventure Pack has a second fold and this bring me to the next section... SIMPLE PUSH AND PULL CHANGE: Decreased exterior height of pack by 5cm / 2in. Exterior height now 24in / 61cm with frame in. IMPACT: Brings the total volume of the Adventure Pack to 60+/- liters. Loss of volume is not material to the usage of pack as most customer did not use the full 70 liter shell. BENEFIT: Shorter is better. Users can expect to easily carry the Adventure Pack on cabins and stow without having to remove the frame. CHANGE: Complete redesign of ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) to now allows for second fold. IMPACT: Users can now shift twice as much space between the camping and camera sections of the pack. BENEFIT: Users now have up to 44 liters of volume for camping gear (up from 30 liters). That's a 50% increase in shiftable space. CHANGE: Increased rating for the ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) by increasing friction and density. Added new types of foam, changed the shaping of the foam (also called "skiving") and improved the outer fabrics that connect the Origami CC to the pack and frame. IMPACT:The Origami Camera Core is able to handle the heavier weight of increased camping and/or camera gear. BENEFIT: Users can expect to safely, securely and easily access and transport large sets of camera and/or camping gear. NEW GENERATION UPDATES: DECREASED HEIGHT SHIFT MORE SPACE IMPROVED RATING 20 LITERS CAMERA | 30 LITERS CAMPING This is the default setup for the Adventure Pack and both Origami folds are pushed in. This maximizes the amount of camera gear you can haul.I think it's fair to say that this Adventure Pack will carry more camera gear than most of us own.With both of the Origami folds pushed in, you get the full 20 liter of camera space.And 30 liters of space for camping gear spread around the rest of the pack. 13LITERS CAMERA | 37 LITERS CAMPING In this second example the first Origami fold has been pulled into position and that volume has been removed from the camera section and shifted to the camping side. 6 LITERS CAMERA | 44 LITERS CAMPING In this example both of the Origami folds have been pulled out and for me this is where the Adventure Pack gets really interesting.In this setup there is 44 liters for camping and 6 liters for camera. I know 6 liters might not sound like a lot, but it is... MAX CAMERA BALANCED SETUP MAX CAMPING
For anyone carry big glass you will want the pack setup for max camera. The Atlas Adventure camera pack includes an incredible amount of storage for camera gear With the Adventure Pack, big glass like the 400 2.8 and 200-600 can be stored on bodies with hoods on and front lens caps off. This makes workflow and organization so much easier. No other carry-on sized camera bag that can do this >> and still leave you with lots of space to pack non-camera gear. If you have longer glass, 600mm and 800mm, these lenses can fit but eat up a lot of room. BIG GLASS SONY KIT IN 2021 ADVENTURE PACK:+ Gripped Sony Alpha + 400 2.8+ Gripped Sony Alpha + 200-600 ...... THE ADVENTURE PACK SWALLOWS CAMERA GEAR While the camera core does measure longer than these lenses, in real world usage, glass longer than 17.5in / 43cm starts to push into the top fold of the camera core. Why? When you get to the top end of the measurements, there is a natural amount of wiggle room and flex. Moreover, the packs measures and work differently based on the objects you are storing. You can expect your pack to measure deeper or shallower based on what you have on each side. Lots of small lenses use space much better than one large telephoto down the middle. Please use your judgement when setting up your pack. ACCESS AND WORKFLOW ADVENTURE PACK:+ Gripped Sony Alpha Kit with Sony GM 200- 600, GM 16-35 2.8 GM + GM 24-70 2.8 GM + GM 100-400 ...... Video equipment like a Canon C200 and the Sony FS5 can be stored almost fully assembled. Typically only the LCD monitor needs to be removed for storage. VIDEO GEAR 2021 ADVENTURE PACK:+ Sony FS5 with Battery Charger + Sony Alpha Bodies (x2), Sony GM 200-600, GM 16-35 2.8 GM + GM 24-70 2.8 GM ....... Gripped bodies easily fit in the Adventure Pack and can be stored in any position. The depth of the ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) in the Adventure Pack does not have a taper and you can expect your gear to sit flush or below the line of the sidewalls and dividers. As you can see from the images below (move the slider back and forth), there is plenty of depth in the Adventure Pack for camera bodies of all sizes. GRIPPED BODIES EASILY FIT ADVENTURE PACK:+ X2 Gripped bodies. Includes the Canon R5 and Sony Alpha with grips plus a big collection of Canon and Sony lenses ...... Trying to understand the difference between the Athlete and Adventure Pack in terms of camera gear?In this next set of photos we've taken the same kit (Canon R setup) in both. In the Athlete Pack, you can see how much tighter the fit is and in fact, there was not enough room for the some accessories. The takeaway here is that with the Athlete Pack there are accommodations you will need to make with how you setup and organize your gear. These same limitations do not apply to the Adventure Pack. ATHLETE vs. ADVENTURE CANON R5 KIT IN 2021 ATHLETE:+ Gripped Canon R5 + 70-200+ Canon 15-35 2.8 R+ Canon 600mm R+ Mavic Pro and Remote ....... .n the Adventure Pack, you can see how the same set of gear plus a little extra will fit in the bottom 2/3 of the ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM). ADVENTURE vs. ATHLETE CANON R5 KIT IN 2021 ADVENTURE PACK:+ Gripped Canon R5 + 600mm+ Canon 15-35 2.8 R+ Canon 70- 200 2.8 R+ Mavic Pro and Remote+Gnarbox 2.0 ......
ADVENTURE PACK HISTORY 3. An ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE, allowing the user to move a large volume of space to either camera or without having to buy different inserts or camera cubes. And for all camera gear to be fully accessible without the zipper getting in the way. What is the height of the frames? The Adventure Pack was the first pack we designed. It 2014 and we wanted to hit the ground with a pack designed exclusively for the professional Photography and Video market. Now as we all know, there are plenty of camera bag companies making camera bags for this slice of the market. And as was true then, and is still true today, none of these companies make camera bags that properly load the weight of all that heavy gear to your hips. Can the frame be hand bend for better fit? 4. Easy workflow, full access to camera gear without the zipper in the way and ample space for non-camera gear. Fast forward through 5+ years and thousands of conversations with happy customers about their Adventure Packs and you learn a lot about what's working for who and why. Thanks to this amazing feedback loop, we've made numerous updates to the Adventure Pack over the years are are now taking a huge leap forward. Why can’t Adventure frames be made shorter? 1. Include a hip belt to support and properly transfer the load of the pack from the shoulders to the hips. If your camera bag has a sewn-in hip belt, it will not properly transfer the weight. Sewn-in hip belts twist and torque downwards under the weight of the pack. They tend to dig into your sides due to lack of padding and all of this means your shoulders are doing the work. 2. A frame to support and anchor the weight onto the hips and away from the shoulders. And for the frame to be easily removable, along with hip belt and shoulder straps, to help deal with ever changing carry-on restrictions. What is the Travel frame for the large Athlete Pack? Just as we did in when we first introduced the Adventure, we've built a pack generations ahead of the market. We've made the pack smaller (carry-on with frame- in), added more room for camera gear (fits an 800mm) and added more room for camping gear (holds up to 44 liters). Details regarding reservations as well as all of the updates and new features are below. Thanks for your support and interest. We love to chat and say hi. Please let us know if you have any questions. Cheers and thanks, Allan [This page was update on DEC 27, 2022] How do I remove the frame in the Adventure Pack? In the Adventure Pack, the top 2/3 of the camera core now includes a unique flexible section. This section can be positioned by the user to shift space between the camping and camera section of the pack. Much better than having to buy a bunch of different size inserts. We call our solution the "ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM)", inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding. Each ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) is designed and rated for specific types of camera gear. The rating on the ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM) has been given a huge boost. With two-folds there is a ton of space that can be shifted between camping and camera. A 50% increase over the single fold Adventure. In the below illustration the camera section is highlighted in blue and camping in white. The pack on the left is setup for the maximum amount of camera and this amount decreases in the middle and third pack. Each ORIGAMI fold has a little handle that you use the push and pull on. NEW GENERATION PACK TWO-FOLD ADVENTURE PACK ORIGAMI CAMERA CORE (TM)