Rücken Camera Backpack Review: Affordable All-Round Bag

This is a real dilemma every travel photography lover can relate to… which bag should I choose? The stylish urban outdoors backpack, or the highly functional camera bag?

Decisions, decisions.

I recently tried out the Rücken Camera Backpack from BAGSMART to see if it would live up to the promise of a universal combo camera bag & all-day backpack.

To be frank, a lot of camera bags can look kinda… ummm… camera-y.

This is where BAGSMART grabbed my attention. The Rücken is endowed with style. It would look at home on the back of a plaid-clad hipster in the big smoke, commuting on a zippy bicycle, or even hiking in the mountains. And of course, on an all-day photography walk.

But how did it work out for me?

In The Wild

I put the Rücken backpack to the test over the last week around Penang, Malaysia. 

It performed admirably in “camera mode” carrying my Sony A7RIII body with 3 lenses plus a drone… and there was room to spare! Everything was well-protected, and a…