I wish I had them side by side to compare a few things. I haven’t tested the Nomatic, but I’ve heard the zippers are terrible. Hoping to get my hands on one in the future to compare them!
Hmmm...Removing most of the dividers and utilizing the separate bags may be the best solution for me. The perfect pack has spots for sleep gear, food gear, safety gear and vlogging gear (including a small drone). This one COULD hit all those points. Color me interested.
Couldn’t find a full price on this thing. Do you have a guess on how much it would cost? I’ve been looking into different bags recently and this has now entered the potential winner territory depending on price.
It's $399 for the main bag and then I think the tech pouch is $60 or $70. Not sure on the packing cubes, but they're doing a pre-order setup for the whole lineup!
@@DavidManningvlog I love the plug and play nature of the bag depending on the situation. It's not just a camera bag you can actually have space for clothes if travelling eliminating the need for a separate camera bag.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I saw the bag is 50L overall. That is: - Main compartment 30L - Rolltop 15L - Remaining pockets have the remaining 5L, which makes 50L Anyway... it's a great backpack. Thanks for the review! I wish it was easier to get it in Europe
yeh, since it's a 50L, seeing it here as 60 is very confusing... altho I dunno about these Boreal reviews writ large, tbh... they all dropped at launch, none of em seem terribly neutral, feels like nobody wanted to even say "this is what could be better," which to me is a major red flag... PolarPro tends to make good stuff, so I could see why ppl wouldn't wanna get on their bad side, but I don't know. it's a very nice looking bag, probably the nicest looking 50L I've seen. But I've seen some negatives reiterated across multiple reviews that I haven't seen mentioned in any YT vids.. i dunno. Think I'm gonna pick up one of these and a Shimoda, and return the one I don't like.
@@ListenHereOldMan True... a lot of the reviews seem a little too good to be true. I had the same impression about the Nomatic PM camera bags... a lot of hype! I actually bought the 25L. It came with a defect... but regardless, not that great. Sent it back. This Boreal seems more like it. I'd like to see with my own eyes. But in Europe it seems it's going up to 650€!! Too much... To be honest, the Wandrd Prvke is a great bag out there. I just happen to not like the looks of it 😅. But in terms of features it is not far from the boreal, and much more affordable (around 320€)
Hahaa! When you packout the 20L and 10L dividers, there's still quite a bit of space on top to add folded pants or folded dress shirts. So they fit top to bottom, but once they're in you have room to pack stuff on the front. I feel like I explained that poorly, does that make sense?
Would much rather have a solid 500D or 1000D codura bag and use a water proofing spray on it. You'll get the same water repellent protection, in a MUCH more durable bag. DWR is great for water protection, but it isn't super durable. Every DWR bag I've ever seen that was used regularly has issues with that coating cracking and peeling. Looks like a great bag, well designed, plenty of room for anything, just not a fan of the exterior material choice.
Nice but still hard to beat the PD Travel line 45L. Having sections stuck to the bag isnt that versatile. I like PD's design where you have a cube for designated items so you can adjust as you need.
I like the material, it looks pretty rugged. Also like the YKK zippers. Too many bags have skimpy zips that I end up destroying or don’t hold up to my sometimes overpacking. ( Definitely need a bigger bag) cost?
I think the dividers are for sure the killer feature on this bag! They might be a solid pickup even to swap into existing camera bags to give them more form. No more saggy dividers🙌
@@DavidManningvlog I can see some of the benefits of the dividers but like the flexible ones. They curve to my lens shapes & with the longer lenses facing opposite direction taking up less space & a tighter fit so less bouncing around. Both probably have their benefits.
Not sure if the bag I received is defective or what but those dividers do not wanna stick to the bag and each other, they keep coming loose all the time.
Looks like the bag itself will be $399 and then extra for the packing cubes and tech pouch. There's a link in the description that takes you to their pre-launch page to see more👍
I think the bag is $399 and I'm pretty sure that they will be selling the tech pouch separately! I really want to get my hands on a couple of those tech pouches!
Main fail here (and I love PolarPro) is their not making the 'camera gear' section entirely encased in a section that can be removed in one piece with all the dividers intact. NOBODY is going to be happy taking all those dividers out and then trying to figure out how they were put in initially to maintain their original storage space. Makes zero sense! It wouldn't even have to be velcroed in; it could just sit in there like my drone bag insert does (I made it from a great backpack I bought to which I added a compartmentalized insert... simple). I never have to try to guess at where things go if I want to use that bag for something else. I take the whole drone section out (which holds both a Mavic Pro and a Mavic2 Pro and all the necessary peripherals, including ND filters, etc, and set it aside. When I want to go back, I slide it back in. No BS with setting up a ton of dividers. 🤮 I have a Peak Design Everyday Bag for my camera gear and it's the same thing, almost; it has three main sections and those dividers can come and go easily without worrying about where to put them back, and I have a 30L bag for hiking or whatever, again, without having to hassle with a bunch of random dividers I'll need a photo of the original setup to decipher how to put them back! Ridiculous. Not to mention (but I'm gonna) how much you think that thing will weigh once it's full of camera gear??? Back to the drawing board on this one...
I don’t know Kai, I’m of a split mind on the completely removable camera section. While it obviously makes it super easy to add/remove camera gear, every iteration of that sort of system I’ve seen has been bulky and takes up so much space. I totally get that it’s a pain in the butt to add/remove the dividers, but for how I shoot in particular, I have four or five different gear setups that I’ll run. So I’m moving dividers based on each job or shoot that I’m headed out on. For me so far, having a setup like this would be better for customizing my bag for each trip I’m headed out on. I totally get your perspective though too. Would be cool for them to release a camera insert for shooters like you where that would work, but dividers large enough to span the whole bag for shooters like me that don’t want the insert👍
@@DavidManningvlog I can see your point. Since I was talking about my drone bag, the configuration of which never (or almost never) changes, my thought process doesn’t necessarily translate to your use case. My Peak Design bay, though, works with about every use case I have, holding three or four lenses and a camera, plus all my filters, batteries and any other extras in its original configuration…😉
Best solution if you need a bag of this design & like the way it is made is to get a ICU from another & use it with this bag. This bag in a 60L design with a top access area for rain gear & snacks if we are talking long multi-day hikes. I can use this for my day hikes. No set agenda. Just what ever I happen to come across. I like to shoot wildlife, landscape, nature &, macro with speed lights. Would still have room for some food & rain gear. Kind of like taking everything & the kitchen sink too! Would be pretty good for photo gear storage in the vehicle also.
This bag has the absolute worst Velcro inserts every time I put my equipment back in I have to re set the inserts because they’ve all fallen apart. I don’t know how this passed QC and some of these reviewers. It’s actually ridiculous.
My 35L is a beast and does its job really well. Hauled everything for a Disney/NASA vacation in Florida last year for four days and room to spare. As for the price ... quality bags aren't cheap, especially when they come from reputable producers like PolarPro. But in my experience ... they're worth it!
What do u think about the peak design travel backpack 45L, could u make some travel backpack video's, surprisingly not many updated videos on this topic.
Only a minute in...but I must say....I've been searching forEVAR for a bag that I can hike/backpack with that has room for both my camping gear ANNNNND recording gear sooo if this thing fits the bill, I'm gonna be uncharacteristically giddy for a manly ginger dude. *unpauses video*
For sure depends on the type of gear you're rocking and what sort of mission you're on! For me, I'm going to rock this as a one bag carry. Fill the bottom with gear, top with a couple days clothing, then I'm hoping a flight with one bag🙌 For people rocking RED cams and larger rigs though, this thing is ideal just as their camera bag👍
So dope! PolarPro is doing a pre-order on this bag. Head over to the link in the description to reserve your bag with just a $20 deposit!
sir someone is pretending to be you and asking for money
Notifications gang checking in, I can’t believe how much space there is, I’m in love 😻
Hey oh, notification gang🙌 Dude, so much space Louis! For sure ideal for a single bag gear/travel setup👍
Set up is sweet.... customizable to the max... can fit any essential equipment you can imagine.... ocd's favorite friend.
SOoooooo many options with this bag!🤣
Dammmm! That is huuuuuuuuuuuge!
Dude, so much storage! It's bananas!
I think I would like that in a smaller size. It is way more than I would ever need.
I'm begging them to make a more everyday size next! This thing is so well built, I would LOVE to have something like this in a 30L version🙌
Looks so much better than Nomatic. Nice.
I wish I had them side by side to compare a few things. I haven’t tested the Nomatic, but I’ve heard the zippers are terrible. Hoping to get my hands on one in the future to compare them!
Hmmm...Removing most of the dividers and utilizing the separate bags may be the best solution for me. The perfect pack has spots for sleep gear, food gear, safety gear and vlogging gear (including a small drone). This one COULD hit all those points. Color me interested.
Couldn’t find a full price on this thing. Do you have a guess on how much it would cost? I’ve been looking into different bags recently and this has now entered the potential winner territory depending on price.
It's $399 for the main bag and then I think the tech pouch is $60 or $70. Not sure on the packing cubes, but they're doing a pre-order setup for the whole lineup!
That's a monster size bag! Can appreciate the quality and functionality of this bag.
The tag line for it says overbuilt and man it is! Such a beast of a bag!
@@DavidManningvlog I love the plug and play nature of the bag depending on the situation. It's not just a camera bag you can actually have space for clothes if travelling eliminating the need for a separate camera bag.
I’ve been using the GoPro Weekender for a bit now. This weekend, in fact. Good stuff. Only 32L, though.
15:32…David Manning drooling over a tech pouch, lol. Just messing with you. Another great video though!
There are few things that bring me greater joy than a well designed tech pouch 🤣
Love your videos still man!
Stoked you're here Jacob! Thanks for watching brother!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I saw the bag is 50L overall.
That is:
- Main compartment 30L
- Rolltop 15L
- Remaining pockets have the remaining 5L, which makes 50L
Anyway... it's a great backpack. Thanks for the review! I wish it was easier to get it in Europe
yeh, since it's a 50L, seeing it here as 60 is very confusing...
altho I dunno about these Boreal reviews writ large, tbh... they all dropped at launch, none of em seem terribly neutral, feels like nobody wanted to even say "this is what could be better," which to me is a major red flag... PolarPro tends to make good stuff, so I could see why ppl wouldn't wanna get on their bad side, but I don't know. it's a very nice looking bag, probably the nicest looking 50L I've seen.
But I've seen some negatives reiterated across multiple reviews that I haven't seen mentioned in any YT vids.. i dunno. Think I'm gonna pick up one of these and a Shimoda, and return the one I don't like.
@@ListenHereOldMan True... a lot of the reviews seem a little too good to be true. I had the same impression about the Nomatic PM camera bags... a lot of hype! I actually bought the 25L. It came with a defect... but regardless, not that great. Sent it back.
This Boreal seems more like it. I'd like to see with my own eyes. But in Europe it seems it's going up to 650€!! Too much...
To be honest, the Wandrd Prvke is a great bag out there. I just happen to not like the looks of it 😅. But in terms of features it is not far from the boreal, and much more affordable (around 320€)
It reminds me of my Wandrd Prvke.
For sure got that vibe with the roll top. What's the liters on the Prvke?
@@DavidManningvlog I have the 20L but there is also a 30L.
when you insert a 20 litre and a 10 litre bag... = 30 litres... the 50 litre backpack looks full?
Hahaa! When you packout the 20L and 10L dividers, there's still quite a bit of space on top to add folded pants or folded dress shirts. So they fit top to bottom, but once they're in you have room to pack stuff on the front. I feel like I explained that poorly, does that make sense?
I would definitely buy the dividers if they sold those separately! Time to upgrade my existing bag!
I was thinking that Tommy! They might be a sweet upgrade for any camera bag out there!
Would much rather have a solid 500D or 1000D codura bag and use a water proofing spray on it. You'll get the same water repellent protection, in a MUCH more durable bag. DWR is great for water protection, but it isn't super durable. Every DWR bag I've ever seen that was used regularly has issues with that coating cracking and peeling. Looks like a great bag, well designed, plenty of room for anything, just not a fan of the exterior material choice.
Interesting Chris! Didn’t know that the coating could come off. Which bags have you seen that used it and that happened?
....i Like the accessability to this backpack in the rear over the tilopa duradiamond 50L......did i say that right...🤔
3:52: or you can remove all the zipper pulls from ANY bag from any company and for $10 add zipper pulls to ANY bag.
Definitely a bag for specific use cases. There’s a lot going on in that bag. You kind of get lost in the shuffle there lol
Man, so much going on! For sure ideal for either larger production setups or gear/travel setup in one bag. That's what I'll for sure be using it for👍
Nice but still hard to beat the PD Travel line 45L. Having sections stuck to the bag isnt that versatile. I like PD's design where you have a cube for designated items so you can adjust as you need.
I like the material, it looks pretty rugged. Also like the YKK zippers. Too many bags have skimpy zips that I end up destroying or don’t hold up to my sometimes overpacking. ( Definitely need a bigger bag) cost?
HI DAVE 🙋,
Hi Abhijeet!!!
Unfortunately too tall for carry-on luggage at most airlines - and a bit heavy too. Hopefully they make a smaller version of it at some point.
That was my immediate response to them! I said that an everyday version of this backpack would be INCREDIBLE!
Its like watching a kid showing his candy collection after Halloween.
That's honestly how I feel sometimes getting to review cool bags like this🤣
Seems like a solid bag! Love the dividers! I burned my bag (lesson learned, don't put on stove haha) and need to upgrade!
I think the dividers are for sure the killer feature on this bag! They might be a solid pickup even to swap into existing camera bags to give them more form. No more saggy dividers🙌
@@DavidManningvlog I can see some of the benefits of the dividers but like the flexible ones. They curve to my lens shapes & with the longer lenses facing opposite direction taking up less space & a tighter fit so less bouncing around. Both probably have their benefits.
Are the pouches separate? Separate as in pricing?!
Not sure if the bag I received is defective or what but those dividers do not wanna stick to the bag and each other, they keep coming loose all the time.
Do you think I can take it with me on the plane?
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Cost?
Looks like the bag itself will be $399 and then extra for the packing cubes and tech pouch. There's a link in the description that takes you to their pre-launch page to see more👍
I sure hope they sell that teck bag separately. That bag has got to cost $700+.
I think the bag is $399 and I'm pretty sure that they will be selling the tech pouch separately! I really want to get my hands on a couple of those tech pouches!
Main fail here (and I love PolarPro) is their not making the 'camera gear' section entirely encased in a section that can be removed in one piece with all the dividers intact. NOBODY is going to be happy taking all those dividers out and then trying to figure out how they were put in initially to maintain their original storage space. Makes zero sense! It wouldn't even have to be velcroed in; it could just sit in there like my drone bag insert does (I made it from a great backpack I bought to which I added a compartmentalized insert... simple). I never have to try to guess at where things go if I want to use that bag for something else. I take the whole drone section out (which holds both a Mavic Pro and a Mavic2 Pro and all the necessary peripherals, including ND filters, etc, and set it aside. When I want to go back, I slide it back in. No BS with setting up a ton of dividers. 🤮
I have a Peak Design Everyday Bag for my camera gear and it's the same thing, almost; it has three main sections and those dividers can come and go easily without worrying about where to put them back, and I have a 30L bag for hiking or whatever, again, without having to hassle with a bunch of random dividers I'll need a photo of the original setup to decipher how to put them back! Ridiculous.
Not to mention (but I'm gonna) how much you think that thing will weigh once it's full of camera gear???
Back to the drawing board on this one...
I don’t know Kai, I’m of a split mind on the completely removable camera section. While it obviously makes it super easy to add/remove camera gear, every iteration of that sort of system I’ve seen has been bulky and takes up so much space. I totally get that it’s a pain in the butt to add/remove the dividers, but for how I shoot in particular, I have four or five different gear setups that I’ll run. So I’m moving dividers based on each job or shoot that I’m headed out on. For me so far, having a setup like this would be better for customizing my bag for each trip I’m headed out on. I totally get your perspective though too. Would be cool for them to release a camera insert for shooters like you where that would work, but dividers large enough to span the whole bag for shooters like me that don’t want the insert👍
@@DavidManningvlog I can see your point. Since I was talking about my drone bag, the configuration of which never (or almost never) changes, my thought process doesn’t necessarily translate to your use case.
My Peak Design bay, though, works with about every use case I have, holding three or four lenses and a camera, plus all my filters, batteries and any other extras in its original configuration…😉
Best solution if you need a bag of this design & like the way it is made is to get a ICU from another & use it with this bag. This bag in a 60L design with a top access area for rain gear & snacks if we are talking long multi-day hikes. I can use this for my day hikes. No set agenda. Just what ever I happen to come across. I like to shoot wildlife, landscape, nature &, macro with speed lights. Would still have room for some food & rain gear. Kind of like taking everything & the kitchen sink too! Would be pretty good for photo gear storage in the vehicle also.
This bag has the absolute worst Velcro inserts every time I put my equipment back in I have to re set the inserts because they’ve all fallen apart. I don’t know how this passed QC and some of these reviewers. It’s actually ridiculous.
First I win lol
bor-ree-ul
molly, not molè
Where where you when I was filming this?!🤣
50L seems too large. Need a 35-40 L version IMO. and oof @ $400
My 35L is a beast and does its job really well. Hauled everything for a Disney/NASA vacation in Florida last year for four days and room to spare. As for the price ... quality bags aren't cheap, especially when they come from reputable producers like PolarPro. But in my experience ... they're worth it!
What do u think about the peak design travel backpack 45L, could u make some travel backpack video's, surprisingly not many updated videos on this topic.
Exactly the backpack I’m trying to compare this to
@@OzzySafa that seems like the boss of them so far according to me,it's a little pricy so I'm holding back till I'm a 110% sure about it.
Only a minute in...but I must say....I've been searching forEVAR for a bag that I can hike/backpack with that has room for both my camping gear ANNNNND recording gear sooo if this thing fits the bill, I'm gonna be uncharacteristically giddy for a manly ginger dude. *unpauses video*
that bag is way too big, 20l-30l is the sweet spot
For sure depends on the type of gear you're rocking and what sort of mission you're on! For me, I'm going to rock this as a one bag carry. Fill the bottom with gear, top with a couple days clothing, then I'm hoping a flight with one bag🙌 For people rocking RED cams and larger rigs though, this thing is ideal just as their camera bag👍