Also in big tourist destinations fancy DSLR camera bags basically look like dollar signs to thieves. One of my photography teachers told me about a time in Paris where she was with a group, one guy had a pretty basic entry level SLR (this was pre-digital) in a real fancy bag, she was carrying a Nikon F5 and about $5k worth of lenses in what looked like a ratty-ass old backpack... thief ran through the group and snatched the guy's bag and another lady's little point-and-shoot, left my teacher alone (she didn't have her camera out at the time).

Also, old military bags are tough as hell, so, as long as you've got enough padding (use closed cell foam), you really don't have to worry about scraping them on stuff. You're still not going to want to toss it around and abuse what's inside but you don't really have to worry about the bag itself getting torn up.

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