RFL Shoulder Bag - New!
Today, I am excited to share our second bag, the RFL Shoulder Bag. the RFL shoulder bag is focused on an active photographer that uses a rangefinder styled compact or interchangeable lens camera with compact lenses. This is the ultimate shoulder bag for minimal gear and all day carry, outdoor activities. It features a one handed, magnetic slide closure mechanism offering true, one handed access whether the bag is on your back side, on your hip or slung around the front. The top closure features a 3.5” loop pad to add your own patches and personalize. This patch pad also serves as a bit of protection if you simply want to keep it in stealth mode with no patches.
For those keeping track, this is our proprietary bag #2. It is aimed at larger cameras and a bit more gear than our first product, the ULD Sling Bag. It is larger in every dimension and comes with the same commitment to simple design, light weight, & hi tech materials but comes with added versatility and options aimed at carrying a bit more kit. While intended for a bit more kit, it is still focused on carrying less. There are tons of bags out there already if you want to carry everything. Iceworm MFG is focused on building products for specific kits and use cases. It is our belief that when you carry less, you see and shoot more.
This product has been in development for sometime. The very first prototype was crafted way back in March 2022 while I was visiting a friend in Stillwater, OK whom has a great workshop. The first picture above shows the first bag I made for myself from coyote colored Cordura 500d and X-Pac VX21 in Red. It was early on in the formative stages of Iceworm MFG and development of my skills. I quickly learned that prototype #1 was too small for the desired case, but the basic patterning and ideation was solid. I quickly scaled the bag for a two week trip to Spain. I wanted something really unobtrusive, extra durable and safe. I went with 1050D ballistic fabric with not one, but two aluminum, Cobra clips. I quickly found out that the two clips limited access and the Cobra clips needed better placement. However, this bag held two cameras, my phone and my passport perfectly. After my return trip, I made a few more of these trying different fabrics, pockets, strap systems before putting this concept on simmer so I could get Iceworm MFG launched and the ULD Sling into production.
Which brings us to today, the launch of the new RFL Shoulder Bag. The RFL Shoulder bag will come in two versions, a stock configuration as well as custom. As I wrote last week in my journal entry, from inception, I have always wanted Iceworm MFG to offer custom bags. Today, I am turning the page on for the stock product in my stock color configurations. Later this week, I will be turning on the custom pages for both the ULD Sing and the new RFL Shoulder Bag. As you will see with our products going forward, the stock configurations will always be cheaper than the custom bags. Always.
Every photographer and most others out there have heard the phrase “A picture is worth 1000 words”. So before I get to the details of this bag, here are some pics to show you some various examples of how I have used and what I carry in my personal RFL Shoulder Bag.
For complete details, please see the product page. There is a lot of information there. Later this week, please check back for the new custom program.
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