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by Wildflower-nut on Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:08 am
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Am I missing something or has the gura gear chobe bag been discontinued?
 

by E.J. Peiker on Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:30 am
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All GuraGear products have been discontinued.  GuraGear acquired the assets of Tamrac, which was under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and has assumed the Tamrac name.  You may want to check Tamrac products to see if it exists under that name now.

Also, some retailers, including NSN have any remaining GuraGear branded items on closeout so you may be able to find one that way.
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by photoman4343 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:38 am
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Here is a link to the Tamrac G 26.It looks like it is the successor to Gura Gear's Bataflae[font=Ubuntu] 26. [/font]


[font=Ubuntu]Search for G Elite at Tamrac for GuraGear type backpacks. [/font]


http://www.tamrac.com/collections/new/products/g-elite-26l

I do not know if there is a successor for the Chobe Bag. 

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:46 am
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But he's looking for the Chobe - I don't see a direct replacement ;)
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by jrhoffman75 on Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:40 am
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They did have the internal divider set on sale for $25. Maybe that plus an appropriately sized luggage duffel would work for you.
 

by photoman4343 on Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:35 am
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I certainly hope that Tamrac continues to make the Chobe bag. I use mine for all sorts of purposes, many of which are not photo related. Empty it is very light in weight. I use it as an overnight bag when flying, or as an all purpose carry-on. It holds my clothes, laptop and toiletries. For a photo trip, I carry my laptop, camera, lenses, and related gear. Clothes usually are in a checked bag with my tripod. I have the insert for the camera and lenses, but I have found out that I rarely use it. I just use wraps for my lenses and camera. I can put it under my seat or in the overhead. It is a very versatile bag.

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by jimbo on Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:34 pm
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NSN store and B & H have the exact bag for 149.00
 

by E.J. Peiker on Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:57 pm
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It does look like there is still a little bit of stock left:
https://store.naturescapes.net/gura-gea ... ulder-bag/
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by Wildflower-nut on Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:29 pm
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I bought a backup. Most things I like it is the kiss of death. The product is usually discontinued soon after I decide it is indispensable.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:25 am
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Wildflower-nut wrote:I bought a backup.  Most things I like it is the kiss of death.  The product is usually discontinued soon after I decide it is indispensable.
Story of my life, especially among grocery store foods.
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by OntPhoto on Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:48 am
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E.J. Peiker wrote:GuraGear acquired the assets of Tamrac, which was under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and has assumed the Tamrac name.  

Had no idea.  I really like Tarmac bags.  What an opportunity for the company that took them over
 

by Greg Downing on Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:47 pm
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We have two Chobe bags in stock. When they are gone they are gone and ALWAYS check the NSN store first :)

https://store.naturescapes.net/gura-gea ... ulder-bag/
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