Manfrotto MBAG120PN padded tripod bag review

After my review of the unpadded Manfrotto MBAG80N, I thought I would write about the largest in the range, the padded Manfrotto MBAG120PN.This is a beast of a bag, but I bought it to transport a beast of a tripod, the aluminium Uni-loc 1600 System Major. Without doubt, it’s a great tripod, one of my favourites for working in the field, so to speak, but it’s somewhat unwieldy to carry. Think of it as a very heavy set of bagpipes, and you’ll be on the right track. After selling my Manfrotto 075B some twenty years ago, which I deeply regret (it’s one of the best studio tripods ever made and was bought for me as a gift), I decided not to make the same mistake twice, because I should have invested in a decent tripod bag.As you might imagine, the Manfrotto MBAG120PN is essentiall