marcmarc
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Hi Everyone. It's time for me to purchase a new changing bag or tent for loading film into a four reel tank. For years I used to simply buy what was on the shelf at Freestyle which was a simple black bag with two layers for about $30. I shoot a lot so I use the bag almost every day to keep up my developing. So a bag might last about six months or so before the inner layer starts flaking as my current bag is doing (and leaving weave imprints on my negs it seems.) So I'm checking online and there seems to be two classes of bags/tents. The cheaper ones like I've been using and the Harrison brand which come in at over $100 for a bag and over $200 for a pup tent. So to those who use these are they worth it? Generally speaking I feel higher priced goods are of better quality then lower priced similar goods but there comes a point when something is just over priced. If a $30 bag lasts me 4-6 months of everyday use will a $100 bag last me three times longer or more, or will a tent last for several years before material starts to fade and flake, and what advantage is there to using a tent anyway to load reels other then a little more room to move around in? Thanks for replies.