Comments on: How to Pack Your Camera and Lenses for Travel http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/ The coolest travel gear discovered by the Matador Community Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:10:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: robhaich http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-5352 robhaich Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:41 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-5352 DO NOT check your gear into the airline's hold. If you have travel insurance, they will not cover any loss whilst it's not in your possesion. The airline inist that valuables (and my camera gear is valuable) should be carried in hand luggage, therefore they will not pay out if anything goes missing from checked in baggage. I tell you this from experience. My camera and mp4 player went missing on a flight from Dhaka to UK via Dubai, after being checked into the hold. No compensation from airline, no insurance money either. DO NOT check your gear into the airline’s hold. If you have travel insurance, they will not cover any loss whilst it’s not in your possesion. The airline inist that valuables (and my camera gear is valuable) should be carried in hand luggage, therefore they will not pay out if anything goes missing from checked in baggage.

I tell you this from experience. My camera and mp4 player went missing on a flight from Dhaka to UK via Dubai, after being checked into the hold. No compensation from airline, no insurance money either.

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]]> By: Dad http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Dad Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:42:08 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-2371 Another thing about the bubble wrap, make sure you don't do pop it around security right after you get off the plane, those guys, rarely with a sense of humor, might think you are a terrorist or something and then you might end up with "wrap" sheet.... Another thing about the bubble wrap, make sure you don’t do pop it around security right after you get off the plane, those guys, rarely with a sense of humor, might think you are a terrorist or something and then you might end up with “wrap” sheet….

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]]> By: Michelle http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 Michelle Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:44:43 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-2355 Great tips! Great tips!

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]]> By: Teresa http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 Teresa Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:05:33 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-2352 Thanks for the tips! My only comment is on the celebratory bubble-wrap popping. Don't pop prematurely! You will still have to get it back home. :) Thanks for the tips! My only comment is on the celebratory bubble-wrap popping. Don’t pop prematurely! You will still have to get it back home. :)

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]]> By: Cindi http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 Cindi Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:06:09 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-2348 We just traveled for a year with our camera gear in the Crumpler Whickey and Cox. http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandindigo/2860714262/ We LOVED it because it looked like a normal backpack, not a camera bag. Also - the zipper is in the back, so if you're wearing it, someone cannot unzip it. It was not waterproof, but we did get a waterproof backpack cover for it at REI. Great post! We just traveled for a year with our camera gear in the Crumpler Whickey and Cox.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandindigo/2860714262/

We LOVED it because it looked like a normal backpack, not a camera bag. Also – the zipper is in the back, so if you’re wearing it, someone cannot unzip it. It was not waterproof, but we did get a waterproof backpack cover for it at REI.

Great post!

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]]> By: Hal http://matadorgoods.com/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2343 Hal Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:31:55 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-2343 Solid tips. I like the celebratory bubble wrap popping. Solid tips. I like the celebratory bubble wrap popping.

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