Travel Gear and Packing Tips

Ideas for the best way of packing your gear, bags, roller boxes and taking flights - plus gadgets that make life easier when on trips.

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PACKING ADVICE AIR TAHITI
PACKING ADVICE AIR TAHITI

AlexUW26, Saturday at 03:37 PM3 days
- 3 replies
- 132 views
Muellema

Sunday at 10:20 AM2 days
SD cards for a liveaboard trip
SD cards for a liveaboard trip

Mike Saunders, June 17Jun 17
- 7 replies
- 437 views
TimG

June 19Jun 19
First Liveaboard Trip: Is a Personal Rinse Tank Overkill?
First Liveaboard Trip: Is a Personal Rinse Tank Overkill?
Adrian Gresores, March 13Mar 13
- 38 replies
- 2.5k views
Dave_Hicks

May 14May 14
Lens choice / other tips for Maldives live aboard
Lens choice / other tips for Maldives live aboard

Cerianthus, March 13Mar 13
- 7 replies
- 964 views
Cerianthus

May 11May 11
4 wheel roller!
4 wheel roller!

Hiloboy, April 19Apr 19
- 1 reply
- 513 views
OneYellowTang

April 19Apr 19
Briefing on Li+ and other batteries on fligths
Briefing on Li+ and other batteries on fligths

Architeuthis, May 7, 20242 yr
- 5 replies
- 1.7k views
JohnD

April 3Apr 3
Technical backpacks for carrying u/w rigs
Technical backpacks for carrying u/w rigs

vkalia, April 20, 20251 yr
- 15 replies
- 2.5k views
CaolIla

March 18Mar 18
Wet lenses for Port Hardy/God's Pocket?
Wet lenses for Port Hardy/God's Pocket?

Kamaros, March 7Mar 7
- 5 replies
- 774 views
Kamaros

March 13Mar 13
Advice on a Carry-On Camera Backpack
Advice on a Carry-On Camera Backpack
Apneagraph, December 1, 2025Dec 1
- 29 replies
- 4.1k views
CaolIla

March 11Mar 11
A new strategy!
A new strategy!

Hiloboy, February 4Feb 4
- 0 replies
- 631 views
Hiloboy

February 4Feb 4
What do you carry your camera rig in?
What do you carry your camera rig in?
AlClarence, December 26, 20232 yr
- 71 replies
- 21.3k views
Mike Saunders

February 4Feb 4
Looking for Travel Advice for French Polynesia
Looking for Travel Advice for French Polynesia

mcgowman, January 3Jan 3
- 1 reply
- 740 views
OneYellowTang

January 4Jan 4
Dive luggage recommendations, please
Dive luggage recommendations, please

DiverDawn, September 1, 20241 yr
- 12 replies
- 3k views
rlmalisz

November 24, 2025Nov 24
Recommendations for KRI in Raja Ampat
Recommendations for KRI in Raja Ampat

Nikolausz, August 21, 2025Aug 21
- 10 replies
- 2.5k views
Nikolausz

October 5, 2025Oct 5
Travel to Baja
Travel to Baja
ianmarsh, December 28, 20232 yr
- 26 replies
- 8.5k views
Eric Hanauer

August 12, 2025Aug 12
Mark your gear and hopefully get it back. Things I have learned over the years
Mark your gear and hopefully get it back. Things I have learned over the years

UltralightCameraSolutions, March 14, 20251 yr
- 2 replies
- 1.4k views
UltralightCameraSolutions

March 14, 20251 yr
What carry on luggage are you using?
What carry on luggage are you using?

shokwaav, February 23, 20251 yr
- 1 reply
- 1.3k views
TimG

February 23, 20251 yr
iPad for Photo Editing / Travel Gadget
iPad for Photo Editing / Travel Gadget

Apneagraph, September 24, 20241 yr
- 5 replies
- 2.5k views
Apneagraph

September 24, 20241 yr
Spare parts Philippines (Dauin/Bohol)
Spare parts Philippines (Dauin/Bohol)

Fabian, March 8, 20242 yr
- 4 replies
- 1.7k views
bvanant

August 31, 20241 yr
How do you pack your dive gear for travel?
How do you pack your dive gear for travel?

Troporobo, July 17, 20242 yr
- 9 replies
- 4.1k views
bghazzal

August 21, 20241 yr
Do you fly with your o-rings in place or not?
Do you fly with your o-rings in place or not?

Pomacentridae, March 18, 20242 yr
- 11 replies
- 3.4k views
GaryR

July 5, 20242 yr
Data Transfer from SD to SSD without a Laptop
Data Transfer from SD to SSD without a Laptop

Apneagraph, February 6, 20242 yr
- 17 replies
- 31.9k views
TimG

May 16, 20242 yr
packing dive gear using a polystyrene Drone case....
packing dive gear using a polystyrene Drone case....

raytrace, December 12, 20232 yr
- 0 replies
- 1.3k views
raytrace

December 12, 20232 yr

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DIY Fibre Optic cables - Easy!
DIY Fibre Optic cables - Easy!

TimG · December 21, 20232 yr

DIY Fibre Optic cables Like most members, when I bought my first system that used fibre optic cables, I paid for the ones that the dealers sell. Reading various articles about fibre optics, I realised later that they were relatively easy to make and that DIY cables could cost a fraction of shop-bought. I gave it a go. I thought it worth a write-up here on Waterpixels. And yes, they are really easy to make and are cheap. The Cable The best fibr
TimG

December 21, 20232 yr

Morgan

Friday at 05:40 PM4 days
- 18 comments
- 23,468 views
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
TimG · May 17May 17

You may have read or seen pictures of the fire that broke out in the Maldives on the Emperor Explorer liveaboard on 9 May. My partner and I were on it as part of a group of 25. Like many members, we’ve been lucky enough to have been on lots of liveaboards. During the pre-departure safety briefing we were given the usual advice: If an alarm sounds do not return to our cabins to collect stuff: head immediately to the muster station by the dive platform; put together a grab bag in case of emerge
TimG

May 17May 17

CCRphoto

Thursday at 09:14 AM5 days
- 43 comments
- 4,208 views
Adobe Lightroom Classic Update - v15.4.1
Adobe Lightroom Classic Update - v15.4.1

TimG · July 7Jul 7

.... and another update to LR Classic. This to version 15.4.1 Adobe report this as: "includes improved Subject Masking, Keyword Sync to Cloud, upgraded Assisted Culling, Duplicate Detection, a Background Process Indicator, Al-focused metadata filters, performance improvements, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more. Available from the usual places
TimG

July 7Jul 7

TimG

July 7Jul 7
- 0 comments
- 372 views
Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
TimG · October 31, 2025Oct 31

On a recent dive trip I met someone who is writing a dissertation on people who are 50+ and diving. If you are interested in contributing, the following is a link to a simple questionnaire which takes about 5 minutes to complete. I've become paranoid about online scams, phishing etc. But this looks fine and I know the author - and the information gathered is pretty innocuous. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e3VPRDDLUkaTvMqNbR74E5Cna1DJ6d1KvM2oRz5_gAdUM0Y3UEpYTkZERDJON
TimG

October 31, 2025Oct 31

Nemrod

July 4Jul 4
- 31 comments
- 6,286 views
Adobe Lightroom update 15.4
Adobe Lightroom update 15.4

TimG · June 18Jun 18

Another update from Adobe for Lightroom Classic. Some details courtesy of the Lightroom Queen: All Versions: Keyword Sync! Yes, between the Cloud Ecosystem and Classic! How long have we been asking for this?! As well as our June release blog, see our special post How do I sync keywords? Classic: new native duplicate detection added Classic & Desktop: Assisted Culling refinements and additional options with faces All versions: dramatic improvement in Subject Masking (see example below)
TimG

June 18Jun 18

TimG

June 18Jun 18
- 0 comments
- 832 views
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10, 20251 yr

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10, 20251 yr

Mike Saunders

June 4Jun 4
- 24 comments
- 10,839 views

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