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, July 25Jul 25
- 3 replies
- 349 views
Muellema

July 26Jul 26
SD cards for a liveaboard trip
SD cards for a liveaboard trip

Mike Saunders, June 17Jun 17
- 7 replies
- 606 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
- 3k 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
- 1.2k views
Cerianthus

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

Hiloboy, April 19Apr 19
- 1 reply
- 645 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
- 1.9k 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
- 2.7k 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
- 932 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
- 4.6k views
CaolIla

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

Hiloboy, February 4Feb 4
- 0 replies
- 769 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
- 22k 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
- 872 views
OneYellowTang

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

DiverDawn, September 1, 20242 yr
- 12 replies
- 3.2k views
rlmalisz

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

Nikolausz, August 21, 20251 yr
- 10 replies
- 2.7k views
Nikolausz

October 5, 2025Oct 5
Travel to Baja
Travel to Baja
ianmarsh, December 28, 20232 yr
- 26 replies
- 8.8k views
Eric Hanauer

August 12, 20251 yr
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
- 1.6k 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
- 1.4k 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
- 2.6k views
Apneagraph

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

Fabian, March 8, 20242 yr
- 4 replies
- 1.9k views
bvanant

August 31, 20242 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
- 4.3k views
bghazzal

August 21, 20242 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
- 3.6k 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
- 32.7k 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
- 1.4k views
raytrace

December 12, 20232 yr

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LOFIC: the 17 stops claimed by the Osmo Pocket 4P and the future of sensors
LOFIC: the 17 stops claimed by the Osmo Pocket 4P and the future of sensors

Davide DB · August 22Aug 22

There has been discussion recently about the new DJI Osmo Pocket 4P. DJI claims up to 17 stops of dynamic range on its new 1-inch sensor, and comparisons with cinema cameras like the ARRI Alexa quickly surfaced online. Looking at the numbers, it might seem plausible, but visually the situation is different. Waveform plot for the DJI OSMO Pocket 4P 20mm wide D-Log2 ISO1600. Image credit: CineD Spoiler: no, it is not a micro Alexa. PetaPixel confirmed after testing it that LOFIC improves both
Davide DB

August 22Aug 22

Davide DB

Friday at 12:25 PM3 days
- 2 comments
- 313 views
Shooting a Snoot
Shooting a Snoot

TimG · October 30, 20232 yr

Shooting a Snoot Underwater photography is an absorbing form of photography. For some, it’s a technical issue of capturing fish portraits. For others an art form about capturing the beauty and mystery of the underwater world. Whichever you aim for, it presents unique challenges. Everything moves: you, the water, and the subject. Photography is all about capturing and controlling light. In the underwater world lighting and highlighting the subject is often impacted by either a
TimG

October 30, 20232 yr

TimG

August 12Aug 12
- 4 comments
- 3,517 views
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1

TimG · August 8Aug 8

Having recently written about installing the o-Turtle trigger into a Nauticam housing, I’ve now had a go with a UWT internal trigger for the Nauticam NA-OM1 housing. UWT describes it as the 11072-22-HSS TTL-Converter for NAUTICAM for OLYMPUS/ OM SYSTEM. The UWT trigger arrives in a bubble-wrap envelope in a small cardboard box. No frills functional. It consists of a small electronics board with two LEDs and a cable leading to a hot shoe connector. The manual explains that strobes are selected
TimG

August 8Aug 8

TimG

August 12Aug 12
- 3 comments
- 735 views
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip

TimG · August 4Aug 4

Having bought a Nauticam housing and OM System OM-1ii recently as the base of my new underwater camera setup, I needed an LED trigger to fire the strobes. Although I havn’t used TTL underwater for many years, I did want HSS as I often include the sunball when shooting wide-angle. This usually requires high shutter speed to avoid exposure burn outs. HSS options for an OM trigger seemed to boil down to the Turtle or UWT. The Nauticam flash trigger, although an attractive option, doesn’t provide
TimG

August 4Aug 4

Nir Friedman

August 10Aug 10
- 2 comments
- 616 views
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway

Davide DB · August 7Aug 7

Panasonic achieved a result that Apple, Sony and Nikon did not. The Japanese Intellectual Property High Court invalidated a major RED patent concerning raw video files. RED had historically used this patent to demand licensing fees and stop competitors. Nikon initially challenged the patent in court but purchased RED before a ruling and dropped the case. When Panasonic recently challenged the same patent in Japan, Nikon defended the claims it had previously opposed. The court ultimately rejecte
Davide DB

August 7Aug 7

Davide DB

August 7Aug 7
- 0 comments
- 506 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

TimG

August 7Aug 7
- 45 comments
- 5,338 views

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