I saw this on FB and it made me think of the evergreen topic of “how to pack” that we all enjoy. The comments are entertaining too.

I saw that as well. No idea how it ended up in my feed, but I found it pretty hilarious when I'm trying to figure out how to get by with 10kg instead of the allowed 7kg in my carry on!

Saw that one too. Mr Doubilet sure knows how to travel in style.

Edited March 6Mar 6 by Christian K

He was a legend in Lembeh - probably not just Lembeh! - for how much gear he had. I was told he'd have 3/4 complete setups underwater and whatever he needed was shuttled to him by dive guides. Must have been nice! Beats having to finger out how to setup for a particular dive.....

Oh, the excess, excess baggage fees. I can detect the smell of a melting credit card all the way here.

Walt, I believe there are a couple of credit card companies who, for a minor fee, issue cards made of titanium. Would that help?

That is very true TimG, provided you have the right credit score and willingness/funds to handle the membership fees. Most of my CC are made of metal, aluminum mostly, but not titanium. My income is not high enough to afford one yet.

Edited March 6Mar 6 by Walt Stearns

I am counting underwear and toothbrushes vs floss and this guy is packed for an amphibious landing for ten!

3 hours ago, Walt Stearns said:

That is very true TimG, provided you have the right credit score and willingness/funds to handle the membership fees. Most of my CC are made of metal, aluminum mostly, but not titanium. My income is not high enough to afford one yet.

Metal credit cards? I'm impressed, Walt! I'm still on plastic......

@TimG

I was in Lembeh when David was there (or more correctly, our boat did Nudi Falls when he was set up there shooting the iconic Nat Geo Nudi story).

We were both staying at the old Kungkungan Bay Resort. I had dinner at his table one evening - definitely some great great stories. Actually the most interesting person a the table was his Nat Geo "gear guy." Back then he traveled with a Nat Geo technician who handled all the gear, fixed things that broke, and managed traveling with all that stuff. I have no idea how he's managing it now...

I remember thinking after the dinner that the Nat Geo technician had a great job - all the travel, all the gear, none of the artistic pressure to "get the shot."

Well, if you are David Doubilet, working for National Geographic you probably have a lot more of resources that any other current underwater photographer.

I personally know pretty well Manu San Félix, another National Geographic explorer and I have personally seen the tones of equipment they carry, both for diving and for taking pictures and video. There's no secret, money is the key.