Travel Tip: Create Your Packing List Early
Dec 19
You made your deposit a year ago and are all paid up for your big dive trip next week. One surefire way to put a damper on your trip is to forget to pack a vital item such as a camera battery, charging cable or memory card. The best way to remember everything you’ll need to so to create a packing list as early as possible and update it a couple times before you leave. We wanted to share our standard packing list as a good place to start when creating your own list.
Camera Gear & Electronics
• Camera Body
• Lenses
• Strobe Units
• Clamps and arms for strobes
• Batteries for Flash
• Batteries for Camera
• Memory Cards
• Spare sync cables
• Portable Hard Drive(s)
• Laptop
• Charging Cable for Laptop
• Cable for Hard drive
• Cable for camera (to transfer images to laptop/hard drive)
• Lens Cleaning Kit
• Moisture absorption packets
• Renter’s Insurance (in case of theft)
Scuba Gear
• Dive Computer (with fresh batteries)
• Regulator
• BCD
• Wet/Dry Suit (gloves, hood, booties, etc)
• Fins
• Mask & Snorkel
• Tank(s) if needed
• Certification Card
• Log Book
• Diver’s Insurance (in case of emergency)
Travel Gear
• Backpack / Suitcase
• Appropriate clothes for location (keeping in mind weather, cultural issues, etc)
• Towel
• Toiletries
• Medicine
• Passport and travel documents (visas, etc)
• Emergency Contacts and copies of important documents
Suggested Items
• Sea Sickness Medicine
• Ear Plugs
• Ear drops
• Small first aid kit
• Guide Book / Language guide
• MP3 Player & Earphones
• Recreational reading book(s)
Try and create this list at least a week prior to your trip. That will give you time to make any modifications as well as give you time to pack.
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