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Travelling Around the World
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Planning on travelling around the world next year. Heading for States, Canada, Alaska first then South America, Hawaii, Fiji, NZ, Oz, SE Asia, China, Mongolia, Russia and then home
Want to bring my Digital SLR, but don’t know what not to bring. Would hate to go away and not have what I need to hand. Also – what bag? There are endless models from Lowepro or Tamrac, but all of them seems to be missing one important element – tripod lashing, waterproofness, space.
Was thinking either a Lowepro Fastpack 350/Tamrac Adventure 10 with:
Canon 40d
10-22mm
24-70mm
70-200mm f2.8
50mm f1.4Batteries, Chargers, Filters, Memory Cards
Possibly a laptop
Possibly a tripod(well good chance this is definite)Am I mad? I’d be staying in hostels/cars etc along the way, so am I dumb?
I really want to take some great pictures along the way – be a shame just to have a P+S in Patagonia/Himalayas etc…..
You could probably save some weight on an f/4 version of the 70-200 instead of the 2.8. Tripod can be a major pain if you have to carry it around all day long every day. I would rather choose a small tabletop tripod or something similar. Manfrotto has one that can hold a pro body with a pro 70-200/2.8 lens, and it’s only a few hundred grams. Bring a laptop only if it’s less than 2kg with the charger.
If you are backpacking, you will need a good backpack first, think about clothes, sleeping bag and other tid bits, and then you could think about the camera gear. I use a 65l backpack and carry my photo gear in a smaller backpack that can be into the big one. The tripod goes on the side of the larger bag. I always carry a sleeping bag… even if you are staying in hostels, sometimes you will want something clean and something that is yours. It is only 500g anyway.
If you are going to carry everything on your back, plan well, measure everything and try to keep the weight below 15kg + 3-4kg camera gear.
If you are going on a roadtrip, you can afford to travel with a rolling case and a smaller backpack (like a Lowepro Mini Trekker), leave the big bag in the hotel/hostel and walk around with the smaller one only.
I have never been robbed even in the most dodgy hostels for a few reasons. I use a quite old and dirty backpack, I never take off my camera equipment in hostels where I don’t feel safe, I usually wear crappy clothes and not North Face, I lock up my stuff when I’m not in the room…
Don’t forget about a converter for the different electric plugs.
Have fun and post some pictures here!
Last time I was backpacking, I used a regular Mountain Hardware trekking daypack instead of my Lowepro. Unlike the Mini Trekker, unpadded backpacks can be folded when not used… for example I often go out with only one camera body, one lens attached and another one in my pocket or in a pouch. I had only three lenses and a d200 with me, so they were easy to carry around without the need for a dedicated bag.
I would say, first you have to find your large backpack, that’s the crucial part.
Know I’m probably being a pain now, but i have a decent backpack and daypack – should I just stick my gear in the daypack? Would need padding or lens cases surely…
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