Storing your camera gear when traveling and in hotel?

5 years 4 months ago #620280 by Chris Banner
When you head out to dinner for example, what are you doing with your camera gear?  It won't fit in the room safe, and lugging a big heavy camera bag with out might not fly with your wife or your back.  So what are you doing with it?  


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5 years 4 months ago - 5 years 4 months ago #620325 by effron
Myself, I travel light. I will also NEVER leave my gear in a hotel/motel room, a few times I've put it in the trunk of my rental car for short periods though, but usually its a medium backpack and it goes with me everywhere.

Why so serious?
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5 years 4 months ago #620443 by Ruben Wade
I lock my camera bag up and hide it in the room.  


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5 years 4 months ago #620527 by Frisco
When I travel, I only bring what I will feel comfortable having with me at all times.  I never leave gear in the hotel room.  

Nikon 18-55mm VR, Nikon 70-200mm VRII f/2.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.8, Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8, SB-700 & SB-800
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5 years 4 months ago #620628 by Sanford
Same here.  If I can't carry it with me, I don't bring it. 


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5 years 4 months ago #620651 by GaryA
I leave it in the car until I get back to the room.

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5 years 4 months ago #620768 by Kenya See
Depends on the hotel and location.   3 star or less.  No way.  4 star in the US, yeah, but for only evening hours when I know the maids aren't scheduled to come in my room.  


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5 years 4 months ago #621080 by Don Granger
Worse case is I'll keep my camera body and one lens (which ever is on the camera) always with me.  If I have additional gear, I'll leave it in my room. 


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5 years 4 months ago #621300 by Red Tail
Well, as stated, for me as well it depends on where I'm staying at.  I've gone to some hotels where I was comfortable leaving my gear in my room.  Where as others, I stuffed my underwear into the room safe!  


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5 years 4 months ago #622316 by Patrick G
Depends on the hotel.  If it a semi questionable place, then no.  My gear is always with me. 


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5 years 4 months ago #622333 by Greg Friedman
+1 pretty much the same here.  Use common sense.  


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5 years 3 months ago #622674 by Fess Walker
I'll usually keep the camera body with me, and everything else in my camera bag hidden in the room.  


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