One of the most stressful things when planning a trip anywhere is to make sure that you’ve packed all your camera equipment with you. There’s nothing more annoying than spending hours and days travelling to a new place, only to discover that you’ve forgot to pack one important item you need for your. I’ve done it more than once, and so to avoid this happening,  I’ve built up a standard check-list that I use to make sure that I bring all I need for the trip.

Of course, I’m not listing the main camera body or lenses or flash. These would be included regardless so I don’t need to check for these large items.

Camera Related

• Spare batteries for Flash
• Remote trigger for camera
• Lens / Sensor Cleaning
• Lens Cloth / Lens Tissue / Microfiber Cloths
• Filters and filter holder
• Memory Cards – formatted and empty
• Tripod
• Monopod
• Tools for Tripods / Plates

Power Supplies

• Camera batteries – all fully charged
• Camera battery charger and mains cable
• 6x USB charging block, and mains cable
• Mains socket adapters
• USB and iPhone cables
• Cigarette lighter USB ports

Mobiles

• Mobile phones – batteries charged
• Mobile phone holder for car
• Offline maps downloaded for navigation

Computers

• Laptops and laptop power supplies
• Mouse
• Tablets (Android and iPad)
• Backup Hard Drives
• Movies For Computer
• Audio Aux Cable For iPhone / MP3 Player
• Earphones
• 2x earphone splitter