Packing List | October Alpine Aspen Grove Photography Travel

Packing List | October Alpine Aspen Grove Photography Travel


I figured I might send you a copy of my packing list as I was warming up for my next trip. Any time I camp, I use a new copy, spend a moment extracting what I don’t need, adding a few items, and then I’m ready to pack.

This list assumes a 5-10 day trip. It assumes I can buy a thing if I need to, and wash laundry in a bucket at the truck. 

 Below you will find the complete list and notes in text format. Feel free to copy/paste. 

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CAMERA GEAR

1 or 2 Camera Bodies

Camera Batteries (minimum 3 for each – one in the camera, one in a pocket, one charging)

Wide lens (17-40mm)

Standard lens (50mm)

Longer lens (85mm or 70-200mm)

SD or CF cards     (I use 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB cards, and pack 6-10 of them depending on the duration of the trip)

2-3 Microfiber lens cloths

Tripod

Cable Release – now most often I only use the built-in timer

Lee Filter Holder and adaptor rings

Polarizing Filter

ND Filter

10 stop Big Stopper ND Filter

Wet weather

rain covers

Big contractor-sized garbage bags (I bring a couple and pack them at the bottom of my backpack. )

Extra lens cloths, small dish towel.

ELECTRONICS

Laptop (13” MacBook Pro)

Laptop charger / cable

Small external hard drive

iPhone, and car charger/cable

Headphones (always in my back pocket)

Small power strip 

onX off-road app with a download of the offline local map

Coast 400 flashlight and Black Diamond headlamp, fresh batteries

* I put all my cables and chargers into one pouch or zip lock bag. Small compression bags can help organize contents in a pack.

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PERSONAL GEAR

Sunglasses

Small first aid kit

Small repair kit – duct tape, crazy glue, JB weld, petroleum jelly, cotton balls, knife/leatherman, knife sharpener field kit, 

Candy bars – there are many good nature bar options on the market now. 

Look for a good balance of protein carbs and fats.

Personal Toiletries (small Nalgene bottles are leak proof and work great for small amounts of liquids, pills, oils)

Medication 

Hunting license, Fishing license, recreation parking pass, or other public lands document for the selected location.

Copies of important documents all sitting on my google drive or iCloud 

Travel Medical Policy card and info

Consider Medical Evacuation insurance.

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CLOTHING

4 shirts Merino wool base layer t-shirts work well and layer great. Lighter colors get dirty faster, so most of my shirts are dark grey. I plan on washing clothes in a bucket with a drip of soap every few days, hand ringing them out, and hang drying them.

4 pairs of underwear     I use merino wool, first lite and icebreakers 

4 pairs of socks          merino wool

2 pairs of pants – North Face Paramount or Carhart Double Duck work pants 

1 pair of hiking boots ( I like Nike SFB boots that work well in all terrains)  

1 pair of sandals (Chaco river sandals)

1 merino base layer hoodie First Lite

1 puffy layer       North Face or Patagonia

1 baseball hat to keep off sun and rain

1 beanie hat for cold weather 

1 Gortex rain jacket (Marmot)

Clothing – Cold weather winter

Warmer sweater ( wool or fleece)

Long underwear (2 pairs, tops, and bottoms, Icebreaker, merino wool)

Merino wool fingerless gloves that I can shoot in. 

Leather gloves 

Warm leather boots with a stiff heel and ankle

Neck gaiter

Rain pants Gortex

Clothing – hot weather summer

Sandals

1-2 pairs shorts, 1 double as a swimsuit

Swap 2 long-sleeve shirts for 2 short sleeves

Sunscreen, mosquito repellent. Lip balm

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OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Camp Duffle bag 

If you plan to be remote, power becomes an issue. Consider something like the Goal Zero power kit. You can add to these various cables to charge from vehicle 12v sockets and straight off battery terminals. This kit will allow you to keep charging laptops, cameras, and smartphones.

Gear that I work with 

Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color

I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag 

https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/

When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod 

https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/

A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4

https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm
https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm

The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images on this site https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3 https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2h

Two lenses I am using all the time are the 50mm f1.8 and the 17-40mm f4 

https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm
https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/17-40mm.htm

Some astrophotography and documentary video work was created with the Sony A7r

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7r

I am currently taking photographs with a Canon 5D

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii

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