Originally Posted By tinks-lover I'm travelling solo for the first time to DL and staying at PPH in November. Does anyone have any advice for carrying money, cards, a camera etc into the parks? I'm not to keen on the backpack idea... but am mad on capturing my memories with photos. Any suggestions would be appriciated. Thank you
Originally Posted By SuzieQ So do I. Sometimes I carry my small camera case with a shoulder strap and just tuck my money in the outer pocket.
Originally Posted By gloveal Fanny Pack, and I rent a locker, can be convenient when you want to relieve the weight of extra baggage, and you can keep extra film and any purchases.
Originally Posted By tlovesdis I bought a great little bag at the Container Store. It fits my Kodak digital perfectly and it has pockets for money, cards, etc... It has a long strap so I can carry it across my body. I love it becasue it is compact and perfect for just a camera, money, cards, cell, etc...
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I have the same question! It seems I am always lugging around a big backpack. I own a Canon G6 and most camera cases are either too small or too big. On average I take 100 pics per day (I know, I'm a little camera zealous, but who can blame me...its Disneyland!) and I am constantly scrounging around in the backpack which is inconvenient. I would like to find a nice medium padded case that I can just fit my camera, id/credit cards into, and room key. I don't need much in the parks! Thanks in advance for any camera bag suggestions! ºoº
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I use a Samsonite Camera Bag I got at Wal-Mart (in the Camera Section). It measures about 9"w x 5"l x 7"d Every compartment zips (one outer pocket uses 2 plastic buckles - like on a fanny pack). It holds the camera in the center section, plus I store my memory cards, extra batteries and a few other things. It is small and light, and I take it on all the rides. On the coasters, I sometimes just place the strap around my leg (I step into it), no worries about losing it. As for my money, I prefer to keep that in one of my front pockets, one of the safest places to keep money (hard for pickpockets).
Originally Posted By jodiefra I put the money in the fanny pack and it worked great. My hubby toted his big Canon around in the case but he got a very comfortable strap and didn't have any troubles. (And if it makes you feel better, he took 460 pictures in 5 days!)
Originally Posted By tinks-lover Thanks everyone!!! I think I will try the camera bag or the fanny pack. I have a FUJI Finepix 3500 so its hard to find a good case. I wish we had Wal-mart in Australia, it sounds fantastic. I've made sure I've got enough memory to take 1000 photos for my 7 day stay at DL. Thanks for all your help!
Originally Posted By jtomyl I have a Kodak DX7590. It's a bit bigger camera due to a 10X optical zoom. I bought a bag a K-Mart. It had a small pocket in front for the extra battery and memory cards. The pocket zipped and had a velcro closure. The side had 2 mesh pockets. In one of them I kept a DL plastic bag in case I needed to protect the bag from water (Rain, slash mtn or grizzly river run) In 10 days in CA, I used 2 1GB cards. I have almost 1800 pictures. I'll have to go through them to get rid of the blurry ones. They look ok on the small screen on the camera but once downloaded on the computer and put full size on a 19" monitor you can really see the blurr! As for money, I kept my wallet in my front pocket.
Originally Posted By jnemo One thing to remember is that every one of those zippers may need to be opened at the security checkpoint. I will be replacing my camera bag with a Disney fanny pack as soon as I get back to DL but the one I have now is very inconvenient as when I open the pocket where I keep my extra batteries, they always fall out. Of course everyone is in a hurry so you feel rushed to close everything back up.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I have no problems with my bag, the side pockets are deep, the main section I hardly zip up at all, and the one flap zipper is high up on the flap. I unzip all the pockets prior to the check, show my bag, and then walk away and zip up. I don't have anything fall out.....
Originally Posted By Pirate Pete jnemo , I know what you meen. I carry very little because of the. I have my camera and money, that`s it.I take off the fanny pack as I arrive at bag check and have it open and ready. Then I can avoid holding up lines etc...but when people have back packs etc..the same thing happens to them as in stuff falling out.The bag check is just part of life and we all must be patient and not worry if some guy`s batteries fall outta his bag. If I was behind you...I`d be pickin them up with you etc..
Originally Posted By jnemo Thanks Pete I appreciate it. I have tried it both ways, fanny pack and camera bag and backback with everything, but the backback just gets too heavy after while. My point to tinks-lover is to be aware of that when purchasing a bag.
Originally Posted By tinks-lover ~Jnemo~ Thanks for your advice, I think your right about the backpack it can get very annoying and heavy. Will try and by a camera bag to go over my shoulder. ~Jtomyl~ Thanks for taking the time to tell me all about your camera bag. That's great advice. Money is the front pocket is the way to go. Can that fall out if you go on rollercoaster I wander? Sounds like you love photos just as much as me. I hope I don't have lots of blurry photos, it is so hard to tell on those small LCD screens. Thanks everyone! Love Tinks-lover
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Money, credit card, ID and car/house keys are always in my pockets... Vital stuff that I mustn't risk losing. (Losing a camera would really bite, but not as bad ;-) I carry a tiny, Mickey Mouse backpack/purse that holds my camera, sunglasses, lip balm, ibuprofen, etc. And the first stop on Main Street is always the Lockers... whether we have anything to put in it 1st a.m. or not.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe >>> I carry a [edit], ibuprofen, etc. <<< Don't forget, you can also get FREE ibuprofen and aspirin at the Medical center off of Main Street. Don't ever buy it in the parks!! Also, one less thing you have to carry.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^I carry an itty-bitty-teeny-weeny bottle. ;-) Gotta have it to 'tame' my lower back... I'd feel I were taking advantage if I took as much ibuprofen from Disneyland's supply as I sometimes need.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe LOL...well in that case, the itty-bitty-teeny-weeny bottle works fine! *grin* I've only had to take Tylenol once in the parks when I broke my foot. One day I forgot to take in my "travel" size bottle and after a couple of hours their Medical Center was my best friend!
