Traveling with Camera Gear SUCKS!... But here's how to do it

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[@BigFlavorFilms]

Throwing my two cents and experience out there on the "media badges". We like to keep things lean so we generally only fly with 2 large Pelican iM2975 cases (packed to the extreme gills and VERY heavy), a 1535, and a couple of backpacks. Every time we've flown with gear we were asked to see our passes. I literally made my own. I designed it in Photoshop to match my brand, added logo, photo, name, "World Media Pass", even added a QR code that links to the website (never know). Took that to FedEx-Kinkos on a USB stick and had them printed (two-sided) and even added a holographic sticker over our photos to look "official", then laminated, edges cut clean and rounded, hole punched for a lanyard. Boom. We've never been questioned, ever. Best move ever if you are legitimately working in video or photography. We've saved quite a bit of time and money doing this!

[@Leukick]

Amazing bro

[@cfwproductions]

Noice

[@BartJohnsonProd]

Tip for the media badges: they usually require an expiration date. They never assume anyone would make their own badge with an extirpation date! I just put a big "2018" at the bottom and it works! Then I just reprint and laminate my own badges again the next year! Just finished making my 2019 credentials!

[@mattih]

ugh worst part of filmmaking is travelling with gear..... today is my first trip in like 6 years where I'm not filming anything! well... except some family clips hah can never fully leave the cameras at home

[@SpringloftStudio]

Matti Haapoja once photographer and videographer, everyday photographer and videographer in the eyes of every family member, friend, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, girlfriend(s)...

[@dhruvrawat0]

The guy above me is a pro!

[@PriyankTV]

Everyone here is super heros.

[@isaiahvargas19]

It’s so hard to just leave it behind lol I always feel like imma miss something

[@SammyAme]

Prolly the best part of youtube is when your favorite youtubers comment on you other favorite youtubers' videos.

[@drivingsports]

We belong to a number of press organizations, but none of them issue ID. With Delta they required a "press pass." So we made just made one of those with a laser printer and a laminator. Oh, just as I typed that.... at 3:42 you mention that.

[@MustafaAlNuaimi]

you can travel for free if you tie balloons to your house.

[@NickVanHouse]

Mustafa Al-Nuaimi this

[@herurishardana5618]

This is pretty original :D

[@MunirRahool]

I think I laughed harder than I should!. Lol.

[@RedlineRevenant]

Bonus points if you have a dog who can talk.

[@dschapin]

omg burned so hard

[@Sool101]

Dude you are awesome! Just allow me to add a tip here: never travel plugged in, USB, adio, xlr, dmx, everything, un-plug, and never ever update firmware right before travel. That.

[@PursuitofHappening]

As a matter of fact, DON'T UPGRADE/UPDATE ANYTHING BEFORE A JOB, whether it is filming, a business presentation, a demo... Just, don't. Excellent tip, indeed!

[@THEMATT222]

Tooo much gear?Just by a personal jet! .................A Potato Jet (Edit: So you can easily fly UP)

[@chosenideahandle]

Ironically the gig is for Boeing.

[@THEMATT222]

So.... Potato boeing???

[@MichaelOrtega]

Since I discovered YOUR channel, I fell very intrigued. Love your personality as all the cinematography advice and tips. Don’t ever change! I have seen over half of all your videos and I definitely learned a lot!

[@JacobWolfman]

OMG MEDIA RATES ON AIRLINES! I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A THING! You've just saved me THOUSANDS! THANK YOU!

[@rodrigomacias]

4:43 "We try to constantly figure out how to consolidate the gear into the least amount of cases" *Image of a gigantic pile of cases full of gear appears*

[@David-ud9ju]

I would love to have seen a follow up video to this explaining how they used every single piece of gear they brought with them for the job. I can't imagine they used more than half that gear.

[@LatifMercado]

Stumbled across your channel by accident, and now I'm hooked! Love it, brother. Keep up the great work!!!

[@FranzKrachtus]

So glad I subscribed to your channel. Always great information! All your precautions show what true professionals you guys are.

[@chico3517]

i enjoy watching this stuff more than any vlog whatsoever, even if the topic doesn't interest me. you're the most UPlifting person on youtube buddy!

[@mrpeech1]

Good advice all round here. Especially on opening up the aperture on lenses. Great stuff.

[@ElectricPictureCo]

What a great segment! The media pass section was helpful. Just like sales tax, you ask 3 different officials and you typically get 4 different answers! I really enjoy your channel. Thanks for good first morning cup of coffee viewing!

[@pro.tharan]

Great advice all round, wish this had come out before my recent trip! The tip on the batteries is a life saver, investing in some LiPo bags for drone batteries and covers for terminals will make TSA people smile! (Which is hard to do on a good day)

[@ThinkAboutItNow]

Really good tips and info PJ!

[@jimjimgl3]

I mark each case or bag with bright gaffers and number each piece. Makes it easier when moving around to make sure you have those 10 pieces. And the bright tape also helps identify your gear. I was once on a plane that stopped midway to Patagonia and glanced out the window and saw one of my cases being taken OFF the plane. I saw it for sure because of the bright pink tape. Thanks for this video. Part of photography/video that lots of people just don't consider.

[@HermanHuang]

A lot of great tips in this vid! Definitely took away some that I'll apply right away. Thanks for all the info you share man.

[@jonathanacuna]

So helpful! Thank you for taking the time to share this advice! Talk more about the mud run!

[@avtoportret]

These are legitimate good advices. I would love to see more content like that.

[@larrycoonrod5563]

Love these practical tips and tutorial videos

[@JustmeJoy7]

Good info! Thanks for sharing.

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

Reminds me of those shoots I did on Mount Everest... Fly YYZ-HKG-KTM-LUA, and that last flight from Kathmandu to Lukla everything - eveything - was weighed and placed in a specific part of the airplane... Then I had to hire an army of porters to carry the gear (50 pounds for each porter) on their backs from Lukla to Base Camp. That took a week and half. Nothing got lost, but there were long periods of time when I had no clue where all the gear was. And yeah, socks, underwear, long johns stuffed in with all the camera gear.

[@OG-NASA]

Frickin awesome video. Very informative dude. I'm directing and producing my own music videos so definitely saved me a few unnecessary pitfalls along the way. Love it dude.

[@karinalovio9753]

Make more traveling videos!😭 they were so cool and informative than any other video I have seen!

[@SpringloftStudio]

With all the diligence you’ve taken, surely you’re legit media producers! Thanks for all these million dollars reminders! You should publish a checklist booklet, so we can check out on every stage along flipping your pages? Maybe a checklist app we can setup with location reminders... Thanks a lot Jet on the jets! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@RudyAyoub]

DUDE i was at the spartan race too!

[@FocusedwithGK]

Dude I watch the whole video very well done. I love your energy and your way of telling a story. You are obviously very good at what you do my friend. GK

[@ErikThureson]

Great tip Jet on the media rate thing! I will be using that next flight fo sho! Good work!

[@le7241]

How does Steve have time while coaching the Golden State Warriors?

[@ianchen99]

I don’t even own a camera and I keep coming back to your vids just because how upbeat and cheerful you always are in your vids. Thanks, love your vids.

[@ihatehumans11213]

hahah thas fire.

[@creativebrandtproductions9488]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@portwally]

More of this please. Like the kind of behind the scenes. Makes me always smile :-D

[@reneseib6532]

Great video, live the tips, thanks

[@peichu4024]

awesome tips!!! THANKS FOR SHARING! Love your channel :)

[@jessiejeanph]

Really useful tips!!! This is something that will guide me in my travels. Thanks kid from UP

[@ReserveMyDriverTM]

Thank you! This is a very useful video!

[@itsjantore]

A lot of good advice here! Thanks.

[@fangdynasty]

Thanks for this info, super valuable

[@paulaquipel7472]

Great tips never thought about opening up the aperture. Also backing up hard drives from the card, I’m sure I would have learned this but this saves me from learning it the hard way 😂🙌

[@and16942]

Bet you miss this struggle now! Gotta commend you on the fact that the quality of your vids has stayed consistently awesome. Keep it up and more on the vlog channel!

[@LifeOnTech]

Really enjoyed this video Potato Jet. Some real good tips. 1. Didn't know about media rate. 2. Great knowledge on media backups (card to hard drive)

[@spider7studio]

You're the man bro, great content as always, top top creator :)

[@notnewnaveen]

a lot of really helpful tips! Thanks bud.

[@macwmcel8430]

Great info about lenses blades. Thanks

[@LEXPIX]

Nice, look forward to your aviation footage man.

[@057rcbartman]

solid advice , and an entertaining format.

[@trunkbassentertainmentllc2606]

Super helpful! Thank you :)

[@emircanlas]

Will ne traveling for the first time with gears next week, super helpful video. Thanks POTATO JETTTT

[@zachschermerhorn8090]

8:48 LITERALLY my worst pain point as a filmmaker early on. I've lost count of how many times starting out when I would forget the little things like screws for my gimbal or quick release plates for my tripod or my follow focus ring for a lens that gets overlooked rendering my system partially or totally useless. More people need to be talking about this stuff.

[@ThorstenBergContentCreator]

Hey, Thorsten here, I'm an Airline Captain and KZbinr, I loved this video. I agree 1000% with the backup. As well I do a copy in5o my Dropbox, but it can take a lot of time. Loved the aperture trick and I'll try the media pass. Regarding the batteries, it is exactly because of fire fighting that the battery has to be in the carry on bag. Only water can cool down a battery thermal runaway, and in the cargo compartment the fire suppression system is based on oxygen deprivation using Halon gas. Tell me what you thing about my videos.

[@grantivie]

I learned so much from this video seriously thank you so much.

[@eleeadams]

Great tips, Mr Potato!

[@jonathanlopez9657]

Good looking out potato jet my first time traveling with camera and was so nervous until I saw this video. Now I know Im not the only one thinking it’s a pain traveling with camera gear.

[@AlaskaPirates]

quality! thank you for the pro tips!

[@charlesedmundadams5238]

LIFE SAVER. Had no idea about the media baggage exception, and after spending hours of research and hundreds of dollars on an oversized hard cover plastic case for light stands, tripods, and other pieces of gear was under the impression I'd have to spend $200 for an overweight bag + and oversized bag. I was ready to return my hard cover case, and go back to the ratty duffel bags I've used (and had multiple pieces of gear break in during flights), and am so grateful I found this video. Thank you PJ🙏🙏🙏

[@GhostTownFilms]

Thank you for this video directing a music video in Hawaii in September and was nervous about my camera gear

[@itskaylajessica]

Yayyy haven’t even gotten UP out of bed yet _ yay for early morning videos 🤗😬

[@stefanusableMRKsabah]

Time flies so fast watching your videos

[@angelaspaintings]

Thank you sooo much for this

[@woodsonlongstudios775]

Good info bro!!!

[@flickcine]

I just did a video on data wranging and should have mentioned the 'Don't copy a copy. Copy from the source' thing. Totally slipped my mind. So very, very important! ALL the info in this video is great! And it's all stuff no one really tells you, especially the Lithium Ion batteries. That was the top issue we had when I was working in rentals and sending clients interstate or overseas. Also, sometimes airlines will turn you away even if you follow the regulations for batteries but you just need to be pro and confident. Sometimes having a print out of the policy will help. ALSO, taping over the recognition elements to the battery is important

[@JoesVids]

Great tips, I had to deal with the battery issue when having them set to family who flew down to where I live.

[@lkp3122]

Solid Advice my Dude

[@PriyankTV]

You are def right. Agree with you. Man thanks for the video

[@PatrickMetzger]

Haven't taken more that a carry on's worth of gear on a trip, but i'm only semi-pro! Great Vid Mr. Potato Jet!

[@DiscoverWithDima]

awesome tips man, I gotta print out some media passes soon!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Nice job! I just did a video on what equipment to bring on a Travel Photography adventure. I should have included how to pack it!

[@MartinV.]

Great Video!

[@MrRhinobighorn]

Fun fun gear travels, best tips on the tube.

[@SHVWNCOOPER]

side note if you're still in DC, avoid the cava near 15th when you're out eating. echostage has some dope shit going on this weekend and flash is one of the dopest spots if you're into legit house music.

[@matthewschneider1888]

Killer pro tips! 🙏

[@adamalmaleky2529]

the music in the beginning is perfect

[@joeconstantino2130]

I did the Spartan Sprint and Beast last year! Looking forward to doing it next year as well! Way to go! Medals feel good :D

[@tungle20]

I too have 2 WD 4TB drives, but bad habit of copying from one drive to the other. Next time: card to drive! Thanks for the advice, I never thought of that.

[@PursuitofHappening]

It's incredible how things can backfire sometimes... It rarely happens, but when it does, it hurts so much...

[@town3]

Thats funny my son is a DIT in Atlanta he stays working and is doing really well out there. Great work Potato Jet I subbed today great info.

[@jonjoy-gaba9832]

if you haven't heard of it before, you should google "hedge backup software for filmmakers." it can copy directly from you source media to 2 separate hard drives at once AND it verifies that all the data transfers. anyway to reduce anxiety on a shoot is always good :)

[@jamestaylor8905]

For my last trip to Canada I made a media badge, worked like a charm. Front side all contact info including QR code that opened my website, backside had all major airlines media policies. Official looking "Do Not Copy" background. 5$ to get heavy/stiff lamination at staples. Happy to provide publisher file as a template to any who would like to make their own.

[@dh1163]

LOL "Our files took a sh*t..." That's hilarious!

[@andrewzuliani9839]

Sick tips dude :)

[@jennyluvsfood]

great tips! ...i travel a lot ...and make a music video for my music/cooking channel ...and these tips were great ...esp the 'media rate' tips ...thanks!

[@Uslogisticsman]

Nice job on the mud run! I’m happy to be your hydration specialist during the events!!! So how much formal school do you have compared to learning in the field?

[@UnliAhon]

are you using the M50 when you are at the airport/hotel/outside? or was it the 80D?

[@RielCreative]

You should consider the pelican 1535 air. Same size as as the 1510 but 40% lighter.

[@monibstar]

Good info thank you :)

[@jonathannavales9764]

Awesome awesome video!

[@LoganMeyers03]

I just love the intro music!

[@MrClassicRobot]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO! I have been looking for advice on how to do this for so long now, and you guys answered nearly all my questions! The only unanswered question I have is how do you guys determine what gear to check vs. what gear to carry on? Is it pretty much just lens' and camera go in the cabin, and everything else goes in checked baggage? Or is there some other approach you take?

[@TheShortSportsShow247]

Can you make a video on how you budget your shoots for clients? Just a rough estimate for beginners

[@SammyBFilms]

The media pass is a helpful thing to know. Thanks :-)

[@russellwood8750]

I feel your pain with camera bags checking in and out of airports it’s a pain in the butt. Never realized how good I had it when I was in the army as a photographer. All my camera gear and equipment would be the best of the best and it would all go in my vehicle. My vehicle would be rigged to drive fantastically off road getting me wherever I needed to go. But when the distance was too far I’d have to go on a plane however on like what you guys have to do at the airport and when I now have to do at the airport I used to just have all my camera gear in my vehicle and drive the vehicle straight on to the plane God I miss those days. My off-road vehicle was the biggest most expensive camera bag in the world.

[@foureyesproductions358]

Another awesome and very helpful video, thanks for the advices guys !! I am travelling overseas in a week for the first time with my pelican case and my C200, I would love to have a backpack with me with my laptop and other things but I think it will all be too heavy for carry on. May I ask how heavy your luggage were as carry on? (pelican case+backpack) Thank you so much, looking forward to your answer!

[@cmphotosss1910]

Hi potato jet I love your videos and good content

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hi Potato Jet thank you for your information, what type of insurance do you use for your equipment. We are interested to know as we have never bought any type of insurance for our camera gear and other pieces of our equipment but we would love to do it. Thank you again and great channel.

[@kangwang7603]

love your videos

[@ericcrowley]

Our production team travels weekly, go to idcreator.com and build yourself a media/press pass. Splurge on the holographic sticker addon cause it's cool and it looks super legit. Present said badge to the desk when checking in. Works 98% of the time. I don't even give my business card out anymore, just present my license and that press pass at the same time. Yes, confidence is key.

[@Blockdigit]

I think the Media rate only applies in the US. Because I checked my 2 go to airlines Japan Airlines and Cathay Pacific and I didn't see anything regarding to media/ camera items. Still I found this video very useful.

[@undisclosedperson3871]

Most international airlines will have some rules. Qantas has no policy posted on their website, but they always waive excess baggage for me, including overweight carry on.

[@tonler1]

@@undisclosedperson3871 Did you mean they waive the excess baggage fee after you address and prove that you are media?

[@bikecommuter24]

Just Saw your video and here I was thinking I was packing too much, which is an camera backpack and a Rolo travel bag now I feel like a minimalist. I totally get the just in case thing. When I pack for a motorcycle trip I just cannot leave my tool kit behind it weighs almost five lbs and truthfully my multitool usually fixes everything that needs fixing

[@kornelijusgood8421]

BMPCC4K where is it? what have you done to it?!