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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Traveling w/ Camera Equipment (Insurance, loss, etc). | |
So next month my Wife and I are taking a trip to Puerto Rico. I plan on taking a Canon 6D, 24-70mm F/4L IS, and either a tripod or I will buy a tripod while there.
I created this thread to hear thoughts and advice on traveling with photo gear. I hope to be fairly minimalist in everything. I'm going to very likely take the gear in my carry-on to avoid having it checked. We are staying at 2 separate AirBnB places, essentially homes rented out (they seem to be in nice locations of town, from what I can tell). I plan on either having the gear on my personally or keeping it locked in the rental house.
Obviously, lots of people theoretically could come and go from such a rental, and although I'll try my best to avoid any shady part of any town, it's likely we will stick out as tourists in areas that tourists visit. So whether by robbery or theft, I'm interested in insuring what gear I'll take.
This is truly the first trip I have traveled with as expensive gear I'll be taking. As such, I'm decently interested in perhaps some sort of insurance that would protect it. It really would depend on cost/coverage ratio. If I could insure all of it for the week against loss/theft for $50, I'd easily do it for peace of mind. If it were to cost $200, I'd probably chance it.
Is there some sort of service that typically does this sort of thing, or should I contact my homeowners/rental insurance company (Nationwide). I also began to wonder if it could theoretically fall under homeowners insurance already.
Do most people simply chance it? What do semi-professionals/professionals traveling with potentially tens of thousands of gear do? Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
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