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Obviously bringing a spare body and housing depends on your budget<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Items:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Laptop, external hard drive, USB cable to connect camera to laptop, and in addition a card reader for your memory card. Always have 2 ways to load your photos onto your computer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Power adapter \/ converters. Check if your destination is 220 or 110. Don&#8217;t plug in a 110 battery charger in a 220 power source unless your cord says 110-220 volts! Many people have fried equipment this way. This is a very important check.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Flood Insurance<\/h2>\n<h3>Insuring your Dive Camera<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is easy \u2013 buy it, and don\u2019t look back! Dive with confidence. <strong>DAN <\/strong>and <strong>DEPP <\/strong>are the 2 leading insurance providers, but DAN is only available to people living in the USA. DAN works well for me, and for other people that I know. DEEP seems to have mixed reviews, and some people have been experiencing long waits with them. I recommend DAN if you live in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DAN and DEPP work slightly differently, DAN will pay you replacement value in cash, while DEPP only will pay for an equivalent piece of equipment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diversalertnetwork.org\/insurance\/\">http:\/\/www.diversalertnetwork.org\/insurance\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awryinc.com\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.awryinc.com\/depp.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/underwater-photography-destinations\">Best dive locations for underwater photographers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/underwater-photography-dive-equipment\">Scuba equipment for underwater photographers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/underwater-photography-dive-etiquette\">Scuba Diving etiquette for underwater photographers <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/underwater-housing-maintenance\">Underwater housing maintenance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/travel-packing-underwater-photography\">The Packing Guide for Underwater Photographers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16861,"parent":16815,"menu_order":-4,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":""},"vocabulary_11":[],"vocabulary_3":[],"vocabulary_5":[],"vocabulary_9":[],"vocabulary_6":[],"vocabulary_10":[],"vocabulary_13":[],"vocabulary_16":[],"vocabulary_4":[],"vocabulary_14":[],"vocabulary_15":[],"vocabulary_7":[],"vocabulary_1":[],"vocabulary_12":[],"vocabulary_2":[],"vocabulary_17":[],"vocabulary_18":[],"vocabulary_8":[],"class_list":["post-16862","book","type-book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Packing, baggage fees and Insurance - Underwater Photography Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flood insurance and Dive travel packing list for underwater photographers. 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