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As I am starting to accumulate at bit more stuff -- and hardly anything compared to most of you -- I need a place to store it that is easily accessible.

I was using a linen cupboard in the hall for tripod, backpack, Crumpler insert, a couple camera straps, camera plates, charger, etc. I don't have a dedicated camera bag for storage, I travel light and put what I need in the backpack or other tote an, leaving most at home.

where do you guys keep your gear? Office? Closet? Drawers?

jan
 
My cameras and lenses live in airtight storage boxes with silica gel desiccant sachets. Everything else goes in drawers and cupboards.
 
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In a bedroom closet officially. Then it comes out piece by piece until most of it is in various packs and in the bedroom, office, and on the dining room table. Then it gets packed away again to restart the cycle, generally later the same day.
 
But the lenses are covered!
 
In an unfinished kitchen cabinet in my studio. The cabinet was very cheap (under $50 US) and sturdy, has three shelves with plenty of room for my K-30 and lenses, my X-10, and all the bits and pieces, and has a door that keeps the dust out. It sits securely on the shelving unit where I store my paper. Our collection of old Pentax gear is stored in camera bags and cases in similar cabinets in another room. The unfinished kitchen cabinet, available in a variety of sizes and shapes at any big box home store, is the pointed stick of household storage. You can use it for just about everything.
 
In a series of tight-capped Sterilite containers, in locked cabinets. Room is humidity and temperature controlled, and is equipped with intrusion detectors connected to an alarm service.
 
Drawers and cabinets..where? Office, garage, kitchen? I'm not quite sure where to put mine. My backpack fits in the linen closet but I am always pushing straps to close the doors.
 
LOL, that's what I was afraid of... (And how I am starting to be!)
 
THIS! Thank you, I think this could work for me. I have horse, and a tack trunk would be perfect..except I would be tempted to put things on top of it...
 
This has potential, but are the shelves deep enough? Do you put your camera bags in there, too?
 
Studio...omg, you have an entire room, lol. I am going to have to share some living space, but I like the idea of a low deep cabinet. I think I need deep shelves or deep trunk. It needs to hold travel tripod and backpack.

jan
 
Hmm..those Pelican cases remind me of the big Stanley tool boxes they sell at Home Depot. I suppose it would be a bad idea to store in garage? I am in southern CA.
 
janeenadamsmartin said:
As I am starting to accumulate at bit more stuff -- and hardly anything compared to most of you -- I need a place to store it that is easily accessible.

I was using a linen cupboard in the hall for tripod, backpack, Crumpler insert, a couple camera straps, camera plates, charger, etc. I don't have a dedicated camera bag for storage, I travel light and put what I need in the backpack or other tote an, leaving most at home.

where do you guys keep your gear? Office? Closet? Drawers?

jan
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I store my two Sigma cameras in the small camera case/bag I carry them in. They also usually have two small custom made indicating desiccant sacks, especially when not being used for some time. When not being used the bag goes inside a drawer.

Here is the bag with my cameras. The two desiccant sacks are usually in the two small compartments on both ends, that also hold extra batteries and SD cards.



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janeenadamsmartin said:
Hmm..those Pelican cases remind me of the big Stanley tool boxes they sell at Home Depot. I suppose it would be a bad idea to store in garage? I am in southern CA.
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As long as whatever case you use is airtight and has desiccant in it it doesn't matter where you store it.

The cheapest way to store photo gear is to use inexpensive Tupperware like clear plastic boxes/containers. Drop a couple of indicating desiccant clear bags in it, your camera gear and an inexpensive humidity gauge and you are set.
 
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