Clean Out Your Bag!

[SCraig]

It's a good idea to clean out your camera bag from time to time, especially the smaller pockets. I bought a new 72mm filter and was looking for a place to put it in my bag (big B&W plastic box and I already had a couple in there). Sorry, no place to put the new filter and I have a BIG camera bag. None. Every pocket was completely full of junk.

So, I decided it was time to really take a look at what was in there. I got a box of junk out that hasn't been used in the 3 years I've had that bag. I found (6) 4 and 8 gb SD cards and I never use anything that small. I found a film can full of quarters (I have no idea what they were in there for). I found two bags of foam hearing protectors. I found a AA-battery adapter for one of my grips (not sure which one). I found stick-on LCD protectors (totally useless). I found a broken BC-10 snap-on LCD protector for my D90. I found (4) AAA batteries but nothing that uses AAA batteries. I found flash gels that I never use anywhere except at home. I found a pop-up camera diffuser. I found lens caps, body caps, rear lens caps, tripod parts, camera strap parts, a couple of the snap-on caps that go onto battery packs.

The bottom line is that I completely emptied two large pockets of my bag and it feels a couple of pounds lighter now, plus I have room for new junk now! Do yourself a favor, clean out your bag from time to time

 

[480sparky]

I clean mine out because it needs... cleaned. Leaves, dirt, grass, dead bugs.... all seem to be attracted to my pack.

 

[SCraig]

Mine stays relatively clean since it normally stays in my vehicle. I put what I plan to use on my belt or in vest pockets. The only problem is cat hair and paw prints. For some reason my cats LOVE to sleep on it.

 

[runnah]

I had a Nature Valley Granola Bar explode in my bag and I am still finding crumbs a year later.

 

[swiftparkour94]

I had a Nature Valley Granola Bar explode in my bag and I am still finding crumbs a year later.

Nature Valley bars......damn them all to hell

 

[bratkinson]

I had a Nature Valley Granola Bar explode in my bag and I am still finding crumbs a year later.

ROFL!!!

I used to have a golden/cocker mix that could outshed any 3 dogs put together! She shed all year, every year. It was just heavy shedding or not-so-bad shedding, but it never stopped. Of course, I was always cleaning fur out of my bag, off the lenses-even though I keep them in individual cases, off my clothing, in my car... I still miss her, though.