francwoods

Hey all... thanks for the responses! Some good advise. Our 'semi-private' group is just those of us going there together and have all been taking precautions ahead of time.
Now... given the latest restrictions flying back into the U.S. from international, we may delay the trip a few months to see if things change.
Cheers to all and happy shooting!

sschonfeld

Camera equipment will not be a problem. Don't miss the fishing.

DON'T GO NOW WITH THE PANDEMIC.MEXICO IS OUT OF CONTROL. RESCHEDULE

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

We visit Mexico twice a year and I've taken my camera and lenses with me each time as a carry-on. Only once did the TSA in the states check my gear by wiping it to see if it had any explosive residue. Mexico was never an issue.

Now, it does have to be scanned as do all carry-on items including our shoes, belts, laptops, etc.

We have never felt threatened in anyway in all our travels in Mexico either on the east or west coast. We even ride the public bus system...the modern Greyhound type busses...not the schoolbus type.

I carry a camera with me of some type always ranging from a pocket camera up to my Nikon D810. I did make a "theft resistant" modification to my camera strap by placing a thin wire cable in my camera strap to make it "cut proof" and I put a nylon wire tie through the camera swivel and the strap on both sides so that if the plastic connector on the strap would ever break for any reason my camera would not fall off my shoulder.

I also carry my camera over one shoulder and under the other so that someone can not simply lift it over my head.

limeybiker

Don't go wait a year.

DJon41 Loc: Utah

Keep your gear close. And be sure to hit Senor Frog's.

bschafer

We have flown into/out of Cabo 6 times for nature trips on Lindblad/National Geographic ships. The only issue we ever had was trying to carry a tripod in hand luggage coming hme from our last trip in 2019. If you are going in Feb, there should be a good number of humpacks and they can be very surface active with the possibilty for multiple breaches in a row. Depending on where you trip goes there can also be superpods of thousands of dolphins, especailly in the sea of cortez. San Jose del Cabo is a great little town and there is a estuary within walking distance of town that has some great birding. The TG-6 would be a great seconday camera but is you are interested in captuing some of the action you will likely need the longer lens. All that being said, if you postpone a couple of months, some of the wildlife (I'm pretty sure the humpbacks) may have moved on