The last time I did this was 2019 in New Zealand, we flew into Wellington and the next day I picked up processing chemicals 1 litre bottle of Ilfosol 3, first time I've used it, 1 litre bottle of Ilford fixer and cadged some wetting agent from the terrific woman behind the counter instead of buying a whole bottle.
Dropped into the first supermarket I passed and picked up three 500ml plastic kitchen measuring jugs.
Everything else I carried, which was a Jobo 1520 tank, takes two 135 or two 120 rolls, thermometer, film clips and some plastic string. The string is great for making something to hang the film from, usually in the shower and can be wiped dry for travelling quickly.
Once the film is dry, I clip the jagged ends where the film clips left marks, then roll the film tightly and pop it back into the 35mm canisters, marking the top with a felt pen with pertinent data.
Works a treat and I've been doing this for around 40 years of travelling, mainly to Europe.
Film is almost always loaded at night time, often in a bathroom or toilet with a black plastic sheet over the toilet window. Other times in private houses I've sat inside a wardrobe on a stool with a blanket draped over the wardrobe door to really blacken the loading space. It can get hot and sticky in a wardrobe, but if you are reasonably quick, you'll be sweet.
Iceland in 2018 was problematic in that virtually everywhere we stayed (6½ week trip) there were no window coverings of note and as it was summertime there the sun never set and no wardrobes. Around 23:00 hrs it started to get reasonably dark, so a blanket was held up by my ever suffering wife while I sat in a corner on a chair facing the corner loading a couple of reels.
Dropped into the first supermarket I passed and picked up three 500ml plastic kitchen measuring jugs.
Everything else I carried, which was a Jobo 1520 tank, takes two 135 or two 120 rolls, thermometer, film clips and some plastic string. The string is great for making something to hang the film from, usually in the shower and can be wiped dry for travelling quickly.
Once the film is dry, I clip the jagged ends where the film clips left marks, then roll the film tightly and pop it back into the 35mm canisters, marking the top with a felt pen with pertinent data.
Works a treat and I've been doing this for around 40 years of travelling, mainly to Europe.
Film is almost always loaded at night time, often in a bathroom or toilet with a black plastic sheet over the toilet window. Other times in private houses I've sat inside a wardrobe on a stool with a blanket draped over the wardrobe door to really blacken the loading space. It can get hot and sticky in a wardrobe, but if you are reasonably quick, you'll be sweet.
Iceland in 2018 was problematic in that virtually everywhere we stayed (6½ week trip) there were no window coverings of note and as it was summertime there the sun never set and no wardrobes. Around 23:00 hrs it started to get reasonably dark, so a blanket was held up by my ever suffering wife while I sat in a corner on a chair facing the corner loading a couple of reels.
properly folded, they won't take up more space than a sweater in your luggages.
