Forum Discussion

camper19709's avatar
camper19709
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014

storing 6 rubbermaid tubs of photo albums?

I am going fulltime and have nowhere to keep them or a place to leave them. Considering using my digital camera and taking a picture of each picture. That way all the pics would be on a small SCANDISK. I can then download them into a computer and/or I can put the SCANDISK in a plastic baggie with a note telling me when/where the pictures were taken.
I know pictures can be scanned directly into the computer( I do not have the equipment for that). And then as a backup I can download them onto a thumb drive.
but, I think I like the SCANDISK idea better.
whatdaya think?

24 Replies

  • We went down that road two years ago. Went through tons of old photos. We sifted through with the determination to reduce several hundred photos to 100 that best represented our favorite memories. I mean, how many pictures of dear old Uncle Elmer do you really need??
    Then we took them to Walgreens and for not very much, had them transferred onto a DVD. We had a copy made for each of our children as a Christmas gift. Now anytime we feel the urge to see Uncle Elmer, we just pop him in the computer. :B

    Worked well for us.

    Have fun.

    A scanner also works once you reduce your "treasures" to a reasonable pile.
  • Walmart and Costco have scanning services for pictures. But they are not cheap. I bought a $69 4 in 1 printer and have been slowly scanning my pictures onto an external hard drive. There are also small USB type dedicated scanners that you could use in your RV if you are full time. I would not go with taking a picture of a picture as you will lose quality that way.
  • Scanners are cheaper than you think. There is a learning curve, and it will take time. But no way would I ever consider carrying all those tubs in my rig. Good luck...
  • I don't think you'd be happy with the results of taking pictures of pictures. If you don't want to buy a photo scanner and take the time, you could find an office supply store or maybe even camera shop that might scan all those pix for a price. The downside to that, other than the price, is you'll have to rename and organize the pix when they're done.