Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:57 PM 10/5/2004, you wrote: >Is this a real national rule or is it per airline does anybody know? Actually what the rule (passed through the influence of ASMP) says is that you can take an extra carry-on photo bag through security. It doesn't say anything about getting it on to the plane. That is up to the individual carrier and, ultimately, up to the last person you see before you get on the plane. I've had them take my extra bag away at the door many times. At least that bag I know I will claim at the door of the airplane when I leave. Checked luggage you may never see again. What I do is carry a roll-on Tamrac photo bag and a LowePro backpack. If they demand that I give them one bag, it's the roll-on which is well-padded enough to stand a drop from the conveyor belt without too much damage. I take the TSA approved locks and lock it before they take it. Check the airline's web site for weights and sizes. They vary for each airline. Usually, the bag that you put overhead can weigh only 28 pounds. I've gotten very good at lifting heavy bags as if they weigh nothing. Workouts at the gym help a lot. If you are female, you can carry an extra (3rd) bag and call it a purse. What I do is wear a vest and a waist pack and stuff them so full that I can barely close the seat belt around me. Getting there is no fun anymore. Have fun anyway, but don't joke with the security people! Tina >I travel infrequently like once a year and was looking forward to bringing a >few more cameras and changes of underwear to the Williamsburg Leica >historical society meeting in 23 days. > >How big and heavy can these bags be? > >How big and heavy can my underwear be? > >If I bring a Rolleiflex will they kill me or only Leicas? > >And this bag is additional to another carry one bag? > >So you can then have 3 total? > > >Non frequent flyer mainly Leica shooter but not exclusively Rabiner > > > >Photography >Portland Oregon >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.workbookstock.com http://www.newscom.com http://www.americanphotojournalist.com