Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I should have specified "travelling" to mean by car, or carrying the tripod aboard a jetliner. Whenever I send my tripod through checked baggage, it is diagonally (with head removed) in a hardshell valise wrapped inside my clothing. No practical amount of bubblewrap will absolutely protect an aluminium or even carbon-fibre tripod from being bent or dented or broken (in the case of c-f) if it is subjected to sufficient force whilst in baggage handling. Unlike golf clubs, tripods weren't designed for severe flexure. Regards, Nigel On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 16:38:27 EDT Kekfoto@aol.com writes: >Hi Nigel & all, > >I couldn't agree more re:bubblewrap/foamwrap wrapped around you tripod >while >traveling. My Tiltall bag - I carry my old unadorned Marchioni in it - >is >indeed made of a padded fabric but the bubblewrap has saved my tripod >from >harm in mishandling incidents. > > Kirk > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]