Carry-on legal size backpack
- Thread starter Jason Ramsey
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hdimages.ca
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i have always had to pay extra when flying. the rule is 1 carry on and a camera ,there is no limit to camera size so i fill up my carry on camera bag with important heavy items i can,t be without. then slide my hvx200 in to the water housing (heavy) and then check 2 bags. you pay huge for the over 50lb per bag up to 70lb but this keeps the camera with you and sneiks about 35 lb on the plane free. always snap a pic of your luggage with your phone in line before you check your bags . even better is all the crap before you pack.
Im not sure if snapping a pic really would work, but I do the same. I also make sure that I tell the person at check in that I'm traveling with a camera, and make sure that they respond and I get the name. I sometimes even show it to them. I then open the case right there at the baggage belt in front of people to make certain that it is all there right then. Knock on wood, I have not had anything stolen in transit but I know of a half a dozen people that have, including a good friend that had his DVX stolen from his pelican by someone working for the airlines or security. The airlines wanted him to prove that he had checked it. He couldn't "prove" it was stolen within the baggage care, so he was denied his claim. He filled out a police report and his own insurance covered it. Just a little side note. So carrying the camera is always a good idea.
...and locks are of course useless, I travel quite a bit and I've gotten luggage back minus my lock 5 or 6 times. They just take it, or they forget to put it back on. Also, mind carefully which airlines you fly. Certain Discount Airlines have fine print that explains that they do not guarantee your luggage. I had a long fight with an airline that lost my luggage and didn't care, and there was nothing I could do. That airline has since changed names since their reputation was so bad, not a good Value for sure!
...and locks are of course useless, I travel quite a bit and I've gotten luggage back minus my lock 5 or 6 times. They just take it, or they forget to put it back on. Also, mind carefully which airlines you fly. Certain Discount Airlines have fine print that explains that they do not guarantee your luggage. I had a long fight with an airline that lost my luggage and didn't care, and there was nothing I could do. That airline has since changed names since their reputation was so bad, not a good Value for sure!