[Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane

[jplaurel at nwlink.com (Jim Laurel)]

Mark-
As Tina points out, the TSA regulation is really meaningless, since the 
airlines ultimately decide what you can carry on board.  If you must 
have two bags at your destination, but don't want to check any gear in, 
simply pack one of them empty, and pack the other (carry-on) obscenely. 
  If the airline has a scale at the gate where they are weighing 
carry-ons, simply pull out your heaviest camera and heaviest lens and 
sling it over your shoulder. No one gives a second thought to the 
camera on your shoulder in terms of carry-on allowance.  Another 
strategy that I have used many times, is to wear a photo vest, and if 
they are weighing at the gate, dump gear into your vest so you meet the 
limit ( for international, usually 8kg).  To date, no airline has rules 
about how much your clothes can weigh.

The most egregious airlines (Philippine Airlines and Virgin Air, for 
example) actually make announcements that they are limiting carry-on 
baggage to 8kg to satisfy Federal regulations.  Of course, this is a 
complete fabrication.  They are merely using the global climate of 
terror to reduce weight, thereby reducing their costs, similar to the 
way the US government uses terror to increase our fear and curtail our 
freedoms.  Everyone's got their agenda.  Political 
power...money...what's the difference?


On Oct 5, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Having been on line and on the phone for 45 minutes checking out 
> baggage
> restrictions on United Airlines for the Williamsburg meeting I've met 
> with
> frustration. An impasse.
>
> This while thing about being able to bring a photo bag on the plane as 
> an
> extra bag as a break for photographers doest seem to have hit their 
> info
> services yet. Maybe they'd rather that it didn't'.
>
> Is this a real national rule or is it per airline does anybody know?
>
> 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/
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