[LargeFormat] Hand Luggage UK Airports - Suggestions?
Jim Hemenway
largeformat@f32.net
Sun Jan 4 10:22:03 2004
Your luggage is now x-rayed.
If it's worth a lot then it's stolen by the baggage handlers.
It happened a few days ago to a fellow's Contax equipment in regards to
a flight from NY to LA.
The airlines offer only $250 for lost or stolen bags.
Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
Huib Smeets wrote:
> Yes Mark,
>
> Giving it a second thought, this is the most sensable approach: packing
> the backpack with all gear in a sturdy case, less conspicious for
> thieves as it looks like plain clothes luggage and yes, trashing other
> bags in the overhead compartment worries me too.
>
> Huib
>
>
>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>Van: largeformat-admin@f32.net
>>[mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net] Namens mark blackman
>>Verzonden: zondag 4 januari 2004 10:49
>>Aan: largeformat@f32.net
>>Onderwerp: Re: [LargeFormat] Hand Luggage UK Airports - Suggestions?
>>
>>
>>Personally, there is only one reason why I'd try and get all my kit
>>(whether travelling with camera or not) on a plane as hand
>>baggage, that
>>is to get a quick get-away upon arrival. Once I've reached
>>that limit,
>>there really doesn't seem to be much point trying to squeeze
>>photographic equipment into a small bag, carry it around the
>>departure
>>lounge and endless corridors, force it into an overhead locker, then
>>have everyone else cram there stuff in around it. I pack
>>everything into
>>a LowePro trekker, then pack that into a sturdy case, using socks,
>>T-shirts etc. as wadding. Likewise with the tripod, I detach the head
>>and pack it away with clothing in another bag. All I need to take as
>>carry on then is film.
>>I believe that this method minimizes the risks in that:
>>1. At security, you've only got film to worry about,
>>struggling through
>>with bags full of photo gear is not the best way to get any sympathy
>>from busy guards about the film.
>>2. You don't run the risk of an eagle-eyed check-in person
>>weighing and
>>measuring all your hand luggage, and then having to check it in
>>unprepared for its likely rough handling.
>>3. If you have to make an insurance claim for damaged
>>equipment, you'll
>>have less hassle if the stuff was handled by the airline or
>>its baggage
>>operator than if you were personally responsible for its
>>care. (I used
>>to work for Lloyds's of London; believe me, insurance
>>companies love to
>>blame the claimant for their own misfortune)
>>4. I'm less likely to forget some little gadget, pen-knife,
>>screwdriver
>>etc. if I pack my photobag with everything I may need. Taking
>>it through
>>as hand luggage means removing all the little bits and pieces
>>that may
>>be considered 'dangerous' and putting then in checked luggage.
>>
>>Mark.
>>