Hand Luggage?

[flying...]

Ok. Photographic bags user! Can u all please list down which bag that can be classified as hand luggage on a flight. I am worry that the bag i am going to buy couldn be hand carry in the airplane. Help me please, n also others.

[Box Brownie]

I think you will find a good many posts here about this matter. There are too many makes and models of bags for anyone to have a defintive list. Perhaps we need a sticky for folk to post which bag passed inspection?

However, we recently flew from Gatwick on an internal flight to the Channel Islands and as it was only a long weekend & like you I was unsure what the status was I did not bother to take my kit. I need not have worried as my LowePro 200AW Slingshot looked tiny in comparison to the size of cabin bags I saw in the departure lounge. Many of the bags seen were the, to my eyes, overly large trolley cases that were/are commonplace before the current security 'scare'.

Oh by the way all airlines and airport authorities have the dimensions listed so it is fairly easy to get a rough idea of what should be OK. And based on what I saw there seems to be a degree of relaxation sensibly developing.

HTH :)

[Jon]

I've carried Domke F-1X and F-805 bags on; as they're about the largest Domke bags, any of the others will be no problem. I have also carried the F-805 with an F-801 piggy-backed, but that was a while ago. No problems with an F-802/F-801/2xF-902 combination (ands that was while BAE had the smaller bag restrictions in place) or an F-2 either.

[Woolburr]

Pelican 1510....is the largest currently allowable carry-on size.

[dicktay]

Check with your airline(s) to see maximum carry on size then look around at manufacturers web sites.
Last year (sept/oct) I didn't have any carry on problems with a Tamrac Adventure 7 (Small backpack) with United (Sydney/San Francisco & Denver) /Austrian (Vienna) & Singapore (Singapore) airlines. We deliberately gave flying out of Heathrow as miss and made alternative arrangements.
Richard

[bungee]

I checked Heathrow airport regulations before buying my whopping great big Lowepro Compu Rover AW. It just fits within specs for depth, height & width. Alas my tripod must be carried separately. Of course individual airlines can have their own restrictions.

[dfjames]

One of the things most overlooked with carry on baggage is the weight restriction, 7Kg. Even if the dimensions of the bag are OK, on a bad day you can still be forced to check the bag.

[Mike K]

http://www.thinktankphoto.com/ttp_ArprtTrvl_Dscns.php

http://thinktankphoto.com/airport/

Weight is a consideration for international travel. For domestic US it normally isn't. There the limitation is mainly the size of the bag, like a small suitcase, see the links above.

[superdiver]

I use my DZ (DryZone) 200 as a carry on and my Camleback backpack as my 2nd carry on if I need two...essentially, I think a carry on is anything that fits in that little metal carry on size thingy they have at airports, and MOST people use bags and suitcases that are MUCH larger then that and get away with it...

[RDNZL]

I would look at the web sites of the airlines you are likely to fly. I never travel overseas so it would be easy for me. I don't know how often the US airlines change, but from some of the British photo mags, its seems like there have been several recent changes. I would make sure that my bag fit the listed size now so that I don't have to hope the check-in girl lets me through. But that isn't to say that they won't change in 6 months.

Oh and btw, you should kame sure that your home owners policy covers your gear. I flew one of the major US airlines conus(don't remember which) and they lost a checked piece of luggage. Containing my laptop, full docking station (real docking station with extra cd drive, extra hard drive, lan/modem, floppy etc.) all packed into a bunch of clothing. Got the package 1 1/2 months later and it was ok... but in the mean time I had to fill out paper work. When I asked how much the airline would be responsible for, they told me to look at the back of my ticket. It said that the airline wasn't responsible for any electronics etc.... the only thing they covered was clothing, and only if it was made from natural materials and you had the receipt.

I hope that I never have to fly again! :evil: