[LargeFormat] Hand Luggage UK Airports - Suggestions?

[Edward Meyers]

I'm told that carry-on weight on BA is 14 pounds.. Ed

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Huib Smeets wrote:

> Clive,
>
> I have two backback's: LowePro's Pro Trekker and Orion Trekker.
>
> I've never air traveled (yet) with LF gear, but on the occasion I would
> use my Orion Trekker to carry it as handluggage. It is well within the
> dimension listed below. The upper compartiment is big enough to hold my
> Linhof Technikardan 45 (with a lens attached) wrapped in the darkcloth.
> The lower compartiment will hold a few lenses and some extra's like a
> cablerelease, lightmeter, lopue. A box or two with film can be stored to
> or carried seperate.. The rest (tripod, filmholders) would travel as
> checked luggage in the bigger backpack. Occasionally I use the Orion
> Trekker instead of the bigger Pro Trekker when I want to travel light.
>
> I expect that any other 4x5" (folded)fieldcamera will fit also in the
> bag.
>
> Huib
>
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net] Namens
> Clive Warren
> Verzonden: vrijdag 2 januari 2004 15:21
> Aan: largeformat@f32.net
> Onderwerp: [LargeFormat] Hand Luggage UK Airports - Suggestions?
>
>
> I am looking for a good bag to carry LF kit for air travel.
>
> Here is the latest on the UK regulations for hand luggage. All UK
> airports now seem to follow these rules:
>
> "As a general guide, passengers' hand baggage should be a maximum
> weight of between 5 & 7 kilos (depending on the airline), and
> dimensions should not exceed height 450mm x width 350mm x depth
> 200mm. Most airlines have a hand baggage measurement gauge at
> check-in. Please be advised that if after check-in you arrive at the
> security check with more than one piece of hand luggage, or your
> piece exceeds the weight and dimension restriction, it is likely that
> you will be requested to return to check your bag in as hold baggage.
> We thank you in advance for your co-operation."
>
> "DO NOT pack the following items in your hand luggage:
>   . Toy/replica guns (metal or plastic)
>   . Catapults
>   . Household cutlery
>   . Knives with blades of any length
>   . Razor blades
>   . Tools
>   . Darts
>   . Scissors
>   . Tweezers
>   . Hypodermic needles (unless required for medical reasons)
>   . Knitting needles
>   . Sporting bats
>   . Billiard, snooker or pool cues
>   . Corkscrews"
>
> Flying around Europe in the last 12 months I have found these
> regulations to be fairly strictly enforced. It seems very unlikely
> that passengers will be allowed to carry tripods as hand luggage.
>
> Also you now have to be careful that your camera tool kit is placed
> in the hold luggage or it will be confiscated when the hand luggage
> is checked.
>
> After trying a lot of different combinations, I have found a LF Tenba
> bag to be the ideal bag for carrying my kit - unfortunately it will
> not pass the size restrictions for hand luggage. Anyone have
> recommendations for a bag? Think three lenses, a Polaroid back,
> loupe, 4 Grafmatics, a focusing cloth and a wooden field camera.
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
>
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