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My hack is that I don't check baggage. For my personal item, I use a backpack. I have a nice, big L.L. Bean backpack that fits a ton of stuff in it. For my c
by araneae 17y ago
My hack is that I don't check baggage.
For my personal item, I use a backpack. I have a nice, big L.L. Bean backpack that fits a ton of stuff in it.
For my carry-on, I use a soft bag of the appropriate size. You might be able to compress more stuff into the hard case rollaways, but the nice thing about the soft bag is that it always makes it into the overhead compartment (unlike many of the hard case suitcases I've seen.)
But I guess if you're traveling with a lot of camera equipment you wouldn't have that option.
- goatforce5 17y agoYou're not allowed carry-on on US domestic or flights to the US now.
- tsuraan 17y agoIs that the directive in response to the guy that started his blanket on fire? I'm pretty sure that expired December 30, 2009. Or has there been a different change to TSA policies?
- araneae 17y agoI think he's probably referring to changes on the carry-on luggage policy in response to the Christmas bomber. I don't know why they bothered, the bomb was in his underwear anyway.
- boredguy8 17y agoWhat makes you say that? http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm even identifies how you can bring items on to the plane.
- araneae 17y agoI flew on Jan 11 (3 days ago) with just this method. I think the restriction is that you're only allowed to have a personal item on international flights. Domestic flights are the same as always.
- Zak 17y agoI flew from Germany to NYC a week ago with a carry on and a personal item. Security in Germany was significantly less strict (e.g. no shoe x-rays) than is typical in the US, even before the Christmas bombing attempt.