Thing is, half the time I carry on my luggage I end up having to gate check it due to lack of room or other factors. On some airlines I don't mind because you p

Thing is, half the time I carry on my luggage I end up having to gate check it due to lack of room or other factors. On some airlines I don't mind because you pick it up at the gate but on some, like United, it's as if you checked it in fully. That's the worst of both worlds since I had to deal with the extra security hassle to boot.