> When I used to travel with checked baggage, it almost always got stolen or lost. Your experiences seem to be exceptionally bad. I'd be interested to hear wh

> When I used to travel with checked baggage, it almost always got stolen or lost. Your experiences seem to be exceptionally bad. I'd be interested to hear what airline and routes you traveled. And did you have connections? Also, do you mean that some objects were stolen or the whole bad disappeared? I regularly traveled internationally with lots of expensive gear in my checked luggage and never had it lost or stolen. But usually I travel on direct flights with no connection.