[LargeFormat] Hand Luggage UK Airports - Suggestions?
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Fri Jan 2 09:22:03 2004
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:
=B7 Toy/replica guns (metal or plastic)
=B7 Catapults
=B7 Household cutlery
=B7 Knives with blades of any length
=B7 Razor blades
=B7 Tools
=B7 Darts
=B7 Scissors
=B7 Tweezers
=B7 Hypodermic needles (unless required for medical reasons)
=B7 Knitting needles
=B7 Sporting bats
=B7 Billiard, snooker or pool cues
=B7 Corkscrews"
=46lying 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