Hey Paulw!

TelePaul

Or anyone else for that matter, who travels quite a bit with gear....

I want to take my CompuDayPack as carry-on luggage but to be honest I'd say it comes in a bit bulkier than the Delta requirements.

Just wondering what your experience has been generally when it comes to taking camera bags as carry-on gear?

Ricky91t

iv got a bag it has a camera compartment at the bottom and a normal compartment as the top.Which is just too small to take a 15.4" laptop never had any trouble but imho its not too big


but they honstly dont seem to care.Iv never had trouble

TelePaul

ricky91t wrote: »

iv got a bag it has a camera compartment at the bottom and a normal compartment as the top.Which is just too small to take a 15.4" laptop never had any trouble but imho its not too big


but they honstly dont seem to care.Iv never had trouble

Thanks dude. I've been checking now and I can actually squash the top of the rucksack down quite a bit - in other words, if it doesn't fit I could probably make it fit.

Ricky91t

TelePaul wrote: »

Thanks dude. I've been checking now and I can actually squash the top of the rucksack down quite a bit - in other words, if it doesn't fit I could probably make it fit.

lol can you not like take out the dividers?mine are velcro and that would make it easier to squash down abit.
I think it depends on the airline the cheaper ones might catch you out but others wont

sasar

AFAIK, these are the max dimensions for hand luggage:
55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Your bag is:
35 X 21.5 X 44.5 cm

Don't see any problem.

TelePaul

sasar wrote: »

AFAIK, these are the max dimensions for hand luggage:
55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Your bag is:
35 X 21.5 X 44.5 cm

Don't see any problem.

That's awesome man, I've been driving myself crazy here with a measuring tape, imperial/metric conversions and a generally poor understanding of length x breadth x height....

Fajitas!

Delta is probably the easiest to travel with.

CompuDayPack is tiny compared to what I've travelled with.

challengemaster

I've taken my vertex 200AW on flights..

stcstc

I have taken a StormCase which is

40 *20*15 inches. with a 24"monitor, 4tb of storage and 3 laptops in it. mind i did check it in

with not additional charges etc

Paulw

Delta are a joy to travel with. You should have no problems. They generally don't measure hand luggage anyway, so as long as you don't look like you're crippled with the weight on your shoulders, it shouldn't be a problem.

I'm flying with Continental in Sept, and am certainly not concerned about my luggage. I'll have my camera gear in a AW CompuTrekker, and that should hold all I plan to bring.

But, anything you can put in the check-in baggage, the better, to save weight on your back.

mikeanywhere

I took my stealth reporter bag crammed full of gear on various flights without any aggro so you should be just dandy!!

Ryanair got a bit funny so it meant having to put the really non essential stuff into the main luggage which I locked and was ok.

kjt

I traveled back from the states with Delta last week bringing a Jam packed Lowepro CompuTrekker Plus AW bag with me and it was no bother. I really had this jam packed, when popping it into the holder above I did have to really shove it in but I got it in. I was on a smaller plane for the flight within the US and it didn't fit. The crew were nice enough to let me put it up in first class as their luggage holders are a tad bigger.

rjramos

i've taken my compudaypack through 6 different airports this year, 5 cameras, lenses, film, laptop. heavy as f*** but no hassles; fits in the overhead.

sunny2004

kjt wrote: »

I traveled back from the states with Delta last week bringing a Jam packed Lowepro CompuTrekker Plus AW bag with me and it was no bother. I really had this jam packed, when popping it into the holder above I did have to really shove it in but I got it in. I was on a smaller plane for the flight within the US and it didn't fit. The crew were nice enough to let me put it up in first class as their luggage holders are a tad bigger.

I use this item on wheels..
same experience.. with one exception, heathrow have clamped down on the size of carry on. not the airlines the security section.. so I got bumped.. now I just bought a new bag, "wind" lappy and carbon tripod and monopod to avoid it...

leinsterman

Depending on the type of trip, I travel with a Lowepro Rover II AW as hand luggage ... when I need to bring a computer I use the Computrekker ...

I've never had issues with either ... so far ... but be careful not to let them weight it ... don't brandish it under their nose at check in ...

On my trip to Africa in December I was able to pack the Rover with the following carry on -

• Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS
• Canon 100-400 F4-5.6L IS
• 1D MkIII body (with neoprene case for extra protection)
• 5D body
• 24-105 F4L
• 1.4x & 2x TC
• 50 f1.4
• 16-35 F2.8L mk II
• Set of Filters
• Release Cable
• Spare batteries
• iPod
• Canon M80 Media storage unit
• Books for the flight
• Spare pair of jocks and a toothbrush

Bag was very heavy but manageable ... like I said, don't let em weigh it ... but to be honest ... if you show them it is expensive camera kit most people are reasonable ...

I carried stuff like chargers, car chargers, USB & power cables, a full size tripod (split in two parts), monopod in my main rucksack ...

For a bean bag I purchased a small dry sack in Gt Outdoors and filled it with maize from a market in Africa ... Dry sacks are essential in any climate that is either very wet or very dry and dusty ...