Watch out with checked baggage - the airlines only insure cases for a few
hundred dollars (400?), with lower limits on things like jewelry and
cameras. And if you ask them to mark it fragile, they often ask you sign a
damage claim waiver, and if you refuse to sign, they then refuse to take the
item. Too many lawyers.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: Re[2]: I'm Back /Portland race shots
> Hi,
>
> > Maybe I'll
> > get a Pelican case that can hold it, plus the rest of my gear.
> > But at present I can (just) get everything else into carry-on.
> > Perhaps I'm paranoid, but I'm not comfortable letting airport
> > baggage handlers throw my expensive glass around. Sure, it's
> > insured. But that's not going to help me fast enough.
>
> this is exactly why I bought my Pelican, and it is well suited for the
> purpose. If you lock it it is probably extremely difficult to get into
> without drilling or blow-torching, so they'd have to steal the whole case
> if they wanted something.
>
> ---
>
> Bob
>
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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