I sent a tripod in checked luggage to Ethiopia, strapped to the outside of my Pelican 1550 case. It subsequently travelled by air and bus around the country, then by air and boat to Zanzibar via Entebbe and Dar es Salaam, and subsequently to South Africa before returning to London. It suffered no ill effects and collected an interesting assortment of labels.
Bob > > Gons, > Never checked a tripod by itself. I would think you need some kind of > container or suffer Rick W's suggestion of 3.7 monopods, or worse yet, > the tripod never gets unloaded and travels on to Chicago...never to be > seen again. > When I've taken a tripod, it goes into my suitcase. Just watch out > for the 50 pound bag limit or they charge extra. Find a roller bag > you can carry on for the camera gear (+laptop?). You won't need all > that gear, but you won't be able to leave it home either. I never > can. (When I bring the car, it gets worse.) > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone ever had problems checking tripods as checked luggage on > > flights? Is a protective bag necessary? I was planning on just > > making sure the legs were tied together. Does anyone know if they > > charge $25 for this also? > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
