Funny yes, but that is exactly why I wear a Filson Safari jacket on international travels, as I can pack it full of items if the bags are overweight! It's come in handy more than once!

Airlines need to charge by the pound, whether passenger or baggage.

For example, your ticket gets you up to 250# from point a to b. Every pound over that is X dollars.

I can see that policy creating some domestic bliss.

"Honey. let me weigh you so I can figure out our luggage allowance".

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Funny yes, but that is exactly why I wear a Filson Safari jacket on international travels, as I can pack it full of items if the bags are overweight! It's come in handy more than once!

I have never had my carry on weighed, but that is my plan to use my Filson vest and load it up...

I have had my carryon weigh as much as 49 lbs.

But, there is no written limit as to how much YOU can weigh with ALL the things in your "pockets"...

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Funny yes, but that is exactly why I wear a Filson Safari jacket on international travels, as I can pack it full of items if the bags are overweight! It's come in handy more than once!

I have never had my carry on weighed, but that is my plan to use my Filson vest and load it up...

I have had my carryon weigh as much as 49 lbs.

But, there is no written limit as to how much YOU can weigh with ALL the things in your "pockets"...

SAA at Dulles weighs every piece of carry on luggage before they put a cabin tag on it and allow it on the plane. If it is over 18 pounds, they check it at the gate. For backpacks etc, they provide tie wraps so you can "lock" the various compartments. With the amount of theft that goes on with baggage in Jo'burg, I would certainly not want my carry on luggage checked at the gate!

I have had theft from my carry on luggage checked at the gate. Expensive cameras stolen, even though the carry on bag was locked. They did the old zipper trick. That is why I have hard sided Samsonite luggage (no zippers) and that is why I have the Filson vest: If demand is made to load my carry on at the gate I simply unload all of the valuables into my Filson vest. Same as with the weight issue. No more theft issues. And screw the proposal to charge a human being by the pound. But, I would support every airline requiring that every bag be shrink wrapped to avoid theft, if required to put into the belly of the plane either at check in or at the gate.

The position the airlines put us in is just silly. We are advised not to put valuables into checked bags, and are given an 18 pound carry on limit. I wear my SLR around my neck, and load my pockets with binoculars and smaller cameras. Once past check in, they go back into my carry on. Sheesh.

I often carry a leather "man bag" - I have had my carry-on bag weighed and even refused but never the leather shoulder bad, where I can fit my laptop, ipad, camera etc. etc. Always glad to board and get it off my shoulder!

I have had the zipper trick done on my checked in bag from Dar es Salaam to Jo'burg, but nothing of value in it.

Cheers Chris