I’ve sent a tripod as baggage many times in a zippered case. No problems. Tripods are pretty tough, even if they get tossed. I’ve also shipped cameras as baggage, although those were in Pelican hard cases, with airline legal combination locks. Again, everything arrived safely. Pro photogs do it all the time. It’s part of the job.
> On Apr 1, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No this isn't an April Fools post on how to accomplish the Wright > Brother's achievement, using nothing but a tripod; It is a request for > information on the best way to transport a tripod via commercial > airlines. > > I should have thought about this long before now, but... I've got a > "normal" Manfrotto (good sized) tripod. I'm going to take the 3-way > head with. I've got the Manfrotto soft (zippered) case for it. Is that > good enough to trust to the gorillas that throw baggage around? I can > pack with some bubble wrap in there, if that will help. > > Alternative suggestions? Thanks in advance. > > PS... I plan on carrying-on a backpack with camera video gear that is > going with. My clothes suitcase can be checked-in. > > -- > “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” > ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
