Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
LOL! Yeah, I don't trust the TSA locks at all. I carry-on my equipment. Godfrey On Oct 16, 2006, at 9:03 PM, skye wrote: > I'm about to return from a trip with my 1510, which I checked/will > check both ways. From Seattle to London, both TSA-approved combination > locks were snipped. Does the T

Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-16 Thread skye
I'm about to return from a trip with my 1510, which I checked/will check both ways. From Seattle to London, both TSA-approved combination locks were snipped. Does the TSA still tape the suitcase if they snip the locks? If so, then someone else did the snipping because there was no tape. Also lost m

Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-15 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Thank you Bob, John, Godfrey, and Rob. Rob, I'll have a look at UK product. I use a lot of the small pelican boxes and have been quite impressed with them. Have a good week. Otis Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >The Pelican 1510 is just about the precise dimensions given me by >United's trave

Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-15 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 16/10/06, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a 1510 which I bought for precisiely that purpose > (assuming I'm not taking the monster zoom; then I use my 1620). > It does fit in the overhead bins (albeit with not much to spare), > but not under the seats. That can be a problem;

Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Pelican 1510 is just about the precise dimensions given me by United's travel assistance center as being their limit for carry-on luggage. I've had no problems using it as carry on luggage to date. http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1510 You don't say what kind of smaller case y

Re: OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-15 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 03:59:58PM -0400, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: > I am considering the Pelican 1510 for use as a carry-on case (for air > travel) that will provide good protection if circumstances require the > case to travel as checked luggage. Contents will be laptop/laptop > accessorie

OT: Pelican 1510 as Carry on

2006-10-15 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
I am considering the Pelican 1510 for use as a carry-on case (for air travel) that will provide good protection if circumstances require the case to travel as checked luggage. Contents will be laptop/laptop accessories/backup camera/camera accessories. For the most part, I carry primary came