Is theft still a problem with checking in your camera gear on flights?

4 years 10 months ago - 4 years 10 months ago #643405 by Dana Leeson


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4 years 10 months ago #643455 by Patrick G
So with those TSA locks on, if you have 2 of those on, would you think it would be safe to have partial gear in a case?


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4 years 10 months ago #643458 by Patrick G
One more thing, have you heard of SKB cases?  


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4 years 10 months ago #643460 by garyrhook

Patrick G wrote: One more thing, have you heard of SKB cases?  


SKB has been making road  cases for musical instruments for a very long time. I have no reason to believe that their quality has lessened over the years.


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4 years 10 months ago #643580 by Stanly
30 some odd years they have been in business Making cases.

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4 years 10 months ago #643612 by Roy Wilson
The only  items I'll put under the belly of the plane is tripod and non-electronic gear. 

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4 years 10 months ago #643885 by George Winters
People are still taking stuff that doesn't belong to them.  So nothing changed there.  Get a TSA lock, and pack all but your camera bodies and lenses for the checked bag.  All else, I carry with me. 


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4 years 10 months ago - 4 years 10 months ago #643913 by Troponin
My problem with the TSA locks is that TSA and airport personnel are the ones doing a majority of the stealing. So how does that lock help?


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4 years 10 months ago #644147 by Sean Lamber
It doesn't.  Not at least by theory. 


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