Paul, I know about those locks. They are an option, but I have no idea how securely the master keys are controlled. Having a lock that can be gotten around is worse than no lock at all.
We had to put off our planned round the world trip until next year. When we start to plan it again we will see what new developments there are and take them into account. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Paul Stenquist wrote: > You can lock your luggage on US flights if you use the special locks > that can be opened by inspectors. Someone here will probably post a > url. I have them on my camera case but don't remember where I bought > them. > Paul > On Aug 11, 2006, at 1:36 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: > >> Aaron, >> >> I hope it lasts less than a week, but there is the chance that it will >> lead to more restrictions in the long run. We have been working on how >> to reorganise our luggage for stopping luggage handlers from breaking >> equipment and how to stop shampoo from leaking out over the rest of our >> luggage. >> >> The US is the biggest problem. You can't lock you luggage and you now >> can't keep fragiles and valuables with you. The best we have been able >> to come up with is that the US is cut from all future travel. It makes >> the rest of the around the world trip we had planned difficult, but we >> will have to see what can be managed. >> >> My major concern at the moment is the chance of the checked luggage >> x-rays damaging the hard drive in the laptop. Our current plan is to >> pack all equipment into a large Pelican case and open it at the baggage >> collection to check everything is still there. >> >> Leon >> >> http://www.bluering.org.au >> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon >> >> >> Aaron Reynolds wrote: >>> On the news this afternoon (CBC Newsworld, in Canada) they seemed to >>> think this ban was temporary, likely less than a week. >>> >>> -Aaron >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subj: Another Blow Against Photography >>> Date: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:14 pm >>> Size: 1K >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> The Transportation Security Administration has not yet updated its web >>> site today. I heard on a news report, though, that electronic devices >>> are not allowed in carry-on bags on flights from the U.S. to and from >>> any location in Europe, or with connections anywhere in Europe -- not >>> just England. >>> >>> According to some reports, the would-be bombers were going to trigger >>> the liquid explosives from the flash units of disposable cameras. So I >>> think there is a good chance that cameras will be banned from carry-on >>> bags to and from Europe. >>> >>> I am scheduled to leave for Italy on September 8. It is another >>> conference that I must attend (and that someone else is paying for), >>> but >>> I had hoped to spend a couple of days before the conference in Venice. >>> Naturally, photography would be a big part of those two days. >>> >>> So if I have to put my *ist D in my checked bag, can I still carry my >>> lenses on board? Are the security employees sophisticated enough to >>> understand that a lens is not, by itself, an electronic device? >>> >>> What to do? I could-- >>> >>> --just put the D in my checked bag and hope for the best. >>> >>> --Buy a cheap DL, K100, or K110 and take that instead. >>> >>> --Buy a case that is designed for shipping photo gear (but this would >>> not prevent theft). >>> >>> --Wait until I am in Europe, contact the black market, and buy a >>> camera >>> newly stolen from someone's checked bag. >>> >>> For those of you who sometimes fly overseas, I am wondering how you >>> plan >>> to handle this problem. >>> >>> List members in Europe: Please let us know what you are hearing. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Joe >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
