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slackercruster
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I've never had anything stolen, and I use soft zippered bags. I'm sure it happens, but I think damage due to clueless/careless/rushed inspectors is more likely. (Though I must say, most inspectors I've seen in action actually seem to be quite careful and respectful of stuff - mileage may vary if they're not seen?) Anyway, I try and pack with the small possibility of theft and the larger possibility of screwup in mind.
Curious about the first aid kit in a Pelican box - was it like red with a cross on it, or just stuff in a generic pelican box? I avoid boxes like that, besides weight/bulk I think they can attract attention, like there might be something good in there. Someone might snag a small pelican without even looking in it, hoping to open it later and find something good. (Or if it was an obvious first aid kit maybe they would hope for meds?)
I've gone from pelican type boxes to Tupperware to a large mask box for my first aid and save-a-dive type stuff when traveling. Recently I was looking at new dryboxes then thought - is there ANYTHING in my stuff that needs the protection of a hard drybox? Nope. Anything little or that must stay really dry is in assorted ziplocs, and it's now all in 2 small compartmented zipper bags that were once airline kits from when they gave you nice ones in 1st class. Easy/light to pack and I throw them in my small new drybag for a dayboat.
My box was yellow. We like the boxes heavy duty, as we throw them in the back of cars a lot of the time or on the boat and want them secure.
The one that got stolen was our smaller 'on the road' kit. We have a larger kit we keep at base camp. So we usually pack 2 kits. But I was traveling light on a solo trip without family, so just took 1 small kit.
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The airline has primary responsibility for paying the claim. If your loss is greater than airline limits, then trip insurance can pay - or homeowners.
No, no trip insurance. Homeowners has $5,000 ded, so nothing there as well. Will check out the US Air claim.