Not scuba gear, but after some ski gear was damaged I changed to a hard case. Scuba is much easier to carry on
Question Help me get over my fear of soft sided luggage for air travel
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I treat my luggage and dive gear about the same. There isn't anything in there that would be damaged by that.Sharing some insightful examples for fans of softcover luggage :
Conclusion: All softcover luggage fans are deeply religious people who place their full faith and trust in God…
Fins on each side, mesh boat bag and camera tote (cooler) on bottom followed by wing, plate down. Regulator nesteled in a reg bag inside the harness of my wing. Towel and neoprene on top. Never had anything broken or stolen. My carry on is a Pelican Air case full of camera equipment. I have a few regulators that cannot be replaced or have great sentimental value or both, I might carry that one in my back pack.
I can buy another G260, it goes in the dive roller bag, but where would I get a large valve 156 from Couv or a mint G250 Surf ever again?
I have had to replace the wheel assemblies on my roller bag at least three times and I will soon be in the market for another. It has weathered extreme abuse and is showing signs of old age, now tattered, scared and mashed but the gear inside has never been hurt.
I can buy another G260, it goes in the dive roller bag, but where would I get a large valve 156 from Couv or a mint G250 Surf ever again?
I have had to replace the wheel assemblies on my roller bag at least three times and I will soon be in the market for another. It has weathered extreme abuse and is showing signs of old age, now tattered, scared and mashed but the gear inside has never been hurt.
Sharing some insightful examples for fans of softcover luggage :
Conclusion: All softcover luggage fans are deeply religious people who place their full faith and trust in God…
I do not see the problem here. The bags hit the ground which stopped them
. Moral here is do not let them check your carry on at the gate.NauticalNick
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I think that's the key here. These are both examples of checking your carry-on's at the gate rather than at check-in. Frankly these are probably the idiots who tried to sneak on with far too much carry-on stuff so I don't mind their bags being thrown around.I do not see the problem here. The bags hit the ground which stopped them
Sharing some insightful examples for fans of softcover luggage :
Conclusion: All softcover luggage fans are deeply religious people who place their full faith and trust in God…
Don’t see any soft sided bags being damaged there. Only hard sided with 4 swively wheels.
My first dive bag was a soft sided duffel with no wheels. No damage occurred to the contents when flying or at any other times. As others have said good packing helps.
My samsonite case lasted about 5 years before rivets broke loose. My buddies and I have subsequently used rolling duffles extensively with no damage to gear. I put my mask in a fin pocket and roll regs within wet suit. So far so good.
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