Purchase of luggage for carry on...

Interested in purchasing a case for using as a carry on bag while travelling
by air. What would you say would be the largest permitted dimensions that
would be acceptable, so I can use this as a guideline? I would rather be
able to fit all I require into one bag that I can carry on, rather than have
to wait at baggage claim for my bag to come off the conveyor.

Marcus

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:00:54 GMT, "Marcus Fox"
<please-reply-via-newsgroup-th@-i-posted-to.com> wrote:

>Interested in purchasing a case for using as a carry on bag while travelling
>by air. What would you say would be the largest permitted dimensions that
>would be acceptable, so I can use this as a guideline? I would rather be
>able to fit all I require into one bag that I can carry on, rather than have
>to wait at baggage claim for my bag to come off the conveyor.

Look at the airlines' web sites for info.
--
Martin

"Martin" <me@> wrote in message
news:n5ant1tr1friqb51pgfoepmph995h42qrm@...
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:00:54 GMT, "Marcus Fox"
> <please-reply-via-newsgroup-th@-i-posted-to.com> wrote:
>
>>Interested in purchasing a case for using as a carry on bag while
>>travelling
>>by air. What would you say would be the largest permitted dimensions that
>>would be acceptable, so I can use this as a guideline? I would rather be
>>able to fit all I require into one bag that I can carry on, rather than
>>have
>>to wait at baggage claim for my bag to come off the conveyor.
>
> Look at the airlines' web sites for info.

Also look at the weight allowance.

Marianne

Airlines all have different attitudes. I have found that soft carry on
bags are usually easier to deal with.

Marcus Fox wrote:

> Interested in purchasing a case for using as a carry on bag while travelling
> by air. What would you say would be the largest permitted dimensions that
> would be acceptable, so I can use this as a guideline? I would rather be
> able to fit all I require into one bag that I can carry on, rather than have
> to wait at baggage claim for my bag to come off the conveyor.
>
> Marcus
>
>

With the likes of Ryanair, who are probably the tightest , the bag must
be within the size and weight, it also should be able to fit into the
test frame.provided . Sizes do vary so be sure to be within by a margin

Just got a Jansport Modus Soft Convertible, after a lot of reseach. A
major requirement was backstraps, as opposed to wheels - those add too
much to the weight, in my opinion.

This one is exactly the right measurements (slightly too big for a
couple of airlines including Air France, I think). I found that the
selection in this specific kind of bag (carry-on backpack) was not too
big.

I then put a big, strong, lightweight expandable bag inside it for
shopping for the return flight.

The combination just passed the toughest test I know - Ryanair´s
check-in people at London Stansted - they are really difficult. The
lady looked very skeptical, but everything was - exactly - the right
measurement and weight!

Good luck.

: øystein, norway

"Frank F. Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.> wrote in message
news:98QCf.6645$jO.17@tornado.texas....
> Airlines all have different attitudes. I have found that soft carry on
> bags are usually easier to deal with.

Another virtue to soft-side seems to be that airlines are less fussy. We
have twice been stopped by airlines ( France and AIitalia) because our
carry-on did not fit in their test frame ( it fits in BA and Delta and
others) But we saw several people come on board with very large bags --
floppy and irregular in shape.
Air France is especially horrid in Venice. The tiniest bit of overweight
( and I mean less than a kilo) will get extra charge. And when AF insisted
we check our carry-on, things were broken.
rjf

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:10:04 +0100, DDT Filled Mormons
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

>On 29 Jan 2006 06:27:42 -0800, "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Øystein wrote:
>>> Just got a Jansport Modus Soft Convertible, after a lot of reseach. A
>>> major requirement was backstraps, as opposed to wheels - those add too
>>> much to the weight, in my opinion.
>>
>>Its also "fun" to get wheeled bags up and down train platform stairs.
>
>Also for those people behind you, that 'wait' for you to change
>handles in a busy part of the station. Why can't they make those
>things so you can just drag them up and down stairs any which way?

and not forgetting passengers at Schiphol, who drag them over your
feet.
--
Martin

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:52:02 +0100, DDT Filled Mormons
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:20:04 +0100, Martin <me@> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:10:04 +0100, DDT Filled Mormons
>><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>
>>>On 29 Jan 2006 06:27:42 -0800, "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Øystein wrote:
>>>>> Just got a Jansport Modus Soft Convertible, after a lot of reseach. A
>>>>> major requirement was backstraps, as opposed to wheels - those add too
>>>>> much to the weight, in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>>Its also "fun" to get wheeled bags up and down train platform stairs.
>>>
>>>Also for those people behind you, that 'wait' for you to change
>>>handles in a busy part of the station. Why can't they make those
>>>things so you can just drag them up and down stairs any which way?
>>
>>and not forgetting passengers at Schiphol, who drag them over your
>>feet.
>
>Is Holland starting to really get to you Martin? ;o)

It's the winter :-((

I quite like living in NL once spring arrives.
--
Martin