me wrote on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:52:51 -0700:
m> On Aug 20, 2:47 pm, "James Silverton"
m> wrote:
m> [snip]
??>> Another thing to consider is the weight of your suitcase.
??>> I discovered this when one airline started rigorously
??>> applying a 50lb weight limit and I had to take things out
??>> and carry them on. I weighed the suitcase when I got home
??>> and it was 20lb: *empty*! I now have one the same size
that
??>> weighs 10lb.
m> Yup. Had to give up my beloved hard side. Thing weighed
m> 17 lbs empty. Switched to one of those "crushable" sided
m> cases. It was about half as heavy. My toothpaste however
m> ruptured under the crushing weight of something though.
I have learned thro' sad experience that tubes of liquids or
pastes in checked soft luggage should be put in sealed plastic
bags as well!
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
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