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Old September 15th, 2008, 09:50 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
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erilar wrote:
In article 2008091503355843658-replytogroup@pleasethanks,
Wambat wrote:

I am going to experiment with doing away with checked luggage and try
traveling with just one carry-on.
Many airlines are now enforcing the old rule that a carryon may not
weigh more than seven kilos. But they will check it if it does. You
may want to be ready to take out anything that you do not want checked.

Why not just wear almost all your clothes on to the plane?


There's a simpler way to do it. The easiest is if you're allowed a purse
or computer bag along with your carry-on: pack heavy things there.
Another to go with that or instead of it: a jacket with lots of big
pockets, or two jackets. I wear a light-weight jacket AND a rain jacket
with good-sized pockets, and they make jackets with a HUGE assortment of
pockets. You don't need many clothes if you're willing to wash socks
and underwear regularly. You can't handwash jeans and get them dry in a
day or two, though 8-) T-shirts, yes, particularly if you wring them in
your towel after you've used it. I've traveled for a month with no
checked luggage.

That's why I never WEAR jeans! Nearly every garment I use for travel is
poly- or poly-cotton knit. They don't wrinkle too badly, and except in
EXTREMELY humid climates, they'll dry overnight, if wrapped in a towel
for a few minutes before hanging them in the shower. (If necessary,
they can be worn while still slightly damp - in hot climates they're
likely to reach that state fairly fast, even if they are dry when you
don them.)
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Old September 16th, 2008, 02:25 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
Alan S[_1_]
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:36:43 -0500, erilar
wrote:

In article 2008091503355843658-replytogroup@pleasethanks,
Wambat wrote:

I am going to experiment with doing away with checked luggage and try
traveling with just one carry-on.

Many airlines are now enforcing the old rule that a carryon may not
weigh more than seven kilos. But they will check it if it does. You
may want to be ready to take out anything that you do not want checked.


Why not just wear almost all your clothes on to the plane?


There's a simpler way to do it. The easiest is if you're allowed a purse
or computer bag along with your carry-on: pack heavy things there.
Another to go with that or instead of it: a jacket with lots of big
pockets, or two jackets. I wear a light-weight jacket AND a rain jacket
with good-sized pockets, and they make jackets with a HUGE assortment of
pockets. You don't need many clothes if you're willing to wash socks
and underwear regularly. You can't handwash jeans and get them dry in a
day or two, though 8-) T-shirts, yes, particularly if you wring them in
your towel after you've used it. I've traveled for a month with no
checked luggage.


I went 'round the world for a couple of months last
March/April with two carry-ons. That easily held all I
needed; the only times I checked luggage was when the
airline restricted it to only one carry-on.

For shorter trips, my wife and I just spent a week in
Melbourne with one carry-on each. The limit was 10kg, but we
only approached that on the trip down because they were full
of presents for the grand-daughter. We each had sufficient
clothing in those to have no need of a laundry over the
week.

Both budget domestic airlines here (Jetstar and Virgin Blue)
now have discount fares for passengers with no checked bags.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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