Quote Originally Posted by Keith Young View Post
Just don't let them weight it, ie don't carry it like you're struggling. I think I must have close to 20kg or more in mine! If they ever said I couldn't take it on board I'd start unloading it and start putting cameras, lenses and flashes around my neck and just carry the laptop and shove the batteries in my pockets just to prove a point. There is no way on earth I would ever check my gear.
Tiger airlines actually wanted me to check in my camera gear as it was too heavy. I told them "NO. If you think i'm going to check in 10 grand (exaggerated) worth of camera gear in only to be thrown around and lenses to be broken and possibly stolen. You must be mad. Are you going to take responsibility if anything happens?" They actually let me onto the plane with my stuff. The bag weighed in at about 14KG.