Wow, I really like this idea since I've been called on business to a number
of places and always found the "laptop problem" a nuisance. Customized
carry-on's. And with the foam inside, if you're not taking the laptop you
could probably reconfigure that comparment. Got a photo of this device,
perhaps?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:17 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Travel Kits
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, John Wheeler wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:06 PM
> > Henry Bottjer-BA wrote:
> >
> > "Fellow travelers,
> >
> > There seems to be a healthy, ongoing discussion (over many
> threads) about
> > traveling and gear - what to bring, what film to shoot, and
> recently even
> > what clothes to wear (hey, if it works go with silk
> underwear!). However,
>
> I am not sure how silk underwear popped into this thread...I am not sure I
> want to know either....
>
> > never much talk about the cases, bags and other items used to
> transport the
> > gear. What's the experience with this? Do most people just
> take a soft-bag
> > as a carryon, use a hard case (e.g., Pelican) and pack their
> soft bag, or
> > what? I've generally just taken either my small bag or
> knapsack style, but
> > neither would not hold enough gear for a dedicated photo trip.
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know."
> >
>
> Since I usually travel on business, and not so much for fun any more, I
> have a fairly hard set of requirements to mytravels. I.e. I am required to
> carry a laptop and related stuff, and I usually have some work to do while
> in-flight as well. With the recent paranoia-restrictions on carry-on's, I
> cannot bring both a carry-on with the work-stuff and the soft bag with
> camera gear any more :(
>
> My solution has been to buy a trolly, of maximum carry-on size, and some
> large pieces of the foam that is being sold for Watercases (meant for
> photography). I have cut that foam to divide my trolly into compartments -
> two, which hold two camera bodies with moderately-sized lenses, one
> general compartment (for more lenses, mobile phone etc.) and on top of all
> that, space for the laptop. This leaves the front pocket for papers etc.,
> and is suitable for my travelling. It still fits in the overhead
> compartments and under the seats - often much to the flight-attendants
> surprise (especially in the small Canadair jets).
>
> It's a working prototype, and I am improving and adopting this
> continously to improve the space utilization. But it works.
>
> --
>
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> Thomas Heide Clausen
> Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
> M.Sc in Computer Engineering
>
> E-Mail: T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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