taking equipment on planes - advice sought ?

[Eddie1]

hi All
in the light of recent events I am seeking advice on travelling with my camera gear. I'm travelling to peru next month. In the past I used to take my gear as hand luggage but now am tempted to put it in a pelicase in the hold. Anyone any advice on the best way to travel with gear?

Also anyone use a portable storage device instead of a laptop and hard drives to download pics ?
( I'm looking to reduce weight and power cables)

My gear: Eos 1ds 3 with 28L,35 L, 50, 85L, 70-200 L and 5d as back up body. 580 flash, tripod.
Apple macbook 15", 2 lacie external drives,card reader.

thanks in advance.

 

[J4MIE_P]

Take it as han luggage. You're still allowed too, and means your expensive gear isn't thrown around under the plane.

 

[Dave450]

hand luggage, always.

thats alot of kit to be thrown around!

 

[MisterE]

Regardless of whether getting thrown around is a risk or not, what you have to consider is can you successfully carry on your trip without the equipment that you checked in and never arrived? When you've arrived at a destination and you suitcase hasn't, as has happened to me, then you think very carefully what you put in to a checked-in suitcase.