Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I've pretty much given up non-reving my family members, but I tell them to take their toiletries in their purse/laptop bag.
I just nonrevved my family from a nonhub city to another nonhub city, including legs on RJs where they had no priority. Ended up not making one flight but the extra night in the hotel was worth the savings in airfare.
I agree, if at all possible try to keep it to carry-ons. Checking bags on STBY on DAL is a very risky proposition if you actually need anything in that checked bag. HKs seem to have a 6th sense when you REALLY need to get somewhere and turn empty flights into oversold flights at a rate proportional to how important it is for you to make your commute.