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04-16-2017 | 04:42 PM

#41

Punkah Louvre

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Originally Posted by AZPilotMike

I was wondering the same thing. Would be nice if there was an all in one solution.

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04-16-2017 | 07:27 PM

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MustangMan

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From: E170 Captain

I know the OP said he wanted to travel light but I always pack these two items for extra security:

A doorstop for when the room has a door to the adjoining room and a bicycle lock to secure my rollerboard in the overhead. And yes, some idiot actually took my rollerboard off of the plane once.

04-17-2017 | 04:50 AM

#43

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Originally Posted by MustangMan

If they get through the deadbolt, I'm sure the doorstop will foil them. Paranoid much?

04-17-2017 | 08:29 AM

#44

atpcfi

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Originally Posted by MustangMan

The bike lock thing is actually a great idea, I hadn't thought of that before. I have a bunch of those red cable locks that they give you when you when you buy a new firearm laying around, I think I may have a use for them now.

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Originally Posted by Propwash72

Has anyone had any luck combining a cooler with an EFB bag? Paper's going away (finally) and I'd like to combine the two bags. The flight bag/cooler would need to be able to hold my trusty old David Clarks.

I got one of these with my clothing allowance a couple of months ago. So far it's worked pretty well. The cooler compartment is a little on the narrow side but it is tall and holds about as much as a standard lunch cube. If I pack lunch meats/salads and keep the bread in a separate place I can pack for a 3-4 day trip. Also, I am a commuter and I haven't found a seat I couldn't fit this bag completely under. It will use any spare leg room but if you need it will fit under the seat.
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As far as my dirty clothes, I just use a kitchen size garbage bag. Has worked great so far...

04-17-2017 | 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MustangMan

Only once?! Have mine taken off the plane at least once a year. I add another "crew" tag to it each time to celebrate. It looks like a gypsy bag with so many "crew", "not yours!", "wrong one!", etc tags on it in white, red, yellow and black. Once it ended up in MCO baggage claim while I was on a 3 hr sit in RDU. I do try to check on it after every leg.