Checked Bag vs Carry-On Bag: Traveling with Audio Gear!

Do you have any upcoming plans to travel with audio or camera equipment?
Even after so many years, I still recommend the Loewe ProTactic as one of the best travel bags for audio gear. It provides excellent protection for your equipment during transportation and is a durable and reliable option.
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[@DaveKnowlesFilmmaker]

When going filming in Abu Dhabi once we were stopped with our hold bag and asked to empty the contents after it had been through the X-ray machine something all bags have to go through on arrival there.. we kept taking out all the things we thought they may want to see but they kept saying "No..No". eventually we came to a bag holding our headphone so we opened that. "Ah Yes that is it" they said " we thought they were handcuffs". We repacked and went on our way.

[@rarefindssound]

Perfect! I am planning on travelling and field recording with my audio gear next year. Thanks for the helpful tips

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Glad you like this video!

[@benjaminbong]

Great to hear from you again!

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Thank you Ben!

[@anyuisbjoern]

Thanks!

[@marcelocarneiro5958]

Great: I was asking myself (and a friend) for tips for travelling by plane next week, for the first time, with my recording gear (few stuff, but even so). This video helped me a lot. Thanks and congrats

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Glad it was helpful :)

[@kyma5882]

You are very Smart! Peace & Health!

[@FreeToUseSounds]

감사합니다 :)

[@FreeBird_]

I saw this channel and bought a Tascam X8. It's a great channel and I'm enjoying it. And welcome to Korea.

[@FreeToUseSounds]

We already left Korea but coming back next summer :)

[@madsmix]

Nice video Marcel! Always very insightful and useful. Do put out a list of the actual bags and pouches. Sometimes the most innocuous little bags are the lifesavers.

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Thank you! We have a video about our bags on this channel too :)

[@spanioggel]

Where do you keep the h 6 and h 8 from zoom?

[@cryptotrader2779]

Thanks Marcel, that was interesting. I did always wonder how you packed all of that, as well as dealing with concerns over losing anything. I guess you both have no clothes though ;o))

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Ha Ha Ha, you 're right. We have more gear than clothing. Whenever we buy a new shirt, we have to leave one behind.

[@cryptotrader2779]

@@FreeToUseSounds That's actually a great idea. I always like to throw something away when I buy a new thing. I hate having too much stuff.

[@keinpodcast4053]

Ihr seid schon extrem organisiert, was das angeht. Aber es geht ja auch gar nicht anders. Ich stelle es mir auch als große Herausforderung vor, mit sehr wenig Kleidung auszukommen. Da müsst ihr ja sicher immer als erstes nach Waschmöglichkeiten schauen, wenn ihr irgendwo ankommt. Wollte eigentlich schon mal der Zoll Rechnungen für das Equipment sehen und habt ihr die dann immer dabei? Tolles Video - wie immer :) Ich wünsch euch weiterhin ganz viel Erfolg. Viele Grüße - Til.

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Hi Til! Waschen ist kein Problem. Die meisten Wohnungen die wir anmieten haben Waschmaschinen. Ansonsten gehen wir in Waschsalon's. Der Zoll hat uns noch nie Probleme gemacht aber Rechnungen haben wir immer als pdf online in der cloud.

[@eitrakennedy]

Hi Marcel, could you please provide a link or more information about the Audio-Technica case you mention at approx the 5min mark that you use for your Schoeps? Thank you very much 😊

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Hi Eitra! Oh this is a case for headphones. So if you get a smaller hard case, you will be fine.

[@eitrakennedy]

@@FreeToUseSounds oh right you said that, my apologies. Thank you.

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Not a problem at all :)

[@ZhurbaV]

Please, tell more about insurance for the audio gear

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Sure. The insurance we use is called "I'm Sound Versicherung". They are specialized to insure sound gear.

[@christiannikodemus]

Security once stopped me because of the Mix Pre 6, they had no idea what it was 😂 The camera man I was with and I thought she was going to tell me to record straight to camera Lol 😆 What insurance for your equipment do you use?

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Hi Christian! Yeah that all depends on the person that is checking the stuff. :) The insurance we have called "I'm Sound Versicherung" and are specialized in sound gear.

[@CreativeRamy]

How do you insure the equipment? Standard insurance companies can do this?

[@FreeToUseSounds]

Not standard. The insurance we have is specialized in insuring sound gear. It's called "I'm Sound Versicherung"

[@CreativeRamy]

@@FreeToUseSounds I wonder what's out there in Australia

[@alexaina81]

Hi, you no longer carry the Audio Technica BP-4025 ?

[@FreeToUseSounds]

No. this is in the US right now.

[@Gael_AG]

Don’t you travel anymore with your boompole ?

[@FreeToUseSounds]

The boom pole is long gone