A fully loaded Boeing 737-800 can accommodate 189 seats, and American airports have has lost approximately 0.75 percent of all checked bagsit is almost certain that there will be one person on this theoretical plane will reach its destination without changing clothes or their swimming trunks and sandals. I can tell you one thing, it sure as hell won’t be me. I haven’t checked my bag since 2012and I have no intention of changing it. I know where my change of underwear isdo you?
My strategy for over a decade has been to carry most of my stuff in a challenging wheeled bag that fits in the overhead bin and a diminutive duffel bag that I put with my feet. I can fit everything I need for a week or two abroad in these two bags, and if I can’t, I pare down until I can. Sometimes this even includes a motorcycle helmet when I’m flying somewhere to test out a novel bike. Of course, I can’t afford to lose my helmet before testing a novel bike. Even if the airline doesn’t lose your baggage, you will have to wait to check your baggage upon departure and collect it at baggage claim at your destination. I prefer to just walk in and walk out without talking to anyone, thanks.
We’re nearing the end of the workday and we both know you won’t do anything else for the rest of the day, so let’s talk about luggage. Would you rather be fed by the spinning propeller of an Embraer than carry a bag around an airport terminal? Would you rather eat a speedy food breakfast off the airport bathroom floor than check your bag? Which side of the divide are you on and why?
