Comments on: Balanzza digital airline luggage scale reviewed http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39659 Wayne Schulz Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:05:03 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39659 Tip: Take the heaviest stuff in carry on which is not weighed and only need fit above you in the bins (some size restrictions). Learned this during SCUBA trip to Bahamas where the instructors advised keeping regulators and dive computers with us to avoid both theft and the weight issue. Just don't forget (like I did) that liquids aren't allowed in carryon or they'll give you a lecture as if you're just emerging from first grade and then send you on your way without your liquids. Tip: Take the heaviest stuff in carry on which is not weighed and only need fit above you in the bins (some size restrictions). Learned this during SCUBA trip to Bahamas where the instructors advised keeping regulators and dive computers with us to avoid both theft and the weight issue.

Just don’t forget (like I did) that liquids aren’t allowed in carryon or they’ll give you a lecture as if you’re just emerging from first grade and then send you on your way without your liquids.

]]> By: reidmehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39658 reidme Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:01:24 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39658 This looks like a great idea because you can pack it and take it on the trip with you. Our luggage always weighs more on the way home. On one trip this summer we had the fun experience of having to open our luggage in the check-in line and transfer some stuff from one bag to the others to get it within weight. (which really ticked me off, I mean if the total for all our bags was within guidelines how did it help them for us to shift it around.) BTW, check out Brian Regan's bit about weighing large packages on a bathroom scale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89frRi8GgGA This looks like a great idea because you can pack it and take it on the trip with you. Our luggage always weighs more on the way home. On one trip this summer we had the fun experience of having to open our luggage in the check-in line and transfer some stuff from one bag to the others to get it within weight. (which really ticked me off, I mean if the total for all our bags was within guidelines how did it help them for us to shift it around.)

BTW, check out Brian Regan’s bit about weighing large packages on a bathroom scale:

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39657 Wayne Schulz Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:50:58 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39657 Good point -- I'm going on a trip next Thursday and I'll test the accuracy compared to the airlines. I should have mentioned that I tested it against my bathroom scale and it weighed the same. I can test the 100lb question tonigh. Good point — I’m going on a trip next Thursday and I’ll test the accuracy compared to the airlines.

I should have mentioned that I tested it against my bathroom scale and it weighed the same.

I can test the 100lb question tonigh.

]]> By: haivuhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39656 haivu Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:42:54 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39656 Excellent review. May I suggest some additional tests? 1. Compare the result of this scale with a couple of others. Ideally, we should compare it with an airport's scale (that is, if you going on a trip, compare, then follow up). 2. Have you ever tried to weight something that is more than 100 pounds? Does the scale fall apart and die, does it falsely tell you that the luggage is 100 pounds, or correctly tell you that the luggage is more than 100 pounds? Excellent review. May I suggest some additional tests?
1. Compare the result of this scale with a couple of others. Ideally, we should compare it with an airport’s scale (that is, if you going on a trip, compare, then follow up).
2. Have you ever tried to weight something that is more than 100 pounds? Does the scale fall apart and die, does it falsely tell you that the luggage is 100 pounds, or correctly tell you that the luggage is more than 100 pounds?

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39655 Wayne Schulz Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:01:07 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39655 Cool idea! I'm always afraid to look at my "no luggage" weight... Cool idea!

I’m always afraid to look at my “no luggage” weight…

]]> By: markfhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/11/balanzza-digital-airline-luggage-scale-reviewed/#comment-39654 markf Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:55:32 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13598#comment-39654 i just get on my bathroom scale myself, then get on while holding my luggage and subtract :) i just get on my bathroom scale myself, then get on while holding my luggage and subtract :)

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