I just chucked mine (a Telinga) rolled up into the carrier bag that I
bought with it, and that went into one of my checked luggage bags. It made
its way fine and undamaged to Zimbabwe where I am now, even though I had
two connection flights before getting here. It's plastic, so I figured it
should endure some general rough handling of baggage handlers. Of course
the mic itself I kept with me in carry on.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Dan Dugan
[naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>
>
> Telinga has announced a Version 2 of their dish, improved with edge
> protection and slightly different plastic for better rollability and shap=
e
> recovery. Scroll down on their home page.
>
> http://www.telinga.com
>
> (Disclosure=E2=80=94I am a Telinga dealer)
>
> -Dan
>
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 11:19 AM, [naturerecordists] <
> > wrote:
>
> Jerry,
>
> A far as carrying it in the field, I have a short 1/4 inch wide strap tha=
t
> I loop around my Telinga handle, with the other end tied to a ring on my
> vest, and just let it hang there so that my hands are free for binoc's or
> camera. I can still hold it so that it doesn't bounce around, but I can l=
et
> go if I want my hands free.
>
> You never know nowadays what they will allow as a carry-on, and when they
> will charge you for an extra carry-on that doesn't quite comply with thei=
r
> measurements. While the parabola is strong, it isn't indestructible.
> Putting it into a checked bag may work, but I don't have full confidence =
in
> the baggage handlers to treat it as you might want or wish them to. On my
> last birding trip to Costa Rica, I carried it separately, but strict
> enforcement of size and number of carry-ons (at least the threat) had me
> deciding to leave the parabola at home (in favour of a smaller mic), on a
> more recent family holiday to Puerto Rico. As it turned out, I didn't see
> any concern over what I was carrying on, but I wouldn't want to take a
> chance of being asked to decide which to check into the care of the bagga=
ge
> handlers: my carry-on bag, my computer or my parabola. I'd like to know h=
ow
> others get around this issue.
>
> All the best,
> Ernie Jardine
>
>
> www.birdsongidentification.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 'Jerry Berrier' [naturerecordists] <
> >
> To: Recordists, Nature (Nature Recordists) (Nature Recordists) <
> >
> Sent: Tue, Mar 17, 2015 4:50 am
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Carrying and Transporting a Parabola
>
> I just purchased a 21-inch parabolic mic system from
> http://www.wildtronics.com
> So far, I like it very well. I have had no prior experience with the typ=
e
> of parabola that can be somewhat rolled up for transporting by plane. I
> know I want to carry the microphone on board with me, but I=E2=80=99m thi=
nking I
> could put the parabola itself in a checked bag.
>
> I=E2=80=99d like any advice on what sort of container to best carry it in=
when
> traveling by plane, and I=E2=80=99m also interested to know how folks car=
ry them
> when walking in the woods. I=E2=80=99d like to be able to have it assemb=
led and
> ready to use quickly, without having to carry it in my hand while walking
> to a recording destination.
> I=E2=80=99m thinking of some sort of large-mouth bag that would attach to=
my back.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jerry Berrier
> http://www.birdblind.org
>
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