Airport Addicted and RRS BH-40

Photographers have a multitude of choices when it comes to camera bags. For air travel rolling bags and backpacks in a variety of sizes are the two major choices. Backpacks of various sizes predominate for field work.
Like most long-time photographers, over the years I've accumulated a large number of different bags of all sizes and types. It seems that every trip brings with it its own demands. In most situations one weighs the choices between weight and bulk, and needs of the shoot, along with practicality. A wildlife shoot in Alaska obviously has quite different packing demands than does a bicycle tour of the Netherlands.
But the one common denominator for anyone doing a shoot away from home is air travel, and the hassles and limitations that this presents. With the inability to lock bags securely when traveling within and out of the U.S., most photographers no longer trust putting their expensive equipment into checked baggage – even in a baggage-handler-proof padded case. ...