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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris Galvin" data-source="post: 1280897" data-attributes="member: 18675">Tully,I carry mine in a LowePro Computer Trekker AW. The dimensions of which are legal for cabin baggage. In my bag as well as the 500/4 I have a 70-200/2.8, a 17-40/4 three TCs a 550 EX speedlite a 1DMK2N with two spare batteries and 40D with Grip. In the rear laptop compartment I carry my laptop too and a portable USB hard drive. The whole bag weighs in at more that 17 Kilos. The key is to not let the check in staff weigh your bag. With the  no frills airlines they actively encourage you not to have hold luggage and place no weight restriction on your cabin baggage as long as it fits their reqd dimensions. I have not had a problem at all when flying abroad with this bag.</blockquote>