Carry on vs checking bags - Packing question

[rjonsun]

Remember, it is @25 each flight, so $50 per trip per bag. To me $50 is still a poke of money. It is the same reason I don't stay in expensive hotels, look for the most reasonable transfer prices from the airport to Negril, use route taxi's, eat mainly in mom and pop restaurants and don't bring home "stuff" from each visit. Being stewardly is a way of life for us and allows us to take at least 2 trips for year (not always Negril) usually 2 weeks at a crack.
Regards,
Bob

[TAH]

Remember, it is @25 each flight, so $50 per trip per bag. To me $50 is still a poke of money. It is the same reason I don't stay in expensive hotels, look for the most reasonable transfer prices from the airport to Negril, use route taxi's, eat mainly in mom and pop restaurants and don't bring home "stuff" from each visit. Being stewardly is a way of life for us and allows us to take at least 2 trips for year (not always Negril) usually 2 weeks at a crack.
Regards,
Bob

We have a similar mentality, Bob. It's not that I can't afford a few more bucks, but if I can get the same thing for less, then that's more money for something else. Rarely do we stay in an expensive hotel (though we do splurge once in a while), or eat at a "nice" restaurant.

[captaind]

I check two suitcases (Southwest) that weigh 50 lbs each

Somehow, when I go back foreign those suitcases are empty. Truly a mystery.

Cap