Weighing your luggage??

[mstelly]

We will be going on an Alaskan cruise and was wondering how people weigh their luggage on the ship to be sure they don’t go over at the airport.

[Aprille]

This is not the one we have but we got one as a gift for Christmas. What a great invention! :cool:

 

luggage scale

 

They are widely available at retail stores now.

[darkdoug]

I bought what is essentially a fishing scale from some travel store for under $30. It have used it for at least 6 trips and always pack bags to 45 pounds or less. So far no problems or charges.

[diamond girl 000]

I found a luggage scale at Radio Shack for $4. Not the most advanced technology, but it works well enough that I know if I need to unload some! And at $4, I'm not heartbroken if it breaks or gets forgotten.

[sea-cruise]

Amazon dot com has the scale for 7.95 That's where I just got mine. :)

[cruisenfever]

We got our luggage scale from www.magellans.com and it was $9.95. Goes up to 75 pounds.

 

It is the greatest thing.............very accurate...........fits in our carry on so that we can use it when leaving the ship.

[Tucker in Texas]

We weigh on the bathroom scale and then pick up the luggage and calculate the difference. I always have a nylon "duffle" bag packed on the top or in an outside pocket to remove things if the airline says I am over. So far, that has not been necessary.

 

Tucker in Texas

[billsgal]

Bought a luggage scale at Target and carry it in our carryon or stick it in the suitcase (if the weight of the case is under 50 lbs, lol):D

[Shak]

Without any doubt in my mind this is the best portable scale for weighing luggage is the Balanzza digital luggage scale. It weights in both pounds and kilos. All you do is turn the scale on attach it to your luggage and hold it in the air. After a few seconds you will hear a beep and the weight will be desplayed. I found the scale to be accurate also.

 

You can buy it at a number of places including Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-N-Clark-bz100-Balanzza/dp/B0010XZ2SG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1211154852&sr=8-1

 

Shak

 

[Cruise Cat]

Remember, their scale may not be calibrated exactly as your's is - give yourself a pound or two to spare.....

[Grandiva]

I brought a fishing scale at walmart for $5.00. Weighs up to 50lb. accuratley. It matched the weight of the airport scales.

Good investment!

[mstelly]

Thanks all, you guys gave me some good ideas!

[karena1]

At home I have a postage scale I bought at Sam's Club. Works great as the monitor portion is separate from the scale itself.

 

For the cruise or any other land vacation, I always pack a scale as I weigh myself every day no matter what. So I just use that scale to weigh the luggage when we pack to make sure we stay under the 50 pounds. I just bought a really light-weight scale from Kohl's. Very thin, so doesn't take much space in the suitcase.

[JSeals4316]

I have the $9.95 travel scale and I got my daughter the digital travel scale from Magellens Catelogue. The digital one is more money but is easier to use and see. I would buy the better one.

[kingsgirl]

We will be going on an Alaskan cruise and was wondering how people weigh their luggage on the ship to be sure they don’t go over at the airport.

 

I don't believe this is 100% accurate but we weigh ourselves, then hold our luggage and get on the scale again.