Great tips. I am not in same league as the previous posters but I do have hundreds of thousands of air miles under my belt traveling with gear. Here is a tip I learned from a friend of mine that works for TSA. When kit goes through x-ray they do not like to see wires and cables in close proximity to any kind of batteries, it is a red flag for a possible IED. All of my cables travel together in clear plastic zipper bags now. I keep the essential cables in my carry on but they go in an outside pocket so they are not laying over the top of all those batteries. Sounds crazy but I am all for anything that helps me get through security without getting pulled aside for extra inspection. I also place gaff tape (low residue) over the contacts on my carry on batteries. I have been thanked by security agents for doing this. It seems to let them know I am procedure aware and they like it. Security procedures are never consistent. It also has kept me from being held up again when an agent handed me a roll of overly sticky packing tape and made me do it in front of him. A very long time ago a wise mentor taught me "Amateurs try to look like professionals. Professional photographers try not to look like photographers." I have been taking labels off of gear cases and camouflaging stuff for a long time. Like Alister said I like hard sided plain luggage. But, sometimes you need the protection of a pelican case. I have a whole bunch of old beat up duffle bags I zip over any case that might draw attention as valuable. Labels, all I want on the outside of baggage is my name and cell number. But, in the event it does get lost and need to be identified I have business cards inside every case so they have all of my information. I have been lucky, my gear has not always shown up at baggage claim, but I have always received it sooner or later. One more, I travel with the same CineBag CB25 Revolution Backpack Doug recommended. In my opinion It gets a lot of bad reviews because people do not understand it. It is a specialty bag designed to protect your gear specifically for carry on travel. It does that very well. If you need a trekking bag to suit your all around outdoor needs it might not be for you. It works well for my travel needs. Steve