Taylor Luggage Scale
I travel for work, and it's often with a lot of equipment in heavy Pelican cases. My wife picked this up for me, so I can make sure my baggage meets weight restrictions and not pay extra fees for overweight luggage due to all the new rigorously enforced limitations on airlines.
It’s compact and lightweight, and can pack easily into a bag to come along for the trip and be useful on the way home, too.
Available from Amazon
Manufactured by Taylor Precision Products
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Tim
Here is one that is cheaper in cost and does not need batteries--plus it has a tape measure: http://www.magellans.com/store/Luggage_Scales___Locks___Luggage_ScalesKT689?Args=
elon
@ Tim:
Looks great, and not requiring batteries is a huge plus. Has anyone used the Magellan's scale Tim mentioned?--es
BrianSJ
I bought a cheap weighing scale from my local hunting/shooting/fishing shop. My assumption is that fishing contests are as fussy about accuracy as airports.
Tim
elon - Yes, I have one. I have not traveled with it, but have used it at home to weigh bags to ensure their weight is within the limits. While I have not done a scientific test, it does seem to be pretty accurate.
The downsides are that it is bigger than Taylor Luggage Scale viewed here and if you pack it, you have to deal with the handle (for your hand) and the hook (to lift the bag). These are minor downsides.
I would also like to hear from those who have also used the scale I have and if they have found anything good or bad about it.
BG
I have used them both and still own the Taylor. I found them both to be quite accurate having checked them against known weights. I don't like the battery either, but the Taylor is smaller and easier to pack. I had to buy the Taylor as the analog one broke when I let someone else use it; they sort of jerked it up instead of lifting it smoothly and that put it well over its weight limit. It was never right again, permanently 5 lbs off at no weight got further off logarithmically as the weight increased so it was basically useless. I have had the Taylor about 1.5 years now and the same battery is working just fine. Either one is a good tool to have for even the occasional flyer I think. If it saves you one overage fee it has more than paid for itself.
Dave
Forget weighing luggage; what you have here is a 40 kg force sensor for less than $20! Experimenters and makers, take note. You can't touch this price/performance by an order of magnitude for a "proper" force sensor. Wonder how tough it would be to hack a voltage-out output?
Will
I guess my wife and I are just lucky. We have a bathroom scale and no trouble with basic arithmetic.