Originally Posted by
Scots_Al
The way things are these days with liquids, if you are travelling for more than a few days, you'll probably be packing more liquids than you can get in the little plastic bag, and so checking a bag anyway - why would you then want to carry more than you have to onboard?
Reasons to carry on:
1. Less risk of your bag being lost, delayed, or stolen.
2. If you avoid checking any bags, you do not have to wait at the baggage carousel.
3. If you avoid checking any bags, you have more options for doing standby, rebooking, etc..
If you are staying in a hotel, shampoo, conditioner, and soap are generally provided. For toothpaste, bring the small sample tubes that the dentist gives you at checkups. That will keep your liquids under the liquid limits, so you will not have to check bags solely due to the liquid limits.