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Old Nov 19, 2014, 9:07 am
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fastair
 
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I would rather see (3) @ 50 lbs than (2) @ 70. A 55 lb bag is considered "heavy" for weight and balance calculations. Heavy bags are often overpacked resulting in damage and I would bet lead to more LTI of people moving them.

"Heavy" and "overweight" do not mean the same thing, heavy is one over 50 lbs, overweight is one in excess of the standard weight without incurring an "overweight charge". I think it would make more sense to make these two terms have the same effective meaning, if only for standardization.
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