Stolen From Checked Baggage

Continental Airlines, PDX-HOU-GPT. Got home and discovered my "Pub Bag"
was missing from one of the checked bags. Held my GPS, Jep CR5,
sectionals, knee board, flashlights, gloves, knife, Leatherman, signal
mirror, misc other items that accumulate in a pilots flight bag. A call
to Continental told me it was tough and none of it is covered. I asked
if I flew with them in the future if all my checked baggage had to be
in a locked hard case in the future, the answer was "YES". I suspect
this is true with all the airlines now and even if I had it in my big
Pelican hard case with double locks, THAT could have gone missing and
they still won't cover the electronics or other valuable items. You get
screwed coming and going. Don't travel with soft bags if you check the
bags.........
Ol S&B