Since the airlines have become so unreasonable about letting people carry on essentials like paddles, I am thinking of buying an NRS Paddle Bag, large, $53.95, for airline travel. I thought I could wrap non-essentials, like clothes, around my paddle, tag it as fragile, and check it through. I use a Werner paddle that breaks down. Anybody have an opinion on whether this is a good/bad idea? Jolie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Jolie, FWIW, this is my opinion having logged at least 100,000 commercial air miles per year for the last 5 years... If you like your paddle and want to keep it, don't do this. The ONLY way to safely check your paddle through is in a hard-shell check-thru style golf case or other hard-shell luggage that it will fit into, with your gear and clothing stuffed around it to keep it from slopping around. Still yet, if you can rent what you want at the other end that's the best bet. Choice #2 is shipping it to yourself. I might also add that in all those miles I have not once ever lost a piece of luggage or filed any claim for damage. I have, however, witnessed plenty of baggage handling antics. I use hard-shell luggage. Cheers, Jennifer --- Jolie Smilowicz <jolie_at_rockisland.com> wrote: > Since the airlines have become so unreasonable about > letting people carry on > essentials like paddles, I am thinking of buying an > NRS Paddle Bag, large, > $53.95, for airline travel. I thought I could wrap *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
The wisest choice is to go with a nice Greenland stik and use a 4" PVC pipe w/ caps for a case! ;-) 100% luggage gorillaproof. steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Or almost gorilla proof. The end cap on our PVC paddle tube was kindly shattered by the baggage handlers somewhere between Austin, TX and Boston, MA! The paddles were fine, but how you shatter 4" PVC is beyond me. We actually just picked up a new case for our Greenland sticks from www.Cabelas.com called a Bazuka. It is made for saltwater fishing rods. It has a nice handle, can be locked and has a lifetime guarantee. Since it is 6" DIA it might fit some of the narrower paddles out there. Mark At 09:47 AM 1/30/2002 -0800, you wrote: >The wisest choice is to go with a nice Greenland stik and use a 4" PVC pipe >w/ caps for a case! ;-) > >100% luggage gorillaproof. > >steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Jolie wrote: "Since the airlines have become so unreasonable about letting people carry on essentials like paddles, I am thinking of buying an NRS Paddle Bag, large, $53.95, for airline travel. I thought I could wrap non-essentials, like clothes, around my paddle, tag it as fragile, and check it through. I use a Werner paddle that breaks down. Anybody have an opinion on whether this is a good/bad idea?" I fly my paddles, but only once in a while use my nrs paddle bag. If I'm touring I just stick them in my gear duffel and surround them with clothes or even wrapped in a sleeping bag. While touring I don't want to have to store that bag in my boat. It's not that big but say that a few times and pretty soon even I won't fit in. If not touring, then they get the nrs bag and a prayer. The airlines really do beat the hell out of things (remember the old samsonite commercials?), though it's more the system than "they" per se. I haven't worried about it alot lately because I have a breakdown GP and a 4 piece molokai, they seem to be much less prone to damage. Dos Centavos, Rob Gibbert *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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