Just my 2 cents; > It is not easy to move the bags at the airport. How about folding cart? It 's useful even with Featherrcrafts - since total luggage weight is normally 2-3 times more than Khatsalano itself. Less practical with 3-piece boat, may be. Skycaps are fine, but try to fly into Los Cabos - no $2 carts and no luggage handlers with big carts until ground transportation hall, which is more than 100 ft after customs. > Be nice. 9-1-1 security will have you well > eyeballed, be slow and tranparent in your actions. They'll pull you off for detailed luggage examination, 100% positive. But they are pretty fast. Mexicans examined each and every bag on departure back to the states, btw. > I don't think it matters > whether or not it is a 5 or a 6 foot bag, they will most likely tag you for > 50 to 75 dollar oversized charge. I got through Vancouver airport with an overweighted luggage 100 kg, 220 lbs (limit 64 kg, 140 lbs). She definitely saw the weight, but didn't care. Size was within the limit for one bag, (158 cm total of 3 dimensions: L+W+H), but another one was slightly less than 4 ft long and approx. 18" by 18" wide - roughly 50% above the limit. > One more thing: What are you going to do with the bags that you made for > transporting them? Feathercraft standard backpack is neither light nor compact, too. But F-craft boats itself are at least compact, can be loaded into thin-fabrique hockey bag (there are some), or oversized gym bag. Those bags take very little space in the boat, but are awkward to carry alone, especially when each is over 100 lbs, be it on a shoulder strap, or using both straps a-la backpack. Alex. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 19 2003 - 01:54:27 PST
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