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Getting Backpacking Gear Through Airport Security
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2020
- With today's airline regulations, there are several opportunities for losing your backpacking gear. Here I break down the three major stages of airline boarding, and offer some tips as to how to navigate each one successfully.
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Great tips 👌 thanks Doug. I'm a new subscriber; looking forward to hearing more.
Thanks and welcome!
Great tips.
Duffel bag + gate checkin = brilliant.
Glad it was helpful!
Finally!! I have asked several youtubers regarding this very subject and NOT! ONE reply. I start in Pamplona early March and if all I have to buy at Decathlon store are pegs for my UL tent that would be fine. I get TSA with tent pegs but hiking poles , That's lame .
Yeah it's not always easy is it? Poles are easy tog et on Camino though. Buen Camino!
For my 40L backpack I used to use dollar store laundry bags for air travel.. Using a Big sharpie I'd write on it the destination airport's 3 letter designation I carry 3 of them as a rule (that $3.75 total) so one for the trip out, one for the trip home and a spare (saved my in China with too many "souvenirs") I put the destination I'm going to on the outside and the home one inside that.. They are just cheap nylon bags so an extra layer is for my paranoia.
Now I use a propper duffle bag for my 60L pack. It is "ridiculous yellow" and it folds up into a seat cushion that I simply hang from the pack via a pair of carabiners. It's a bit more weight but so far it has come through without anything more than belt dirt, and I don't care about that.
I also take pictures of everything that I carry on a thumb drive should anything be lost. I keep the pix of the pack and the full duffle on my phone should That be needed. I make my own luggage tags (those rubber Canadian Flag ones -again dollar store) The insert is the same size as a business card, so one for the trip out, one for the trip home and if there are side trips, those ones too. The carry the Destination address (hotel or whatever) -I tend to start and end in a hotel to decompress from a long flight and to clean up before a long flight- I change the tag as soon as I arrive so I don't forget.. and the removed tag has the hotel address on it for the cab if I need one. I do this because over the years my luggage had tendency to go to my home regardless of where I was..
I hope this helps someone someday
These are some great tips, thank you!!!
Don't forget, many items NEED to be brought on carry on. Things like electronics with lithium batteries or removable lithium batteries. Lighters are also often only allowed with your carry on.
Good point! This is just for your checked items for sure.
I cannot emphasize how Awesome your video is !! Spot on my fellow backpacker. My Granite Gear Crown 60 is Exactly Lufthansa's Max measurements. and I have already hiked with all my gear at 14 LBS including sleep system , tent , stove minus propane . and clothes. If they get jerky because I am an inch over 21.65 can remove the backbone and my hip belt and I will bite my tongue and do it! I have been reading nightmare stories online regarding Luftansa losing luggage for weeks!!! Can you imagine us losing our gear?? Not a chance! Buen Camino.
So great to hear! Ultreia!
@@BackcountryPilgrim To be on the safe side I am buying an additional set of collapsible poles, dude on youtube selling new ones from Chico at great price. Could have been your vid that stated and I agree, TSA is more concerned about contraband inside poles not the points . Another issue to mark off my check list. Buen Camino. Pismorichy PCT 88.
Great idea to check at the gate! Thank you!
I hope it works for you!
Tent poles and tent stakes also must be checked. Another idea to reduce pack size for carryon is to remove some items and carry them in a plastic grocery bag as your free personal item.
Yup and fuel, lighters....the list goes on and on these days. :) As mentioned, having a secondary bag or pack to carry on is good too, but it won't change the makn packs frame size if that's an issue. Basically it's just a huge pain no matter what haha. :)
Not tent poles...I just looked...I'd show a sceenshot if could
after looking at numerous youtube videos, I decided the best thing to do is check everything in a regular suitcase, and, at my starting point of Oviedo, send the suitcase (minus all my backpack and gear) to Santiago, via post office, for 20 euros. Also, there are in Oviedo, and probably St Jean Pied du Port as well, lots of sporting goods stores where you get trekking poles.
Great idea!
@@BackcountryPilgrim well, here I am again, 1 year later. watched the video again, and boom! You mention the duffel bag, and Osprey has something called the airporter. Plus, gate check in might also work. Muchas gracias, mi amigo!
Very informative, Doug! Good idea to do the research! Strap strap strap, etc! LOL
Thanks! I figured this would help Camino Pilgrims as well as hikers flying to trail heads. ;)
Actually, it was a new registration back in 2005 Sydney airport, the security wouldn't allow my tennis racquets to get through & 'threatened' to sell it. So, all I did was called the airline crew to hold my racquets until I've reached my airport destination. Easy as that & the security officer was absolutely fumbled.
Nice work!
What a jerk , smart thinking. my Q is, How in the world were you able to communicate with the crew?Anyway, Well done mate.
Yeah,man, I had to wait for the airline supervisor & she helped me without hesitation. The customs bloke was flabbergasted.
You can reduce your pack size to carry on by pulling clothes out and wearing them on plane then repack at your seat.
Also, mail with tracking the non-carry on items to your first night hotel.
Good argument for frameless packs!
@@BackcountryPilgrim yes and didn’t think about it but the Frame stays could also be a problem.
For sure. Serious travellers would want to consider that. Many frame sheets can handle bending but stays generally wouldn't!
I lost a knife to security in Oslo. It was part of my emergency gear at the very bottom of my photography pack and I had totally forgotten about it because it lives there and I almost never see it. I had a suitcase, too, that I checked in, and even my nail file was in there and not in my carry on. Went through security in Hamburg with no problems, and then... no fun! I had to unpack the whole thing (which was a total mess and very stressfull, I had to take out the padding etc.) and then traded my little knife for a piece of paper. So check your stuff twice!
Instead of a duffle bag I have a bag that is designed for backpacks. It has a zipper that allows to wear the backpack while it is already inside the bag. Makes it easier to navigate around the airport, and when you have to check the backpack you just stow away the straps, close the zipper, done. Same when you get your backpack back at your destination. Just unzip the straps and you're ready to go!
For the Camino, I live in Europe and plan to go to SJPDP by train. When I go back home I fly from Porto, for that I plan to mail my Swiss Army knife and my trekking poles. And if that doesn't work I just leave it at some Albergue!
Live and learn huh!?!? :) Do you have a link to that backpack duffel? Sounds great!
@@BackcountryPilgrim I have a link, but it's from a German store. I don't know if this is available elsewhere, but I guess there must be similar things by other companies!
www.globetrotter.de/frilufts-packbeutel-cargo-bag-plus-magnet-1154116/
Nice tips Doug. I’m doing a couple trips in July. Very helpful video 👍👍
Great! let me know if they work for you!
Great video, thanks for putting this together. Anyone know about tent pegs? Would they be more likely to get through if they weren't metal, carbon fibre for example? Thanks again.
Great question! Let's see if anyone chimes in, but I know that non-metal objects can still be seen by the new scanners and if they have the same function as their metal counterparts, they can be taken too. :/
I've had luck asking the check-in person if they think I should check my trekking poles (they are already packaged up) and then saying I probably should for security reasons. I haven't been charged a checked bag fee yet. Your mileage may vary.
Nice! Is this before or after TSA?
@@BackcountryPilgrim before, at checkin
Good advice! 👍 Trekking poles are super dangerous! 😂 Nice to meet you. Maybe one day we will fly to hikes. The RV is just our style for traveling right now. Subscribed to follow your adventures (#695). I hope our channels grow together. 💪
Yes, a trekking pole in the right hands could easily topple a world government. I'll check out your channel!
Good vid and timely for me, thanks brother
Yeah man!
Doug- I’m wondering how you like your Zerk 40. How much weight have you carried in it? Do you feel it could be bear-can friendly? Comfortable? Once again, find your videos informative and clever. Keep ‘em coming!
I like it a LOT for low weight. So far my biggest carry was around 17 lbs. for 15 miles and I was pretty happy with it. There are removable straps for a bear can that seem OK but I haven't tried it. I have seen some complaints about it though. Cheers!
I got back pack of a size of my monitor 24 inch and packed the monitor and put it inside the back pack so i am curious will they let me carry on that backpack now or no
They keep tightening restrictions - pack it well, get to the gate early, and see what happens! Worst case it should still get gate checked, but if things go bad you'll want time to deal with them.
What about a tent in Europe? I cannot find a useful information on the airline website
I'd assume the tent would be ok but who knows these days? Let me know if you find out!
Do you have a link to a lightweight foldable duffle?
Without knowing dimensions it would be hard to recommend one - I'd probably just start with Amazon. here are a couple cheap but large and highly rated ones: amzn.to/2TmhgCe, amzn.to/2z0u1eQ.
Some great advice. 😁 It's really useful! Did you already do the Camino or are you planning it? Atb
Nope. Got cancelled because of the pandemic restrictions. Looking at 2023. :)
Sounds like hell to fly on airplanes.
It almost seems like they're trying to make it that. :/
This was confusing ... go get them checked .. have them say no.... then go to final gate check .... you never say what the purpose of that was... Then its the trekking poles, put your knife and blades in there, and then what?
Actually I said that you should NOT try to check your pack at the terminal but instead at the gate. They dont just let you choose to do this though, so you have to try to get on with your pack and let them tell you no and to check it (at the gate). Then your pack (not including poles or knives) will not go through the airport and get lost or damaged, but instead will be checked directly on to the plane. If you bring knives or poles you have to check them at the terminal because the TSA wont let you get to the gate with them.
What is the color of osprey is red or orange?
Mine is "Rigby Red". :) amzn.to/2z1KFuj
What do you think about tent poles?
Tent poles should be allowed.
@@BackcountryPilgrim they are
Im terrified to check my pack!!! No way!
You got that right!