[pct-l] Flying

[Paul Robison]

fly southwest and you can check you bags free ; )

like 30$ on AA i think.

anyways,  a big tip is,   go to the salvation army or goodwill, and get a big 
zipperss duffel bag and put your pack in it.  you don't want all those hanging 
straps etc sticking out on those conveyor belts.

this is 5 or 10 $ well spent,  if you can find one you can sew one out of an old 
sheet or something ... but put in it a bag one way or another !

goodluck, and i'll see you out there !!
~outpost




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From: Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>
To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 1:41:35 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Flying

So, I've only flown once in my life, don't know much about it. In this
specific case, what do I do with my hiking poles? I was hoping to do a carry
on so I don't have to check my bag (I'm afraid of it getting lost or
something). But I don't imagine they'll let me on the plane with trekking
poles.  Or my pocket knife for that matter...

well, i guess I answered my own question there. No carry ons for me.

Any other tips that might be useful for flying/checking my pack? how much
does it usually run to check a bag, by the way?

-- 
-Brandon McGinnity
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