[pct-l] Flying

[Gerry Zamora]

I know its a pain but I would just check your bags if u try and get on a
plane with all your survival stuff u might get up and personal with tsa and
possibly miss your flight or worse put on a hikers watch list.
Gerry0625
On Jan 18, 2011 11:32 PM, "Wes Rose" <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Brandon,
>
> You almost gotta wonder if it would not be better to ship your essentials
to a location here
> in California well in advance of your flight to insure that : (a) it
doesn't get lost, (b) you don't run into
> a problem with the contents of your luggage, (c) your stuff isn't damaged
and or stolen (yes, stuff
> gets stolen out of bags at the airport). You'll be standing there, being
molested by TSA employees,
> and thinking to yourself, "well, the TSA guy really likes me, but at least
my gear will be there when
> I arrive".
>
> Just a thought.
>
> [pct-l] Flying
> Brandon McGinnity bmcginnity at gmail.com
> Wed Jan 19 00:41:35 CST 2011
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>
> 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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