[pct-l] best way to travel by air with trekking poles?

[Sir Mixalot]

Supposedly there is a regulation that you can bring a walking stick on the
plane if you need it to walk, but I doubt you really need it, and I don't
think it permit two sticks.  Even so, I'm tempted to paint mine white with
red tips while wearing sunglasses to see if they'll let me bring it on the
plane.  Or maybe not.

I don't like the idea of lashing them to your pack.  It could fall off,
snag and rip your pack, or break.  At the very least I'd put it all in one
of those big plastic bags that the airline provides.  I'd feel much better
about mailing them separately in those USPS cardboard tubes.

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Gideon Scher <gideonscher at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi to all
>
> What is the best way to fly with trekking poles? Am I correct in assuming I
> can't carry them on board because of the sharpish tips?
>
> If I am to put them in the aircraft's belly should I lash them to the
> outside of my pack? Perhaps make them as short as possible and put them
> inside my pack padded with sleeping bag, clothes etc around them to prevent
> damage or flexing they are not designed for?
>
> Thanks,
> Gideon
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