Flying with Gear

[TheArdentOutdoorsman]

Typically I drive on my trips but last year I flew due to the area I hunted in Idaho being a 36hr drive. lol. We all know airports are notorious for just throwing bags and luggage around like its indestructible so here's my issue. My bowcase did its job and all was well however my pack not so much. It arrived at the final destination showing wear and even had a hole about the size of a dime in it. How can I prevent this? I was thinking about possibly some heavy duty canvas bag I could put my bag inside to protect the straps and wear of the conveyors. Any suggestions?

 

[WCB]

I've flown a bunch with gear. I usually have my pack fairly empty except for the stuff that stays in it 100% of the time. I pack it into a large duffel bag and pack all my other "gear" and clothing in the duffel bag. I don't send my pack through as the main luggage always pack inside of something.

 

[realunlucky]

I put my pack in a duffle when i fly. Even a heavy duty garage sack and duck tape will help keep the straps from from catching in a conveyor belt.

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[tjihrig]

When my buddies come out they ship a gear box 2 weeks before to my house.


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[Wapiti1]

Unless you have a Barney's Freighter, take your pack as a carry on. I fly with my SO Revolution fairly often. Just cinch it down so it fits in the overhead. All optics and camera gear go in my pack as well.

Jeremy

 

[nettereo16]

Pack in duffle. Allows room for extra gear as well. Get your 50#s worth!

I actually usually carry on my fullsize pack. Never had an issue with that.

 

[Crowmangler]

put your good pack inside of a $10 surplus sea bag. Just be sure to put some identifying tape or something on it so some random guy doesn't take it by accident & you don't get it back till a day later... don't ask me how I know this

 

[wayoh22]

Just flew with my main pack last week, had no problems at all.

 

[Cowbell]

My pack serves as my personal item on the plane...

 

[switchback7]

I posted a thread regarding flying with my pack a couple months ago -

Flying with your pack

This might be a dumb question, but have any of you flown with your pack before? did you check the bag? I am hunting out west this fall and will be doing a scouting trip in June, but dont know if i should carry my pack on or check the bag? lol does ANY of this make sense?

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[rtaylor]

I put as much gear as I can in my carry on then I'll put the remainder in a duffle and then the duffle goes inside of a cooler. I'll tape the cooler up and hopefully on the way home I'll have the cooler full of meat.

 

[TheArdentOutdoorsman]

Thanks for the info fellas, now I've got a better idea.