qantas baggage longboard.
so im flying from brisbane to perth tommorow morning (thats right christmas morning flight
:D) and am unsure what to do with my longboard. its 86cm long (like 33inch) and doesnt quuite fit in my bag. i called qantas and some indian lady kept comparing it to a tennis raquet saying i couldnt bring it as carry on luggage even if i took the trucks off. is there some way to get it through without putting it in my bag?
and has any had experience with this issue?
thanks
:D) and am unsure what to do with my longboard. its 86cm long (like 33inch) and doesnt quuite fit in my bag. i called qantas and some indian lady kept comparing it to a tennis raquet saying i couldnt bring it as carry on luggage even if i took the trucks off. is there some way to get it through without putting it in my bag?
and has any had experience with this issue?
thanks
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
wont it be vulnerable to damage then? i think i might be able to squeeze it in i found a big bag
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Ching on -
I've seen lone skateboards come out of the conveyor belt at airports.
Why don't you just bubble wrap the shit out of it and tape it to the bag? Or box it up.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on -
check the board in, it will be fine. its a skateboard and designed to get thrown around. If you have yourself a carbon fiber foam core with cnc trucks then i would be thinking differently. golf bags work well for longboards
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
yeah good point. if it can handle a gutter at speed i guess it can handle the inside of a qantas plane
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sean meaney on -
i flew tiger and put it in the box hop sent it to me in with some extra padding and a hell of alot of duct tape, if its flexy or not too beefy i would pad the end abit with what ever is around the house, bubble wrap, crunched up news paper, foam work good for that, best of luck dude
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Trav on -
alright, just tested out his this bag from Sydney to Brissy and back again and it did the job nicely..
came back today so thankfully it wasn't lost like the bulk of the flight luggage today....
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on -
did you just put one board in it? when traveling with a board bag the thing your going to need to take into consideration is how much bulk and weight you put into it. I once had a golf bag that was supposedly designed to handle 25kgs and the stitching came apart as soon as i picked it up (unfortunately on the way to the airport) with only 18kgs in it. Next trip i got myself an even heavier duty bag with extra strong stitching and it survived nearly all the way around the world but in the end the stitching near the zipper ended up popping... so it all comes down to how much crap you throw into it.
That bag looks pretty decent if your traveling Domesticly and throw in a board and your leathers and maybe a few clothes but i wouldnt try and load a whole heap of gear in there.
Decent Hardware do epic board bags and the stitching is primo, only problem is i cant fit enough gear to last me for a 3 month trip, but Golf Bags seem to be the way to go, u just gotta get the full on hardcore heavy duty get-ups
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Trav on -
yeah this one only fits 1 or 2 complete boards in there (fits 1 board and leathers also). i did get a larger version made to fit boards, leathers, helmets, pads in it, but i think its too big. it kinda works but is a pain in the ass to move around. its made from non woven poly-propylene with padding, which is good strength for one or 2 boards and makes it super CHEAP to produce. For shipping one or 2 boards around it fits its purpose. For a bag that carries gear + boards thats good quality and last, i'd be treading into the decent hardware's market, which isn't the idea... more of a surf board bag, where you can have a semi-protective bag for your board and carry a normal bag for your clothes and gear etc...
and if it only last a half dozen trips or so, you aren't bummed because it was low cost to start with...
Jacko said:did you just put one board in it? when traveling with a board bag the thing your going to need to take into consideration is how much bulk and weight you put into it. I once had a golf bag that was supposedly designed to handle 25kgs and the stitching came apart as soon as i picked it up (unfortunately on the way to the airport) with only 18kgs in it. Next trip i got myself an even heavier duty bag with extra strong stitching and it survived nearly all the way around the world but in the end the stitching near the zipper ended up popping... so it all comes down to how much crap you throw into it.
That bag looks pretty decent if your traveling Domesticly and throw in a board and your leathers and maybe a few clothes but i wouldnt try and load a whole heap of gear in there.
Decent Hardware do epic board bags and the stitching is primo, only problem is i cant fit enough gear to last me for a 3 month trip, but Golf Bags seem to be the way to go, u just gotta get the full on hardcore heavy duty get-ups
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Permalink Reply by Bozac on
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i bodyboard and have done a heap of trips with padded boardbags (around the world) and they held up well. only thing is the sides are built to be supported by a bodyboard but if you made a foam shaped support just to hold the shape it would be fine. i fit wetsuits, flippers, boards, and clothes without an issue and you can get them with wheels: http://www.bodyboarders.com.au/shop/item/creatures-multi-wheely-hea... a snowboard bag would also be a more streamline option to fit all your skate gear with wheels and a backpack for your clothes: http://www.burton.com/bags-luggage-board-bags-wheelie-gig-bag/22073.... I have found that generally the weirder shape your luggage is the quicker the check in time
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