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As a follow up to the brilliant post by @Tincatinker - if you REALLY have to have hiking poles (BTW I use them) then either put your backpack in the checked baggage section or buy a suitable pair in Paris / Madrid / Pamplona / St Jean. CheersI have been a hiking pole user for the last 20 years and have no plans to stop now. The only poles I can find that fit inside my pack are the obscenely expensive Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z poles. The salesperson at REI where I tried them out assured me that they are carry on compatible. Does any one know if this is true or not? I would like the El Camino to be a totally carry on trip. I would be flying from Sacramento California to Barcelona or possibly Madrid.
Hi! I have flown out of SMF (2015) and SFO (2016) with my Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z as carry-on. I have the rubber tips on them.
I have and love the Z poles. I put the rubber caps on the tips to protect both the sack and so the pointed ends don't look so...pointy... on X-ray. No problem at all going out of the US into 3 different countries on different trips (Spain, Scotland, Switzerland).
I have been lucky to get out of the US with poles in my backpack, but not always in Spain. I carry a mailing tube and check if there are any issues which I had to do from Madrid to SJP last year. They are technically not TSA approved for cabin.I have been a hiking pole user for the last 20 years and have no plans to stop now. The only poles I can find that fit inside my pack are the obscenely expensive Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z poles. The salesperson at REI where I tried them out assured me that they are carry on compatible. Does any one know if this is true or not? I would like the El Camino to be a totally carry on trip. I would be flying from Sacramento California to Barcelona or possibly Madrid.
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