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Not every airport provides a wrapping service, and I have never flown with an airline that does either. Over the years, I have done most things from taping and wrapping the straps so that there are not exposed loose ends, using a polypro bag that I disposed of on arrival, and using a specialist travel sack into which I put the pack and other bits and pieces. The sack then gets forwarded to Ivar in SDC with other things that I want at the end of my camino.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Really? No wrapping? I should be braver lolI remove everything from outside pockets, tighten up the straps, tie the loose ends together so they don't dangle too much, and then I put my backpack on the conveyor belt or in the tray if one is provided, and watch it get taken away.
Do you happen to have a picture of the end result by any chance?Not every airport provides a wrapping service, and I have never flown with an airline that does either. Over the years, I have done most things from taping and wrapping the straps so that there are not exposed loose ends, using a polypro bag that I disposed of on arrival, and using a specialist travel sack into which I put the pack and other bits and pieces. The sack then gets forwarded to Ivar in SDC with other things that I want at the end of my camino.
I have done this for both the camino and other pilgrimages. There has never been any difficulty doing that.Really? No wrapping? I should be braver lol
Not that I recall. I normally get one at a $2 shop, although more upmarket versions are available at places like Ikea. There has been plenty of discussion in the past about this, so you might find something easily with a search.Do you happen to have a picture of the end result by any chance?
I'll look up the polypro bag. Thanks
No, I don't wrap it.Really? No wrapping? I should be braver lol
Neither do I ever check mine. I also do not check it going home either; preferring not to wait for it to arrive through the conveyer belt system with everyone else.I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino.
@islandwalker had this problem a few months ago. Her assessment is that if you’re going to check poles, it’s best to put them in a regular size duffel bag or other bag, rather than an odd shaped cylinder. I agree with that, because that happened to me too in 2009 or 2010, when my poles packed in a tube got lost on the way to my Vdlp. I think anything out of the norm is more likely to get lost.Our pole bag did NOT arrive in SdC when we did.
I have used this. It gets packed up with clothes I want after my camino as well as my pack, then when I arrive, the transporter bag, clothes etc all get sent to Ivar's baggage store in SDC.I'll put my bag in an osprey airporter, which is the most legit I can do. I'll be able to use the folded pouch as a pillow or seat when I take breaks on the camino.
Exactly what I did from Porto to Montreal.I remove everything from outside pockets, tighten up the straps, tie the loose ends together so they don't dangle too much, and then I put my backpack on the conveyor belt or in the tray if one is provided, and watch it get taken away.
Did same. Worked out great.I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino. Yes, the odds are extremely low that it will get lost, but it happens and we have a bunch of forum members who can attest to the hassles it has caused.
On the way home, I always check my pack, and like C Clearly, I just tighten all of the straps and tie up as many loose ends as possible. I remember a number of forum members saying they got a cheap bag at Ikea, but I have always checked mine without wrapping. Never a problem. It has arrived late a couple of times, but I can live with that on the way home. Truth be told, it wouldn’t be a huge deal if it got lost on the way home, because buying all new camino gear would be kind of fun at that point.
If it were possible, I'm sure many of us who do have larger packs that are not suitable for carry on would take the option of just using carry on. But it isn't, and I for one accept the infinitesimally small risk that my pack will be delayed or even lost. It also means that I have to think about, at least for a moment or two, what I would need to do should that occur. So far, I have never had to do more than think about it. In over 40 years of international travel, I have never lost a checked bag. The worst has been a 24 hour delay, when my bag was delayed returning to Australia.I would never risk checking my pack. Carry on all the way. I parked down my belongings until they fit a pack small enough for carry on - 34 L osprey.
You are very lucky then. I’ve flew to Maui for a 2 week holiday and my bag never showed up. I flew home and it arrived a week later. Then flying out of LA, my bag was days late arriving to Rome. After that, I’ve never checked my bag again. I’ve done carry on (no matter how long I’m gone or where I go) for the last 15 years of international flight and it works for me. I travel frequently for work and checked luggage is a hassle in general. I think of it like poetry…I’m bound by the format and I have to be creative within those constraints.If it were possible, I'm sure many of us who do have larger packs that are not suitable for carry on would take the option of just using carry on. But it isn't, and I for one accept the infinitesimally small risk that my pack will be delayed or even lost. It also means that I have to think about, at least for a moment or two, what I would need to do should that occur. So far, I have never had to do more than think about it. In over 40 years of international travel, I have never lost a checked bag. The worst has been a 24 hour delay, when my bag was delayed returning to Australia.
Will it happen? Who can tell? But I know that I am confident that I will be able to replace almost everything that is in my pack when it is checked in Spain, France or Portugal should I need to. They are not countries where I would be concerned that I couldn't find replacements for what I am carrying. Anything that cannot be readily replaced, like my CPAP machine and medications, travels with me as carry on.
I don't think I have been particularly lucky, but I would definitely call your experience unlucky. Unfortunately, for international travel, mishandled baggage is one of those statistics that is held behind a paywall. So unlike the US domestic market where one can get the DoT figures relatively easily, one has to rely on travel industry reporting rather than direct interpretation of the relevant facts.You are very lucky then. I’ve flew to Maui for a 2 week holiday and my bag never showed up. I flew home and it arrived a week later. Then flying out of LA, my bag was days late arriving to Rome.
Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Plus one for the Cling film, works wellI always check my bag in. I wrap it in a full roll of ‘cling film’ (food wrap) to ensure that the straps are as secure as they can be. It’s a DIY version of the overpriced wrapping service offered at many airports.
I generally try to avoid single-use plastics; but every choice has consequences.
Yeah, I thought about doing that. I got an airport osprey pouch. I guess it's more conventional.Plus one for the Cling film, works well
I check my backpack when I fly to/from Spain so I can bring my poles with me. It goes into an IKEA bag. Never had any issues with it. After all, it’s just stuff - nothing that couldn’t be replaced.I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino. Yes, the odds are extremely low that it will get lost, but it happens and we have a bunch of forum members who can attest to the hassles it has caused.
On the way home, I always check my pack, and like C Clearly, I just tighten all of the straps and tie up as many loose ends as possible. I remember a number of forum members saying they got a cheap bag at Ikea, but I have always checked mine without wrapping. Never a problem. It has arrived late a couple of times, but I can live with that on the way home. Truth be told, it wouldn’t be a huge deal if it got lost on the way home, because buying all new camino gear would be kind of fun at that point.
I bought an Osprey rucksack transport bag, a bit of paracord to wrap it tight and it went into the hold.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I bought the 5 dollar IKEA blue bag put my trekking poles and back pack in it and checked my bag. On the way home I had room for some small extra items I purchased. Worked great, just label your bag Incase there’s other similar bags at the baggage claim.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino.
I agree with @peregrina2000 to never check my bag going. I also agree with @Camino Chrissy I never check my bag going home. First, there are things that I love in that bag. Second, after walking for almost 2 months I sometimes freak out that I lost my bag if it is not on my back, forgetting that I am done. Third, I am home and don't want to stand around waiting at the baggage carousel. Fourth, if that small chance that the idiot airlines lost my bag, the thought of dealing with the wait and hassle at lost luggage and the follow up calls waiting for them to find it and then if they find it deliver my pack,............... I check it every time.Neither do I ever check mine. I also do not check it going home either; preferring not to wait for it to arrive through the conveyer belt system with everyone else.
United Airlines put my backpack into a large plastic bin. No issues at all. I did shorten the straps and secured loose ends.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I’am in Santiago now and met a gentleman from Pittsburg in Burgos. His checked bag got lost. He bought a few things in SJPP and hiked to Logrono in his sandles. That’s where the airlines sent his pack when they found it.I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino. Yes, the odds are extremely low that it will get lost, but it happens and we have a bunch of forum members who can attest to the hassles it has caused.
On the way home, I always check my pack, and like C Clearly, I just tighten all of the straps and tie up as many loose ends as possible. I remember a number of forum members saying they got a cheap bag at Ikea, but I have always checked mine without wrapping. Never a problem. It has arrived late a couple of times, but I can live with that on the way home. Truth be told, it wouldn’t be a huge deal if it got lost on the way home, because buying all new camino gear would be kind of fun at that point.
I bought the Osprey Airporter too. Thanks for the idea of using it as a pillow or cushion.Yeah, I thought about doing that. I got an airport osprey pouch. I guess it's more conventional.
Hi,Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
My pack size is a little too big for carry onThe details of the pros and cons of this make interesting reading, but I would think that you would never check your bag unless the airline forces you to. Why take a chance? Right?
That said, if I am forced to check a bag, I triage what I take as a carry-on with how expensive and/or difficult or time-consuming it would be to replace.
Maybe the real question here is if there's any reason to check your bag if you're not obligated to.
I have always checked my backpack both going to the Camino and returning home. Despite connecting flights in the US I’ve never had a problem. Must be lucky! Recently I have used a carrier bag that is large enough to hold my poles as well. The nice thing about the carrier bag is, it’s so large there is plenty of room to bring home souvenirs. Before, I would just cinch down the pack as tight as possible and secure any dangling straps because those can get caught on conveyor belts at the airport. Next time I go I will take the added precaution of including an air tag too.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I understood your initial posting, but the thread seems to have gone off on a bit of a tangent…My pack size is a little too big for carry on
Have you checked if it is half empty, do the actual measurements exceed the requirement? (The manufacturer's measurements are for a fully-packed pack, including the top pouch.)My pack size is a little too big for carry on
I always check my bag in as the airlines do not like my swiss army knife in the carry on baggage! I just make sure all the straps are tight and send it on its way.I would never ever in a million years check my pack on the way to the camino. Yes, the odds are extremely low that it will get lost, but it happens and we have a bunch of forum members who can attest to the hassles it has caused.
On the way home, I always check my pack, and like C Clearly, I just tighten all of the straps and tie up as many loose ends as possible. I remember a number of forum members saying they got a cheap bag at Ikea, but I have always checked mine without wrapping. Never a problem. It has arrived late a couple of times, but I can live with that on the way home. Truth be told, it wouldn’t be a huge deal if it got lost on the way home, because buying all new camino gear would be kind of fun at that point.
I carry my backpack on - too many carefully chosen items in it! But I check a bag (free with my ticket) for my pre and post Camino travel clothes along with my hiking poles. I sent the extra items to Santiago. If my checked bag goes astray I don't have to replace my backpack and everything in it.I check my backpack when I fly to/from Spain so I can bring my poles with me. It goes into an IKEA bag.
just use the rain cover that comes with the backpackSomeone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I like that I get to understand everyone's point of view on the subject and learn about their experiences so I can adjust accordingly. It's been very informative so far, indeedThis kind of exchange does differentiate this forum from many social media fora. It’s clear that there is no ‘right answer’ and even though many are firmly of their opinion whether to check, or not there is no sense of ‘I’m right; you’re wrong’ in the replies.
Well said. I might use this wording in the future! Sometimes people get annoyed because a simple question is asked but people come along and add information/answers to questions that weren't exactly asked. It is the extra, sometimes tangential information or perspective, that can provide the broader understanding. On an internet forum, we can't tell in advance whether that unexpected information might be helpful or not.I like that I get to understand everyone's point of view on the subject and learn about their experiences so I can adjust accordingly.
It can also provide helpful information to those who read the answers but may not post their own questions on the forum.Well said. I might use this wording in the future! Sometimes people get annoyed because a simple question is asked but people come along and add information/answers to questions that weren't exactly asked. It is the extra, sometimes tangential information or perspective, that can provide the broader understanding. On an internet forum, we can't tell in advance whether that unexpected information might be helpful or not.
I used to always just put my bag on the conveyor belt, with my poles inside (but sticking out slightly).Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
That’s exactly what I did and it worked out really well. You can get it cling film wrapped at the airport but in 2021 it was £10 for the service and a black bin bag works perfectly well saves you lugging it around the airportSomeone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I have just sent my pack from Madrid through 2 US airports with no issue. I also tie up the straps and make sure nothing is loose. You can wrap with plastic wrap that you can buy for moving, but I didn’t find that necessary. It may just make you feel better. You can also just use packing tape to secure the straps. Ultreia!Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
While the Osprey Airporter is quite nice, the same result came be achieved using an Ikea Frakta Storage Bag, essentially a zip duffle bag for $6 in the US. My wife and I have both used these on several Caminos and many other trips when checking our packs from the US to Europe. The bonus is you can throw your trekking poles in there also. They fold down nicely and slip into our packs while walkingI'll put my bag in an osprey airporter, which is the most legit I can do. I'll be able to use the folded pouch as a pillow or seat when I take breaks on the camino.
On our flight to Spain we didn't check our backpacks. On our flight back from Madrid, i decided to do so since we weren't in a hurry and since my wife was checking the hiking pole she bought in SJPDP. The young man at the check-in counter put my pack in a large, plastic bag and also carefully wrapped the hiking pole, walking with us to the end of the terminal where there is a luggage chute that goes straight down, no turns, to the luggage area. I sooo regret we didn't get the young man's name. Both checked items arrived quickly at our destination airport. No charge for the wrapping.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I heard a few horror stories regarding checking in backpacks. Most people don't have issues, but one person posted a picture of their backpack which got totally destroyed/shredded. That was enough for me to decide that I'd carry it on instead. I folded and packed my empty backpack, and all my camino gear into a carry-on suitcase to avoid checking it in. When I got to my airbnb in SJPP, I unpacked my backpack, loaded all my gear into it and went next door to Express Bourricot where I left my empty suitcase for them to shuttle it to an SDC hotel. They had a deal going on with an SDC hotel and they'd offer pilgrim's a discount if they stayed at that particular one. I took the discounted deal and 35 days later, I arrived in SDC, went to my hotel and my suitcase was there wating for me. Worked out perfectly! The only gear I didn't take from home were hiking poles which I ended up buying a pair at SJPP's pilgrim shop. I mailed my hiking poles home from SDC Correos/Spain's post office. Hope this helps. Buen camino.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Haha great idea. Do you pay an extra fee for "oversized luggage"?Not read all above so sorry if I am repeating what has already been said
We have checked in our rucksacks and then taken them to oversize luggage , on return from sdc they just put them in the tray at check in and off they go
Never had a problem
And the big bonusoversized luggage always arrives first
Buen Camino
Post #12 suggests that there are more issues with the special luggage.Not read all above so sorry if I am repeating what has already been said
We have checked in our rucksacks and then taken them to oversize luggage , on return from sdc they just put them in the tray at check in and off they go
Never had a problem
And the big bonusoversized luggage always arrives first
From New Zealand I got my back pack wrapped for $15 NZ all international airports have a luggage wrapping service for a fee. Also added benefit that clearly shows if your luggage has been tampered with from airport to destination. Happy travels!Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Haha great idea. Do you pay an extra fee for "oversized luggage
I do all those things to make sure it looks small and in the past it was allowed as carryon. Just got back from another Camino, this time I had an Osprey carry bag around the pack and made some alterations that made it tight around the pack…was allowed as a carryon. I work hard to keep my pack with me.I remove everything from outside pockets, tighten up the straps, tie the loose ends together so they don't dangle too much, and then I put my backpack on the conveyor belt or in the tray if one is provided, and watch it get taken away.
Our backpacks go on the plane with us we don't check them.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I also use cheap Chinese rollbags, but after collecting my rucksack I then put the rollbag inside my rucksack and use it as a waterproof liner to keep everything dry (yes, I also have a rucksack cover for additional protection)Osprey airporter or a cheap Chinese water thight sack/bag, used both successfully. As for the waterproof sack, order larger as in my experience they are smaller then indicated.
And if they break, no big lose (airporter is expensive).
Also good the send you luggage ahead
I always check my backpack when flying. I have a special bag that I bought at a sporting goods store which in lightweight nylon with a zipper and handles that my large backpack fits in.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I put everything inside the bag, tidy up the straps and bind it with a length of paracord . I take 3m of bright yellow paracord for the purpose. The cord provides convenient handles for the baggage handlers so they don’t grab the straps. The paracord also gets used as a washing line and a belt for my poncho on windy wet days. It can also be used as a ridge line for a shelter but I haven’t had to do that so far.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
On my first Camino in 2021 I packed my 36L Osprey Exos in one of those blue Ikea duffels from the US to Madrid due to carrying my Swiss Army knife and trekking poles. Everything arrived intact.If it were possible, I'm sure many of us who do have larger packs that are not suitable for carry on would take the option of just using carry on. But it isn't, and I for one accept the infinitesimally small risk that my pack will be delayed or even lost. It also means that I have to think about, at least for a moment or two, what I would need to do should that occur. So far, I have never had to do more than think about it. In over 40 years of international travel, I have never lost a checked bag. The worst has been a 24 hour delay, when my bag was delayed returning to Australia.
I use an IKEA bag. Amazingly sturdy, lightweight enough that I put it in my pack while hiking and reuse for the return trip. Plus cheap!Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I have never wrapped a bag. If the wrapping service is outside of security, TSA might¹ unwrap it. In more than a hundred flights, I've never seen anyone with a wrapped bag on board or in a waiting-to-board area, and almost none at checkin. I never check a bag unless I have to, and in dozens of visits to baggage claim (when I couldn't avoid it), I have seen very few wrapped bags.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
If you do happen to pack your poles in an odd shaped cylinder be sure to look for them at the "errant luggage" counter at CDG rather than waiting an hour or so at the luggage carousel. ;-)@islandwalker had this problem a few months ago. Her assessment is that if you’re going to check poles, it’s best to put them in a regular size duffel bag or other bag, rather than an odd shaped cylinder. I agree with that, because that happened to me too in 2009 or 2010, when my poles packed in a tube got lost on the way to my Vdlp. I think anything out of the norm is more likely to get lost.
Great idea. Must remember it - thanksNot every airport provides a wrapping service, and I have never flown with an airline that does either. Over the years, I have done most things from taping and wrapping the straps so that there are not exposed loose ends, using a polypro bag that I disposed of on arrival, and using a specialist travel sack into which I put the pack and other bits and pieces. The sack then gets forwarded to Ivar in SDC with other things that I want at the end of my camino.
Many many years ago I heard a travel expert say There are two kinds of luggage: "Carry-on and lost."Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
put my bag in an osprey airporter
My pack size is a little too big for carry on
Always check mine in but I was using a special sack for putting it in. Realised that great as the sack was, it weighed almost 1kg. Someone suggested wrapping it in a blue IKEA bag which I did. Used two luggage straps to close it and it worked perfectly. Was even able to spot my bag being loaded. Got to St Jean and the hospitalera in Beilari was quite happy to take it off my hands. Just tied up all straps securely and completed with the two luggage straps for the flight home. Checking pack means I have no problems with walking poles or my knife.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
I think if you've one got direct flight from A to B without connections, a checked bag wouldn't be an issue. I, however, do not live in a place where that is possible. My upcoming Camino has 4 flights on two different airlines to get from A to B. There is no way I will be checking my backpack. I do have a medical reason for keeping one hiking pole with me, and both are usually allowed with a doctor's note. I break them down and wrap them in cling wrap nonetheless.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Yes, I have a direct flight. I can't believe all the travel you have to do before you start! Nice bundle you made with your bag, good idea.I think if you've one got direct flight from A to B without connections, a checked bag wouldn't be an issue. I, however, do not live in a place where that is possible. My upcoming Camino has 4 flights on two different airlines to get from A to B. There is no way I will be checking my backpack. I do have a medical reason for keeping one hiking pole with me, and both are usually allowed with a doctor's note. I break them down and wrap them in cling wrap nonetheless.
I do bundle up and cover my backpack to put in overhead...bring the hip pockets and waist strap across to the back of the pack, pull in all should straps and cover with an inexpensive pack cover with elasticized edge and adjustable straps to hold everything in place. I did see a pack at an airport once that was fit with a pack cover/rainfly and secured by duck tape .View attachment 150210
I never ever check my backpack in. Too much luggage getting lost. Not worth the risk.Someone told me to put my bag in a trash bag or some heavy duty bag and let the handle come through the top to attach bag infos to it before I arrive to the airport.
I was thinking it was already a service provided by the airline (sarran wrapping), for a fee.
What has been your experience with checking your backpack?
Lost baggage is much less of a problem now that they have all these bar-code scanners and automated tracking databases. But it somehow still happens occasionally.Many many years ago I heard a travel expert say There are two kinds of luggage: "Carry-on and lost."
I only carry on my pack and my 'one personal item,' which is just a small bag for a book, snacks (AKA, chocolate), pen, foldable water bottle, toothbrush/paste, kleenex, a couple of hand-wipes (and my iPod before someone disappeared it last March). If I am on a puddle-jumper that says only one bag, the personal item will fit into my pack.
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