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My wife also has black diamond, hence my narrow view of advice above. I wonder how far the thread will run this timeIt depends who is on security. LOTS of stories on this forum. You might be allowed through, you might not. I would never risk taking my expensive foldup Black Diamond poles in cabin baggage. I would leave them at home and pick up a cheap stick once I started walking.
Hello,
I would like to ask if any of you has a recent experience when travelling with Iberia to Spain (within Europe) - if it is possible to take the walking sticks (folded) in the cabin as I dont have any checked baggage purchased.
If I shall risk it?
Many thanks for your comments!
Yes, and they can be either in a good mood or a bad mood; I've encountered both.The airline doesn’t matter, the staff on the security station make the decision.
All the best to you next week, @Albertagirl, as you head out on your Camino! Let us know if you are allowed that wooden walking stick in the cabin; are you bringing a note from your doctor?Last week, I bought a new walking stick, wooden. I plan on taking it with me to Spain next week, on the plane. I shall limp my way through security and look a little startled when my new knee sets off the alarm (the surgeon's nurse assures me that this will happen). I am a little better than 50% sure that I shall be allowed to take the stick onboard with me. Which is just as well, as the pain is not wholly finished with me yet and I have a lot of walking to do.
This topic has been thrashed so often it is beginning to enjoy it.
Oh my, here we go again!Hello,
I would like to ask if any of you has a recent experience when travelling with Iberia to Spain (within Europe) - if it is possible to take the walking sticks (folded) in the cabin as I dont have any checked baggage purchased.
If I shall risk it?
Many thanks for your comments!
I really like my black diamond walking poles. Very light. They were expensive. The last time I walked the Camino, I bought some cheap walking poles. They were very heavy. I check my backpack. It got to Madrid ok.It depends who is on security. LOTS of stories on this forum. You might be allowed through, you might not. I would never risk taking my expensive foldup Black Diamond poles in cabin baggage. I would leave them at home and pick up a cheap stick once I started walking.
Walking poles - even folding or telescopic ones - are not allowed as personal luggage but can go in the hold with checked baggage. I was worried about my backpack straps causing a problem on the conveyor belts so bought a bag from https://www.pro-tector.co.uk. That maybe overkill but it kept all the straps inside the bag for transit. I also bought a a pair of telescopic walking poles that went inside the backpack. I found the poles indispensable on my Camino because many paths are quite rough and rocky as well as being steep in places. I highly recommend taking some with you. Buen Camino!Hello,
I would like to ask if any of you has a recent experience when travelling with Iberia to Spain (within Europe) - if it is possible to take the walking sticks (folded) in the cabin as I dont have any checked baggage purchased.
If I shall risk it?
Many thanks for your comments!
Thanks for your comment!Walking poles - even folding or telescopic ones - are not allowed as personal luggage but can go in the hold with checked baggage. I was worried about my backpack straps causing a problem on the conveyor belts so bought a bag from https://www.pro-tector.co.uk. That maybe overkill but it kept all the straps inside the bag for transit. I also bought a a pair of telescopic walking poles that went inside the backpack. I found the poles indispensable on my Camino because many paths are quite rough and rocky as well as being steep in places. I highly recommend taking some with you. Buen Camino!
When I arrive in any city pre camino I do three things. Buy a sim card at either Orange or Vodafone, buy a cheap pocket knife to cut my cheese, bread, tomatoes, kiwis etc and buy some cheap walking poles. I can always get some pretty good ones that do me just fine for sometimes under 20 euros. At the end I leave them at an albergue.As soon as you start your Camino, you will find abandoned sticks in most albergues/can buy cheap ones in many stores. Do not buy sticks at home: You will only delay the line in security control, and you will have it confiscated in customs anyway.
The same goes for Swiss/Other knives etc. Buy a cheap knife for bread/sausages etc. when in Spain, and give it to your last albergue before you leave for home. Problem solved.
Remember, you can buy almost anything in Spain, for a fraction of the cost in your own country: Spain is a VERY civilized, ancient country/culture. I guess only Ancient Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, and the Middle East (Jordan, Irac, etc.) and possibly Cambodia are in front of them, historically.
After all, they also "discovered" and "populated" America. Or at least, it was an Italian, of Norw. descent, according to some research, who did it: Christopher Columbus.
It never ceases to amaze me that many pilgrims do not understand that Spain is a highly civilized, ancient and proud country, with everything you need, at a fraction of the cost in your own country.
Except when they are!Walking poles - even folding or telescopic ones - are not allowed as personal luggage
And therein lies the problem! I’ve never seen any official guidance which would explicitly permit them, many examples of where they’re explicitly not permitted; but the ‘decision’ is down to the attention of the x-ray operator and the mood of the security staff; most working a long shift on minimum wage.Except when they are!
There seems to be no consistent policy among airports about trekking poles. Airport security, not airlines, decides what gets into the airplane cabin. I have seen poles pass through security once, but It is the rare exception. You can always try to slip them through security at the almost certain risk of having them confiscated. Trekking poles are effective weapons; I have used them to fend off packs of aggressive dogs on the Via Francigena. I dismantle poles and put them in my checked backpack.Hello,
I would like to ask if any of you has a recent experience when travelling with Iberia to Spain (within Europe) - if it is possible to take the walking sticks (folded) in the cabin as I dont have any checked baggage purchased.
If I shall risk it?
Many thanks for your comments!
Not everyone really thinks through what will pass security …I went through security with walking sticks twice in early July on my way to Spain. First time in Boise ID, and again the next day in Portland OR. I returned via Barcelona a couple of weeks ago with my sticks in the cabin also. The sticks were in an outside pocket and clearly visible. I also had a $10 kids backpack with me in case they weren't allowed and I needed to go back to the counter and check them. Just get there early enough that if you have to check them you can.
Don't forget the contribution from the "buy-a-new-set-of-poles-and-discard-them-every-year" crowd.The electricity consumed in discussing this on a (very) regular basis could well be contributing to climate change.
I suggest that you do the reverse - check a tiny bag/package with the offensive stuff, and carry all the rest into the cabin. That is the lowest risk solution.I check my backpack in the hold, with everything that Airport Security may find offensive (swiss army knife, walking poles, etc.) To limit theft I have wrapped at the airport.
I carry a tiny little bag as cabin luggage
Agreed! I carefully choose what goes in my pack - not to mention the pack itself! I wouldn't want to have to purchase everything anew if my bag went missing!I suggest that you do the reverse - check a tiny bag/package with the offensive stuff, and carry all the rest into the cabin. That is the lowest risk solution.
To further beat a very sick horse...Remember, you can buy almost anything in Spain, for a fraction of the cost in your own country.
Just FYI - you can enjoy those crazy cheap prices in the US now. Decathlon has had two stores in the San Francisco area for a few years now, and you can order their products online. They offer free shipping for purchases $35 and over.To further beat a very sick horse...
I have it on good authority (you guys) that you can buy poles and really anything else you need along the popular routes. To give you an idea of prices, check out Decathlon, which has shops almost everywhere now. To a USian, these prices are crazy cheap. The small non-chain shops are probably a smidge more expensive.
I know - I see a field trip to SF at some point soon. For science, you know?Just FYI - you can enjoy those crazy cheap prices in the US now. Decathlon has had two stores in the San Francisco area for a few years now, and you can order their products online. They offer free shipping for purchases $35 and over.
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A pilgrimage of sorts?I know - I see a field trip to SF at some point soon. For science, you know?
Clever, as always, Trecile!Agreed! I carefully choose what goes in my pack - not to mention the pack itself! I wouldn't want to have to purchase everything anew if my bag went missing!
I normally do some touristy traveling before/after my Camino, so I check a bag with my pre/post Camino clothes and also my poles. I then send the suitcase to Santiago.
The only time I didn't do this was on a short Camino trip. That time I checked in an old duffel bag with my poles in it, and then donated the duffel at my first albergue. On the way home I checked my pack with poles.
Iberia's website specifically says "no" - https://www.iberia.com/us/faqs/hand...idlbmaSrjgTalA8gR9SBithuryeoGULcLdrD3sR4-TF4EHello,
I would like to ask if any of you has a recent experience when travelling with Iberia to Spain (within Europe) - if it is possible to take the walking sticks (folded) in the cabin as I dont have any checked baggage purchased.
If I shall risk it?
Many thanks for your comments!
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