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- SJPDP 24 April 2016 - Santiago de Compostela 27 May 2016
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I fully agree that if you can take your luggage on board that is what you should do. It saves you money, saves you waiting for your bag to come off the plane and on to the carousel and saves any risk of crush damage. However, if you've got a decent pair of trekking poles, or a useful knife you need to check your bag into the hold, either that or buy a cheap knife and trekking poles which can be discarded at the end of your journey.I really try not to offer advice that does not respond to the question asked, but I'd just add a gentle nudge here to suggest that you consider carrying on your backpack. If your pack is too large to carry onto the plane, you should just check to make sure that it's not too large for you to carry for a month. I would never ever check my pack. Yes, I know the statistics, I know that 96% of "lost luggage" is quickly found, but having to stay in Madrid and wait a day with the hopes my luggage arrived is just not what I want to do. Buen camino, whatever you decide. Laurie
Just two quick comments. First, make sure you have the right info on carrying on poles. This is a country by country issue, so you should check out the experiences of people from your country of departure. I only can speak for the US, but I have carried my poles on for years with absolutely no problem. And no US forum member has ever reported being told the poles could not go on. Many report carrying them on without a problem.I fully agree that if you can take your luggage on board that is what you should do. It saves you money, saves you waiting for your bag to come off the plane and on to the carousel and saves any risk of crush damage. However, if you've got a decent pair of trekking poles, or a useful knife you need to check your bag into the hold, either that or buy a cheap knife and trekking poles which can be discarded at the end of your journey.
Hola fellow Washingtonian! I bought a 3" mailing tube from UPS (and cut it down lengthwise to fit my trekking poles). I then sewed a quick nylon bag for it. (pink ties have since been removed) Right now I have the bag/tube with poles slipped down into my pack. If at security they say I need to check the poles in, all I have to do it put a luggage tag on the easily identifiable bright orange bag and send it through. I've put my Burgos hotel information in the tube just in case....We have flight reservations made out of Vancouver BC...
Great bit of kit and I bet it's lighter than the one I bought too. Where were you when I needed you!Is there an IKEA near you? They make a great cheap but strong zippered "cart" bag thats perfect for packing a backpack/poles - and it's only $2.99!!http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/frakta-storage-bag-for-cart-blue__0093264_PE230442_S4.JPG
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If you can get the plastic cover I would but I couldn't and just tightened everything fine both waysWe have flight reservations made out of Vancouver BC and I'm wondering if people have used heavy translucent plastic bags to put their packs in and check them to Madrid. With all the straps and such they seem prime to get stuck in machinery. I've seen packs in bags in airports before, what do you pilgrims recommend?
If you are bringing your backpack as carry on what will you do with your hiking poles? When I went to Peru they made me check them.I start my Camino 5.june and my sack will be max. 7 kg so I am thinking to bring it into the aeroplane
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Is there an IKEA near you? They make a great cheap but strong zippered "cart" bag thats perfect for packing a backpack/poles - and it's only $2.99!!http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/frakta-storage-bag-for-cart-blue__0093264_PE230442_S4.JPG
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I came from Nz on Saturday. I cable tied my zips and shrink wrapped my entire pack. It was perfect and stayed clean! Just be sure to cut the wrap so that the luggage workers have access to two handles.We have flight reservations made out of Vancouver BC and I'm wondering if people have used heavy translucent plastic bags to put their packs in and check them to Madrid. With all the straps and such they seem prime to get stuck in machinery. I've seen packs in bags in airports before, what do you pilgrims recommend?
I've also see quite a few of these on ebay.Is there an IKEA near you? They make a great cheap but strong zippered "cart" bag thats perfect for packing a backpack/poles - and it's only $2.99!!http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/frakta-storage-bag-for-cart-blue__0093264_PE230442_S4.JPG
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I'm sure that you could put your poles in a tube, then into the bag.Don't you want something that is re-inforced to protect your poles from getting crushed/bent in the cargo hold?
Maybe I was lucky but I took 17 flights last year with nothing on my one 60L with no cover or anything and never had an issue. Checked every time. I had a zipper break from use but not from flights.
You use a DESTINATION tag so your bag is delivered to where you will BE, not where you started your journey from home. It hardly helps to have your rucksack returned home if it gets misdirected or lost, while you are in Spain or France, Portugal, etc.
Other threads have recommended you have a firm reservation for your first night's lodging. I am staying in Madrid for two nights before starting, so my bag is tagged with that hotel address. I included my e-mail and text contact information on the address tag. My address tags are made using business card stock on my laser printer...easy peasy...
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