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Hi thank you for reply. The Osprey is fine width and diameter just 4 cm higher …. But non packed……. May have to pay more to save problem
Yes it’s cheap flight then seating then baggage etc all add ons……. But still cheap really compared to train travel uk!
My first camino i used an Osprey Fairview 40L. Great pack/met carry on size requirements.
Thank you …. Still a little big for easyJet rules… supposed to be 45 cm height…. I’m beginning to think there aren’t any suitable rucksack that combine a good back support over long distances with a small size rucksack that fits easy jets height dimensions …. Hence why most people check in or go for the extra large carry on extra price to boost it to 56cm. I expect marketing team would have checked most available backpack heights to make the money!
The dimensions that you cite sounds like a bag that's meant to go under the seat in front of you. Very few backpacks that will work for the Camino would fit that space.
I've seen a similar scenario myself two times. I've also seen someone open their luggage on the floor in front of everyone before boarding and angrily try to redistribute it to no avail.
Was it under the seat or in the overhead bin?
My experience, with pretty much all airlines, is that if you are actually wearing the pack, they are unlikely to check. I flew with Easyjet a couple of weeks ago and they were quite thorough about checks, but as I was wearing my pack they didn't make me check it in the sizer. If it's obviously over they will still check, though.
I think Wizz air is the most strict. Ryanair are strict on paper, but they actually don't check as much as some.
I asked because some airlines have an extra charge for using the overhead bin, and only allow bags under the seat for no extra fee.
Ryanair are super strict now on measurements , so had to upgrade and book
| Underseat 40cm x 25cm x 20cm | |
| Cabin Baggage priority 55cm x 40cm x 20cm Woody |
the 40x25x20 option is way small and I have spent too much time sorting out kit to check it, so felt it best to pay up, carry in and sort poles etc when I arrive
Hi, if you have to check your pack, what do you do about locking. ?
We've never had an issue if you cinch it down and it will fit in the overhead you shouldn't have any problem.
I finda my 35lt bag just perfect anything over that bit dodgy depends on airport staff being stroppy but not worth chancing anything 2 large
We have Osprey 35L, we can safely take as hand luggage on both Ryanair and EasyJet, and that’s also with our walking poles inside, we are on Camino as we speak 😄👣
I never check, always carry on 😄👣
I am putting mine in the hold next week to Biarritz for the Frances and though I have a 10kg allowance it only be 6kg as I am taking my hiking poles they not allowed on the aircraft with me .. just incase yours won't be allowed for being oversized try squshing it down by 2inches if you have any room otherwise it be cheaper paying the extra rather than getting a new backpack
Yes, I definitely recommend actually measuring it once packed.
Last time I took a backpack on the plane with me , at the departure gate I was asked to take everything out to see what was allowed and what was not but I suppose that is the UK for you that's why I thought putting it in the hold this time round .
Yes I checked Ryanair before booking my flight to see what their rules were which seem the same as EasyJet so it was cheaper for me to pay for it to be in the hold rather than in the overhead rack and they state hiking poles must go in the hold as they can be used as a weapon ,which is understandable .
Hello pepe 😊 didn’t realise it was you till I checked your name 😂 my question is how did you manage to bring your poles as carry on??
Yep, 100% the allowance is minuscule, so having to pay extra, but a least I know the bag will arrive at the same time as I do
Hey Jo, We just put them IN our backpacks. We have never had a problem taking them as carry on. We always have rubber ends on so no sharp points. This time round my pack was 6kg and Freddie’s 8kg, we paid for the Ryanair “package”: priority boarding/2 bags/reserved seats, we usually get a meal deal in one of the shops in the airport so that’s a 2nd bag for one of us. We’ve never had a problem going through security or getting on the plane. The poles actually make the bag a little longer than the frame but we have nothing in the bottom section or the ‘lid’ pockets for the flight to make it as unbulky as possible. After my Frances Camino I had a sore bottom and was able to walk on with them in my hands, I was asked if I needed them as a walking aid and said yes. 😄👣💞
Wear a couple of layers and stuff your pockets...
I put a rolltop liner inside my rucksack as a dry pack. But for flying, its big enough for the rucksack to fit into it. I use a security wire loop with a padlock which I fit through the clips on the rolltop.
Again, it works some times, in some places, for some. But as far as I know, hiking poles, whether they are extendable, collapsible, taken apart, wrapped in cling film, with or without a rubber tip at the time of boarding, are prohibited as hand luggage on European airlines. I have asked at Manchester, Liverpool, Oslo and Porto and it's the same - you are not allowed to take them in. The hand luggage bag goes through the X-ray and in most cases will be taken to one side and you will be told to check the poles in or have them confiscated. As mentioned, it depends on the person on the day, but the rules are clear. If you want to take that risk, fine, but for people planning to do the same, please check the hand luggage requirements, what size bag you have paid for, what you can and can't take on board, and plan accordingly. I wouldn't want that stress and spend that extra time and money when I could be relaxing before my flight.
Lol I have a senior railcard being that I am 62 this year but agree all the add ons is far cheaper then trains in the UK... in total I have paid £62 for the coach ticket to Stansted Airport, my flight , backpack in the hold , seat reservation and breakfast on the 7:00 flight next week to Biarritz..
That's about as direct as an airline can get. Apparently many people are trying to use backpacks to bypass the baggage fees.
Buen Camino for when you do the Camino Portuguese
My first reaction is "why is that bear wearing its pack upside down", my second was "he probably meant to go to the Albergue and ended up in Albuquerque by mistake" (bears not being known for their linguistic capabilities)
UK train prices are a farce - my daughter had to do an overnight trip to Manchester from London this week - outbound ticket £162, return ticket £68. The branch manager in Manchester asked why she hadn't opted for a one month valid "Anytime Return" so she could have stayed an extra day . . . because that would have been £369! For a round trip four hour train journey. Compare that with the 12 hour journey from SdC to Irún-Hendaya at the French border for just £58!
We took 36L ospreys carryon on air Canada and TAP air to Lisbon in 2017 and they fit in the upper cargo okay. The backpacks weren't super full so maybe that made a difference. I don't think they were measured at the gate. We went to the airport the day before to make sure.
I have flown Ryanair and Iberia express both with an Osprey 40l Farpoint, which is advertised as complying with the restrictions for cabin baggage. I've never measured it and never been asked. The fact it's on my back probably means it avoids scrutiny 😉
I had a 36l Osprey as my carry-on. No prob
Me too, several times with no problem, 36L Osprey.
The issue that @Lynnhardy is facing is that her ticket does not allow access to the overhead bins. Any hand luggage must fit in the space under the seat in front of her. This is quite common on low cost airlines.
I discovered today, after much research, that I can fly Gatwick to Malaga on my intended dates for €1. DHL will ship my luggage for less than the airline! What could go wrong?
Now that is cheap ..yet to get to SJPDP from Malaga be one heck of a trip then again its part of the camino
As I remember there’s way marked routes to Santiago- that’ll do me. Though this time I’m on a pilgrimage to Andalus. Granada, Antequera, Cordoba, Jerez, Sanlucar, Cadiz. No Orujo 🙁 but plenty Ciento Tres. We shall survive 😉
at any USA airport, locking is useless. If the lock is not "TSA-approved" then they will cut or break it. But TSA-approved means TSA at every airport has a master key—which means criminal can buy master keys cheap on the black market. A lock merely tells every one who sees it that there's something of value inside (even if there isn't).
I am going on my first ever long haul trip to Santiago and will arrive as long as it will take me .. mind you I fancy a night under the stars 🌟 🌟 🌟
Yes I was trying to go for the smaller under seat carry on bag. I’ve caved and paid for the second carry on now, my Osprey pack fits easily the size. Thank you
