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It will probably cost more than the cost of the duffel. Is there a reason why you won't be carrying it on the plane?I am checking my pack to fly from Oregon to Biarritz and have found a very serviceable duffle bag for a low cost. Is there any way for me to send it from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago, to be picked up at the end of June?
This is the one I use when I send my backpack, it does not weigh much so I carry it with me and put my bp in it in hostels to protect against bedbugs during nights, often spray it with permethrin before leaving.It will probably cost more than the cost of the duffel. Is there a reason why you won't be carrying it on the plane?
Have you looked at the ikea frakta bag, which is cheap enough to leave behind in SJPDP?
FRAKTA Storage bag for cart, blue, 28 ¾x13 ¾x11 ¾"20 gallon - IKEA
FRAKTA Storage bag for cart, blue, 28 ¾x13 ¾x11 ¾"20 gallon After 30 years in our range, it’s one of the most hardworking bags in the world. It’s big and strong and carries most things. Be it shopping, doing laundry or going to the beach, it goes wherever you go. Also suitable for recycling.m2.ikea.com
I always check a bag with my poles, liquids, etc., but I carry my backpack on the plane. If my checked bag goes missing it's much easier to replace a few items than my entire kit!Thank you everyone. I am checking my pack because I have liquids and sharps in it. I also don't want to risk having my hiking poles confiscated. I have arthritis in my hands and had to pay a bit more for poles that are easy to expand and fold up. The duffle bag only cost $15 (US dollars), so if it costs too much to send it, I will donate it to whoever could use it in St. Jean and hope that I can find something that works as well to go back home at the end of my Camino in June.
Thank you everyone. I am checking my pack because I have liquids and sharps in it. I also don't want to risk having my hiking poles confiscated. I have arthritis in my hands and had to pay a bit more for poles that are easy to expand and fold up. The duffle bag only cost $15 (US dollars), so if it costs too much to send it, I will donate it to whoever could use it in St. Jean and hope that I can find something that works as well to go back home at the end of my Camino in June.
Having once snagged a strap on the end of the rail of the boarding steps (SO embarassing!) I now take out the waterproof cover and put it over the "wrong" side of the pack, cinch it down and carry the pack by the top handle. I guess you could do the same if you check it in to the hold but use duct tape as well?I would do a as Jeff suggested above and skip a duffel bag. If you don't wish to use a cling wrap plastic, you can also do this:
1. Tighten down the shoulder straps.
2. Wrap the waist belt to the front of the pack and fasten it together, then tighten up the slack nice and snug.
3. Get a large, heavy mil, plastic yard waste bag to put the pack in, and duct tape the opening shut or use a zip tie.
That will keep the pack fairly safe, and you can dispose of the trash bag upon arrival.
Having once snagged a strap on the end of the rail of the boarding steps (SO embarassing!) I now take out the waterproof cover and put it over the "wrong" side of the pack, cinch it down and carry the pack by the top handle. I guess you could do the same if you check it in to the hold but use duct tape as well?
Yes let us all use a lot of plastic to wrap our backpacks and other stuff and then throw it away
Don’t think about the environment or nature, it makes me so sad
Do the Demo Bags have some kind of closure?I had the same question on my first Camino last year and ended up getting a “Demo Bags” from Amazon.
I carried my pack onto the plane with no difficulties - poles inside as well. BUT - I had this very same IKEA bag folded up and stored at the bottom of my pack and used it to ship everything home. It only cost $4, light weight, and worked great.It will probably cost more than the cost of the duffel. Is there a reason why you won't be carrying it on the plane?
Have you looked at the ikea frakta bag, which is cheap enough to leave behind in SJPDP?
FRAKTA Storage bag for cart, blue, 28 ¾x13 ¾x11 ¾"20 gallon - IKEA
FRAKTA Storage bag for cart, blue, 28 ¾x13 ¾x11 ¾"20 gallon After 30 years in our range, it’s one of the most hardworking bags in the world. It’s big and strong and carries most things. Be it shopping, doing laundry or going to the beach, it goes wherever you go. Also suitable for recycling.m2.ikea.com
You also could check with you physician. I know of folks in our APOC group who are getting a waiver to carry their poles on the plane as assisted walking devices. Therefore not having to check them.Thank you everyone. I am checking my pack because I have liquids and sharps in it. I also don't want to risk having my hiking poles confiscated. I have arthritis in my hands and had to pay a bit more for poles that are easy to expand and fold up. The duffle bag only cost $15 (US dollars), so if it costs too much to send it, I will donate it to whoever could use it in St. Jean and hope that I can find something that works as well to go back home at the end of my Camino in June.
The Spanish postal service Correos have a Post Restante service. Go into any Post Office and they will supply a box which you can put stuff not required for the Journey and they will then deliver it to the SdC post Office near the Cathedral for a later pickup. I have used this service and it works well. I also have a pack cover and used it for the same purpose as you are. The Correos package box can be any size from small to Bicycle! I think the chatge is weight based and you get X days free storage and a nominal daily charge over this.I am checking my pack to fly from Oregon to Biarritz and have found a very serviceable duffle bag for a low cost. Is there any way for me to send it from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago, to be picked up at the end of June?
There is an obvious and simple solution to this problem.
Firmly attach a label to your duffel-bag saying "If found please deliver to the Pilgrims Office in Santiago" and leave it somewhere conspicuous on your way out of St Jean.
With luck you'll only have to wait a couple of days for some Pilgrim to deliver it for you.
How do you get the zip tie off? I tend to cut them off but you probably won't have a knife at the airport.I had the same question on my first Camino last year and ended up getting a “Demo Bags” from Amazon.
I wanted something that was:
Large (45” tall, 30” wide, 42 gallon volume)
Inexpensive - $2.50/bag
Strong – (100 lb load, for broken glass, brick, cinder block on construction sites)
Tear Resistant – woven polypropylene (similar to the Ikea bag but stronger)
Light – less than a pair of socks
Small Volume when not using – size of a burrito from Chipotle
Reusable – worked great Round trip from USA last year - 8 flights where the bag was handled (3x - switching planes, 5x - baggage claim pick up)
Unique – so no one accidentally took my bag mistaking it for their own.
No straps - to snag on baggage handling equipment and then get ripped open
I bought a few reusable zip ties from the hardware store to cinch the bag closed near the top. At the check in counter, pull out the Demo Bag from your pack, insert pack into Demo Bag, put zip tie on loose for looping around the identifier tag or adhesive strip the airline attaches to a checked bag and then cinch it tight. As soon as I picked up my bag off the luggage conveyor, I dragged it away from the crowds, removed the zip tie, pulled the pack out, folded up the bag and put it in the pack thus negating the need for straps/handles. The bag sat at the bottom of my pack for the whole Camino. Because of all the attributes above, it was ready to be used again when I started my travels back to the USA eliminating the time and cost of finding/buying a new travel bag before leaving Santiago.
Downside to the Demolition Bag:
It’s not stylish
Minimum purchase size is 5 bags for $12.99 (for a life time of Caminos)
Except for the straps and the smaller size, the Ikea bag looks good. I’m always suspect of zipper quality and thus consider it just one more potential failure point. My pack was big and would not fit in the Ikea bag…be sure to look up dimensions and capacities of that bag before purchasing it. I do think most Camino type back packs will fit in it. I just looked it up, these are the Ikea specifications: (L- 28 ¾” , D-13 ¾", H- 11 ¾", Max. load: 55 lb, Volume: 20 gallon)
Demo Bags – on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H9RQQH/?tag=casaivar02-20
Nail clippers or short blunt scissors would work and be allowed to be carried on the plane.How do you get the zip tie off? I tend to cut them off but you probably won't have a knife at the airport.
How do you get the zip tie off? I tend to cut them off but you probably won't have a knife at the airport.
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