Trekking pole shipping

MichiganMan

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Camino 2015 May-June

• May 7, 2015

• #1

Once in Santiago, is there a source for a study mailing tube large enough to fit 2 pair of trekking poles so they can be checked baggage on the flight to Madrid and beyond. I suspect they would not be allowed as carry-on.

 

peregrina2000

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• May 7, 2015

• #2

Hi, MichiganMan,

Welcome to the forum. Are you walking now?

There is an office of either fedex, UPS or one of those companies on a side street off the road from Praza Galiza to the train station, but I can't for the life of me remember the name. They sell shipping and packing supplies. I bought a lot of bubble wrap there to wrap up some bottles of olive oil and wine to pack for checked baggage. I will search my memory.

But I also think you will find something like this in an art supply store. I have a vague memory that I bought such a tube for my poles years ago in an art store in old Santiago. I am confident you'll find something when you get there.

 

madrid12

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• May 7, 2015

• #3

The post office in Santiago sells long,narrow boxes for about 2€ which I have brought before to post my poles back home to the UK but they are collapsible poles. I padded the inside of the box with some of my clothes for a bit more protection and sealed the outside with extra tape.

 

MichiganMan

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Time of past OR future Camino

Camino 2015 May-June

• May 7, 2015

• #4

Hey! Thanks for the quick comments. I need a box or tube about 10-15cm in diameter and about 75cm long. So far it sounds like I should have no problem finding one. Thanks for the "Welcome" too. We are not on the Camino yet. I start in SJPDP on May 14 and my daughter joins me in Leon. Winnie the Poodle stays home. I'm doing carry-on and checking the poles with a pocket knife, and minor odds and ends packed with them. Thanks again, I'm doing the last minute odds and ends so I can leave next week. In my haste you may note I missed checking my spelling for "sturdy". I am taking a smaller pack than what is in the photo.

 

Ekelund

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• May 7, 2015

• #5

Buen Camino to you MichiganMan, all things good are waiting for you.