- Time of past OR future Camino
- September 2024
Its beginning to look like the best solution for transporting trekking poles is to not do it. I am thinking just purchase a set in SJPDP and leave them in Santiago.
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I’ve checked mine on 3 trips to my different Camino’s. Twice with my pack that’s too big to carry on and once separately with a few other items. After 45 years of serious travel I know there’s always a chance it could go astray but, you can always buy locally as a last resort. As always, do what you think is best for you. Good luck.Its beginning to look like the best solution for transporting trekking poles is to not do it. I am thinking just purchase a set in SJPDP and leave them in Santiago.
Why? If you are concerned about carrying them into the cabin, send them as checked luggage in a small bag or box. That is, separate from your more precious backpack and other items, which you will carry on board. Unless you have to rush out of the airport at the end of your trip, you will spend less time waiting for them up at the luggage belt than you would spend buying new ones somewhere. Furthermore, it is less wasteful than buying and discarding poles.Its beginning to look like the best solution for transporting trekking poles is to not do it.
I returned in June from Madrid through Atlanta. I put my folded poles inside my backpack and carried it on with no problem. I understand that isn't always the case, but I'll try it again next time!Unless you book a "basic economy" ticket, flights to/from the US generally include a checked bag. That "bag" could be a box with your poles.
I *believe* Ivar (the owner/operator of this very forum) has a service similar to that (you can drop your poles off at his place of business in SdC as a donation), but I don't know if they get trans-shipped to any origin points.This may have been answered in one of the zillions of previous threads about poles, but… Is there a place in Santiago where poles can be dropped off and eventually transported back to SJPDP or other major starting points on the Caminos?
For those of us who fly on the cheap from the U.S., checking your poles for $75 each way makes buying them in SJPdP and leaving them in Santiago a more than reasonable alternative.I’ve checked mine on 3 trips to my different Camino’s. Twice with my pack that’s too big to carry on and once separately with a few other items. After 45 years of serious travel I know there’s always a chance it could go astray but, you can always buy locally as a last resort. As always, do what you think is best for you. Good luck.
Yes the airlines miss no opportunity to gouge their customers. Under those circumstances, I agree.For those of us who fly on the cheap from the U.S., checking your poles for $75 each way makes buying them in SJPdP and leaving them in Santiago a more than reasonable alternative.
Yes, there are several places where poles can be dropped off - for example, Casa Ivar and Pilgrim House. The poles are then available for others to pick up, but there is no organized service to transport them back to major starting points on the Caminos. Unfortunately, the complexities and cost considerations conspire to make this difficult, without a favourable business case.This may have been answered in one of the zillions of previous threads about poles, but… Is there a place in Santiago where poles can be dropped off and eventually transported back to SJPDP or other major starting points on the Caminos?
For those of us who fly on the cheap from the U.S.
I'm just wondering what the base price might be for such tickets.Yes the airlines miss no opportunity to gouge their customers.
DFW-MAD $862++++Yes, there are several places where poles can be dropped off - for example, Casa Ivar and Pilgrim House. The poles are then available for others to pick up, but there is no organized service to transport them back to major starting points on the Caminos. Unfortunately, the complexities and cost considerations conspire to make this difficult, without a favourable business case.
I'm just wondering what the base price might be for such tickets.
Last week I saw a thread stating that Santiago Airport was letting trekking poles aboard while inside carry-on luggage. You may wish to do a search here on this to verify. Better still, contact the Airport TSSA i Santiago or their website to verify.Its beginning to look like the best solution for transporting trekking poles is to not do it. I am thinking just purchase a set in SJPDP and leave them in Santiago.