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Thanks dougfitzI have always worn mine. It's not complicated. They don't fit in my pack and have to go somewhere. On my feet seems like a good place for that.
great thank you notion , have no other choice but doing that but thank you for adviceSure do fly in boots. I just untie and loosen off the laces.
Glen thank you again for your input I really appreciate it and that is what I will doI have size 13 EEE feet and I agree with Notion900. Wear 'em; just don't lace 'em all the way up. Tie 'em so your ankles are free, then tuck the laces in carefully. I frequently tie them off-center and in a double-knot, so they'll stay tied and so the extra lace will tuck into (and stay in) one side of the boot.
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@Gerhard58,
You look so much like my friend Chris Mellor (also from South Africa) that you could be cousins.
I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in
the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
I did, size 11. Just made sure I took them off once I got onboard the flight (too warm for that length of flight).I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
Thankyou Deb! I'll do so !I fly in mine, and do as others have recommended: loosen those laces and get comfy.
Thanks my friendHi Gerhard...not sure if you'll have the same problem as me, but I always found that travelling to Spain takes a fair amount of walking, so the boots weren't too bad. As mentioned, loosen them or take them off for long-haul, but with the weight and size of them compared with the other trainers you'll take with you, it's the best option I've found too. Enjoy your camino!
You mention boots rather than walking shoes .
Some heavy solid hide boots, albeit fewer now than in the past, have a steel shank in the sole at roughly the mid foot . I had a pair of Scarpa boots [ from memory ] that were made in this way , I was continually made to remove and present them for further examination at security checkpoints in the 90's . Not a huge impost but time consuming and difficult to do especially when trying to catch connecting flights .
I take my boots or shoes off as soon as I am seated - even on a short flight.Gerhard,
Like the others, wear my boots on the plane and then pop them off as soon as I get settled. It's stocking feet for most of the flight! Buen Camino y ultreya!
Do you have confidence in your airline enough to entrust them with your most vital equipment?I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
I am answering your post while sitting in coach on a coast to coast flight and also wearing my size 14 boots that I will be wearing on my next Camino in 2 months. Hopefully your boots will be well enough broken in that they will be as comfortable as mine. I'm wearing size 14 Vasque's. No problem.Buen Camino.I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
Might clear even more space on the way back from a Camino!Here's a tip for getting a seat on your own!
Last year I took a bus from London to Bayonne. Took my boots off in Paris and put them on the seat next to me - not bothered by anyone for the whole trip.
Buen Camino
Davie
Regardless of my destination, if I am planning to wear my boots at any time during a trip, I always wear my boots on the plane. Otherwise, I lose precious weight allowance in my checked luggage and precious space in my carry on bag. As you know, hiking boots are really comfy!I'm about to embark on my Camino from South Africa to start in St Jean on 10th of April. I would like to get your input about did you fly with your walking boots on the plane. I'm quite a tall guy and I have no way to put these number 13 boots in my rucksack so I would like to know what have you done in the past it to fly with your boots or how did you do it please. Thank you for your indulgence
No idea, but never liked gel insoles anyway"NO GEL INSOLES... Airline security will confiscate these."
Is this really true. I've never had this happen or heard of it before. Is this a new rule?
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