Has anyone carried this on a plane? We are flying to the Bahamas in a couple weeks and would like to carry this on vs paying the checked bag fees.
160431
Yes! I carried it on Hawaiian Airlines end of November 2014. No issues. Make sure you take it out of the box first. Do, of course, ask at the check in counter with your particular airline to verify their airlines' carry on policy. This tent was GREAT on the beach! Enjoy!
160432
It's really too long to carry on the plane - we checked it in an oversized duffle - it was so easy to setup and take down and we got a lot of compliments/questions about it so it was worth having to check.
1493346
I have been permitted to carry it in on flights. I followed advice I read somewhere to freeze it as solid as possible first. I don't know whether that made a difference. In any event as long as you declare it, meaning you tell the officers as you're going through security that you have it and any other liquids, they should be able to swab it and let you through. No guaranties, but I've never had a problem. Sending it with your checked luggage wouldn't be a problem. Good luck!
925773
Probably even in/on an ultra light. It's pretty small. Or do you mean can you put it into checked baggage on commercial air? I would imagine so, since there is nothing pressurized about it.Happy flying!J
991119
I don't see why not. Haven't traveled w/ it yet. My assumption is that due to size and weight you might pay an "oversized bag" fee w/ the airline but I'm not 100%. Contact who you plan to fly with and ask. Think about it, you can travel w/ the oversized golf bags that are hard plastic or nylon/cloth. Good luck.
116932
I've put it in a backpack and carried it onto a plane and didn't have any issues. Your mileage may vary, though, depending on how pissed off your local TSA reps are by the time you get there.
283853
I've carried mine in my carry-on for years and through international borders without a second glance. HOWEVER, I just had it refused this month in a flight from Canada, because of the serrated edge. I'll still keep on taking it and the odds are with me but it's not guaranteed.
542309
It is designed to be a check in. You wouldn't need this kind of case for a carry on you would just use your regular case. Sometimes the airlines let them on and sometimes that don't!
1131623
I had the same question because I plan on flying with it in less than a week. I read that you can carry it on and tell them that its safer to carry it on because if there is any issue it can be dealt with. If it was in the hull of the plan any issue would go unnoticed and that's why it's safer to carry it on
933871
I,ve carried my in carryon. the problem is not the curling iron but the butane cartridges. tSA rule allows one cartridge on carry on, but I always carry extra in checked bag.
1501979
i can't give U a simple Y or N 'cause: (1) i did not try to take it aboard the plane in my carry-on & (2) re the suitcase I checked, the "thing" was empty as I did not fill it until i arrived in south america where i filled it prior to boarding the cruise ship (which does not allow "spirits" 2 B brought on-board. it went through the ship's version of TSP just fine because they did not do a full body scan nor a pat down and it was in my jacket pocket & I was not required to send my jacket through the scanner. nevertheless, i thick the quality of the "thing" looks fine & i had no problem with any leakage, so I plan to use it again and again. suggestions: put the "thing" in your carry-on & not on your carry aboard luggage as i don't think it would make it through an airport TSP check, which only allows a max of 4 oz; consider filling it only 1/2 full to minimize any loss due to discovery; wait to fill it until U R at your destination & not boarding a plane but rather a cruise ship or attending a concert or whatever, and don't put it in your backpack which is more likely to be searched than your jacket or crotch or whatever. hope this helps a tad. abe
706475
No problem with item in checked baggage. However, I do now have a claim in with TSA for a mult tool that was missing from my checked bag. TSA questioned how I knew they were to blame. I thought it fairly obvious when they left an inspection ticket in the pocket where the tool had been. It seems these are popular with the inspectors.
292233
I have travelled on several planes with the chair in its bag without any problems. Just tell the airline that you will be travelling with your own wheelchair when you make your booking or when you ask for airport wheelchair assistance and then simply check it in with your luggage. The airlines have never made a charge for the chair and it is always in addition to your personal baggage allowance. The actual measurements of the chair in its bag have never been mentioned.
1196799
Not sure I can answer your questions as we no longer have it. Our boy out grew it a few years ago.I don't remember the size/weight of the box it came in. But I don't think you could take it as a carry on, maybe as checked luggage? Sorry I can't be more helpful.
1596266
No, not at all. We got through at least 4 security checks with no issue. I had it in my purse through the first check and when we realized it wouldn't fit on the airline we were flying (Etihad) we kept it in our carry on for the rest of the trip.
705931
On one domestic flight I was fine; on another they insisted I "valet check" it. I did, but I wasn't thrilled. I'm sure it was stored somewhere that was way too cold. It is really too long for the standard carry-on dimensions. It's a shame because it is so narrow it takes up very little room in the overhead.
2107089
I recently took this item on a trip, on the way to the destination I had it in my carry on. on the way back I had it in my checked luggage. I had no issues with the product or the airline. I flew with Delta.
1901728
You can carry it on the plane and put it under the seat or above in the storage compartments. Or you can put it inside your carry on bag. I would not put it in a checked bag though incase your bag comes up missing or misses your flight (I've had that happen before and we got our bags a couple days later).