I just recieved mine and I wondered if anyone has been able to successfully take this piece ONTO an aircraft as overhead luggage?
1406524
I believe the airlines won't let you stow it above with an animal in it, but possibly if empty. But that means they'd have to have a policy that allows you to have the animal in your lap. Most have a policy where the animal has to at least be in a carrier in your lap, between your legs or feet, or under the seat in front of you [during take off and landing at the very least]. Definitely check with whoever you plan to fly with.
1406525
Hi Kathleen. I don't know if it will fit. I think though if there is an animal in it you would want to have it between your legs on the ground.
1406526
I used the case for my 17pound dog and found the zipper to not be strong enough for me to let it out of my site.i would ask airline if you have that ?.good luck
60909
I had it in the luggage so i did not put it my carry on but I'm leaning towards you might run the risk of it being taken. Also the size may Exceed the amount of liquid your allowed to bring on an airplane.
1886292
I did carry mine as a carry on the plane to and from Egypt twice. Because it doesn't collapse at all, it will be up to the person when you board the plane if it's to big. Three of the four legs I was ok, one leg I was questioned a little but allowed to keep it as a carry on. It will not fit under seat so it will have to go in the overhead. I hope that helps.
803604
We also live overseas and did just that for Christmas. In the box it comes in it would be considered oversized luggage, but we packed the 3 pieces of poles in one long bag, the ball etc. in another, and then wrapped the base in cardboard with string by itself. It's still large, but not heavy and in the end the airlines allowed it without any extra fees. TOTALLY WORTH IT!
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Your question is more difficult than you might think. But let me see if I can break it down into parts. Could your travel (by air?) with it. I would tend to say NO. The packing bag will do little to nothing to protect the equipment inside. It is also of light weight material and I would deem it unsuitable for air travel, mainly due to the rip hazard and impact from other luggage. Travel by rail carries the same negative reaction. Travel by bus, maybe as the item gets somewhat less handling manipulating by machine. You still risk the equipment to impact. Now by car is a different matter. You can control the bag better and ensure other equipment is protected from impacts. Since you are carrying the bag yourself, you can also treat it more gently than a commercial carrier will. Otherwise I direct you to the Shlock Mercenary Maxim #11, "everything is air droppable ... once" and that may be more trips than this equipment can take. Moving on to weight, to be honest, I have never weighted it. I will say that one person of moderate strength can easily lift and carry it several long blocks wearing a very heavy backpack (filled with background) and carrying two additional background tripods. (And no I would not like to do that again.) I would estimate that it is 20 lbs so about 9kg .
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I replied to my own post but it never showed up in Amazon (for some reason). I just got back from a trip to Europe and the device had no problem being accepted as part of my carry-on at LAX, Newark and Oslo (both ways). I specifically asked about it in Oslo and their security said "no problem" having it on carry-on luggage. Hopefully this will make it to Amazon.
1114632
Yes. Think it's actually better to do that. Otherwise the airline sees a big bag and makes you check it in as oversize luggage. This may have just been our experience with a particular airline but we were not happy to pay 100 euros!
309165
It can be carried on. I had mine at near full capacity and airline personnel accepted it as carry on luggage on international flights both going and coming, and they did not ask me to remove the backpack's metal frame. It fits well in the overhead compartment.
1953192
While the Amazon box that it arrived in fit the item perfectly, I'd say it would be too big to fit in a suitcase. I'm not familiar with airline rules for carrying on big boxes. It has been about a year since it arrived on my doorstep, but I'd say the box was about 32"x18"x25". Rough guess. Any way you could ship the item directly to the final destination? Also, might be helpful to note that it took my husband and I about an hour to assemble, and a Philips screwdriver and some strength were required.
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It's a big raft and quite heavy. Not sure you would want to take it on a plane, I honestly don't think you will ever get it back in the box either to bring it back on the plane, unless you're leaving it there. If so, ship it there....
392945
i've never flown with it, but it is pretty heavy to carry around an airport. its easy to install with a belt, so that wouldn't be an issue, but the weight would be too much for me.
2084637
Definitely. I travel with it regularly and haven't had any trouble. Fits nicely in the overhead or under the seat.
446321
Personally, no. But a friend of mine took his on Hawaiian airlines and was fine. Just be careful to not cram too much stuff and overpack it especially the height part of it.
391852
This is too large to be a carry-on item. It would have to be checked luggage to be taken onto a plane.
577945
I have had zero problems carrying it on a plane. It fits under some seats, but most of the time you will have to put it in an overhead, so the only real issue is a small plane with those tiny overheads. Still, I have fit it under the seat on a CRJ, both the 200 and 700.
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Hey Ritchie, did you ever find out? I was planning to do the same thing (check it on a flight). Thanks Raph
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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