Traveling with a wakeskate

jeff · Posted: Jan 11, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: Traveling with a wakeskate

So the airlines make up rules as they go along.. I went to Texas a few months ago and took my wakeskate. Although the bag was shorter and under the limit of what they called "oversized" they asked me what was in it. if i told them what it was they would have charged me $50 cause it's "sporting equipment" That's bull shizzle as far as i'm concerned.. how can they charge more for a bag because of whats in it if it meets there size and weight limits??

anyway what i did was, i told them its a board to rehabilitation.. I said that I'm an occupational therapist.and the board is for kids to practice balance in swimming pools.. not many know what an occupational therapist is so they didn't question it and i took it for free.

I thought this might help others out when traveling..

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

haha thats awesome

Birthday

Toby. · Faceplant Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 12

everytime! Smash

skateonwater · Backside 180 Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 757

sneaky bastard. Laughing

Toxis · Posted: Jan 11, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

I love it! I plan on taking my skate to FL with me next month and I'm totally going to use this!

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jan 11, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject:

last time i traveled with my skate, i just checked my skate.. no bag or nething. epicness. it came back with a sweet sticker with all my info on it and crap ahha.

bob. · Posted: Jan 11, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

lol nice, i just said it was plywood

golf clubs works too

paulmc · Posted: Jan 12, 2009 8:49 am Post subject:

last time i travelled, i told em it was a wakeskate. I could see the little list they had for charable stuff, Waterski's were on there. since wakeskate was not on the list i did not get charged

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

jeff, well done, thats smooth thinkin!! Birthday

Scott MN Peterson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 160 City: Shakopee

I just carry mine on...in the past 4 years they have never said anything or asked me about it. Just get on early and find an open over head bin.

Super Slick!

jeff · Posted: Jan 12, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

Yeah, the airlines all have different rules and the people at the airports may not know the rules... a month ago i traveled with my snowboard and they didn't charge me.. the airlines website had snowboards on their list, and it was over their weight and size limit.. so you never know..

The worst of all was when i took my dog on a plane a few weeks ago,, He's a 25lbs Pug. They charged me $150 each way!!! If his carrier was full of bricks, it would have been free to carry on, but since it was a dog they charged me.. How is that fair??

slightly_soaked · Posted: Jan 12, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

wrap it in clothes

"whats in that bag?"

uh clothes duh

parm · Posted: Jan 12, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject:

Just fly Southwest, they don't charge for that shizzle Smash

THE JOKER · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 145 City: OC

i just take mine as carry on.

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

'im with media'

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W · Posted: Jan 15, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

I flew to Roatan, Hounduras in 2004 with an '03 Byerly.

I shoved it in a military duffel bag along with all of my clothes.

I had no problems.

When I got back to the States, customs had some questions and they made me take it out for them to inspect it.

They thought it was weird but didnt give me any grief. They just wanted to know what the hell it was.

I felt psyched that I could drop some knowledge about the art of wakeskating to even the most 'square' people on earth.