Looking for baggage

ctyhntr

ctyhntr

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I'm planning my first to BCAPL Nationals in may of 2012.

Looking for luggage recommendation that will hold cues and cases, but not over the 62" limit that airlines now impose for oversized luggage fees.

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/JetBlue_Airways/baggage.php
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Virgin_America/baggage.php

I looked at 36" bags below, but all them exceed the 62" limit. I don't want to be hit with an oversized luggage fee at the airport.
http://www.sammspocket.com/bagscases.html

Looking for luggage suggestions, other than sending my cues and cases through the mail.
 
Baggage? You want baggage? PM me and I'll send you my ex-wife's phone number. :)

J
 
ctyhntr said:
I'm planning my first to BCAPL Nationals in may of 2012.

Looking for luggage recommendation that will hold cues and cases, but not over the 62" limit that airlines now impose for oversized luggage fees.

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/JetBlue_Airways/baggage.php
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Virgin_America/baggage.php

I looked at 36" bags below, but all them exceed the 62" limit. I don't want to be hit with an oversized luggage fee at the airport.
http://www.sammspocket.com/bagscases.html

Looking for luggage suggestions, other than sending my cues and cases through the mail.
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Go to the Burton store in SoHo. Burton makes great luggage for traveling with a cue.
 
ctyhntr:

Have you seen the CuePak products?

http://cuepak.com/

These are ruggedized luggage that you can put your entire cue case into, and they're equipped with TSA-friendly locks.

-Sean
 
Unless you pack like my wife does, you shouldn't need much more than a large carry on and a padded travel case for your cue.

Man, Vegas for 5 days and I thought she was going on an African Safari for a month.
 
sfleinen said:
ctyhntr:

Have you seen the CuePak products?

http://cuepak.com/

These are ruggedized luggage that you can put your entire cue case into, and they're equipped with TSA-friendly locks.

-Sean
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If you get one of those though and also need to take clothes you will get dinged for the second bag charge.

I bought a piece of luggage very similar to the wheeled duffle bags on that SammsPocket site. What I like about using that is I put some clothes into the thing to about 1/4 full, I then put my GTF case in diagonal, and then cover it with more clothes to the top, putting stuff in all around the case so it cannot move at all. It then all gets locked up with a TSA lock. In order for someone to even see there is a cue case in their it would require a x-ray scan or removing a huge portion of the clothes after removing the lock and thus the chance of theft by a baggage handler is very slim. The clothes all around the case insulate the case and thus the cues themselves from sudden temperature changes if it is cold when traveling, and they also protect the case and thus cues if the baggage handelers decide to lob the luggage 5 feet onto a conveyor by absorbing the shock.

All in all this is about as good as it gets IMO for cue protection from theft and damage on a plane until the TSA gets their head out of their behinds and change the carry on luggage rules to allow cues.
 
I have this one and I know a few other pool players that have either the same one or something similar. You can pack stuff like shoes or heavier clothes (jeans, sweaters, etc.) in the bottom and put your cue in. Zip it up and you have the whole top section for all the rest of your clothes. Mine has been all over the world and held up really well. It is pretty easy to keep it under 50lbs and it isn't considered oversize. The price is pretty good too!

http://www.overstock.com/Luggage-Bags/Coleman-Excursion-36-inch-Wheeled-Duffel-Bag/3627419/product.html
 
This is the type of luggage I've been looking at. The dimensions add up to 71 inches (36 inches long x 16 inches wide x 19). Maybe the question I should be asking is which airlines are lax, and which ones are sticklers to the 62" before they slap you with a oversize luggage fee.

sarahrousey said:
I have this one and I know a few other pool players that have either the same one or something similar. You can pack stuff like shoes or heavier clothes (jeans, sweaters, etc.) in the bottom and put your cue in. Zip it up and you have the whole top section for all the rest of your clothes. Mine has been all over the world and held up really well. It is pretty easy to keep it under 50lbs and it isn't considered oversize. The price is pretty good too!

http://www.overstock.com/Luggage-Bags/Coleman-Excursion-36-inch-Wheeled-Duffel-Bag/3627419/product.html
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ditto

sarahrousey said:
I have this one and I know a few other pool players that have either the same one or something similar. You can pack stuff like shoes or heavier clothes (jeans, sweaters, etc.) in the bottom and put your cue in. Zip it up and you have the whole top section for all the rest of your clothes. Mine has been all over the world and held up really well. It is pretty easy to keep it under 50lbs and it isn't considered oversize. The price is pretty good too!

http://www.overstock.com/Luggage-Bags/Coleman-Excursion-36-inch-Wheeled-Duffel-Bag/3627419/product.html
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I have a very similar duffel that works really well, but I have decided to use an FAA approved gun case for my cues. It's a Cabelas case, click here to see it. I haven't modified the interior, but I certainly could do so. The case has a great warranty, too.
They also offer the same size from Pelican.
To avoid the second bag fee, I take my clothes in a carry-on bag
Karl
 
So far I've never been charged an oversized baggage fee. It is actually smaller than a Samsonite suitcase that I used before that my case fit in.

Sarah
 
Unethical baggage handlers look specifically for the tuffpak cases, they are easy to remove from the line and with a TSA key are easily opened.



sfleinen said:
ctyhntr:

Have you seen the CuePak products?

http://cuepak.com/

These are ruggedized luggage that you can put your entire cue case into, and they're equipped with TSA-friendly locks.

-Sean
Click to expand...
 
I imagine that most baggage locks are easy to open.

I used to be a lock smith in another life time.
Most cheap locks use a type of key that looks somewhat like a skeleton key.
In that, they have the cuts on both the upper and lower part of the keyway and the tumbler.

If you were to take a key blank and leave the first part the the blank normal and cut the rest of the blank flat, you will essentially made yourself a master key for cheap locks. Insert the ket to the first tumbler and turn, on to the next tumbler and so on until you hit the back of the keyway.

With a few different size blanks, no baggage lock is safe. Thing is, with a key file, anyone can make these at home.

I made a quick pick lock juggler out of a coat hanger once. The real quick picks are hard to obtain unless you are a lock smith.

The tube keys are almost impossible to manipulate in a short time but they can be done. I've seen it happen.
You can do it with a turner and a paper clip. But then, I've seen guys manipulate a safe lock as well.
I used to be able to do the combination locks by feel. There is a trick to it so anyone can learn. I'm too old to remember tho.
 
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