Boogie Boards on plane?

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I think we put them in the overhead compartment.

Most body boards are too long to carry on the plane.

 

[Ladygoldenhair]

One other thought, there are several Fed Ex around, they can hold for pickup there. I have a friend that ships their clothes for a 2 week stay then she doesn't need to bother with them and caring for her mother. She has a lumbar issue and lugging is out of the question. If you check them as oversize in a clear plastic bag, you pay for that, as with golf clubs I believe it will be more. But, the damage issue could be a biggie if you love these boards. Besides why carry them in the car too. Over packing and over thinking complicates a vacation. I would spend minimal amount of money to get one when you are there and leave it behind in the resort as a pay forward. It's a minimal amount of entertainment during your vacation. If you were spending a week at the shore and heavily using them would be different. There may even be bad weather and a trips to the beach minimal if any.

 

[zilp]

Update. We just came back from our beach vacation. I managed to find large clear heavy duty trash bags. I was able to fit all three boards together comfortably in one bag. We had the agent look at the bag to make sure they would accept it-- and it turns out it was no problem. We took SW so we had no worries if we needed to separate them into a few bags (and of course no extra baggage fees ). Thanks to those who mentioned looking at SW policy on sporting equipment. Lo and behold they had info on boogie boards. I would never have assumed that, so I guess I am not the only person to bring them on vacation.

We had a great time using the boogie boards !!!

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

We bought some body boards on a recent beach vacation and put them in a cardboard box to check them on the plane going home ( provided for free from the place where we bought the boards). We were not charged an oversized fee and they made it fine. We now have a padded bag we'll use to transport them on our next beach vacation. These boards cost over $100 each; I wasn't going to leave them behind!

 

[richmo]

Update. We just came back from our beach vacation. I managed to find large clear heavy duty trash bags. I was able to fit all three boards together comfortably in one bag. We had the gate agent look at the bag to make sure they would accept it-- and it turns out it was no problem. We took SW so we had no worries if we needed to separate them into a few bags (and of course no extra baggage fees ). Thanks to those who mentioned looking at SW policy on sporting equipment. Lo and behold they had info on boogie boards. I would never have assumed that, so I guess I am not the only person to bring them on vacation.

We had a great time using the boogie boards !!!

Glad to hear it worked out!

 

[sharona]

Update. We just came back from our beach vacation. I managed to find large clear heavy duty trash bags. I was able to fit all three boards together comfortably in one bag. We had the gate agent look at the bag to make sure they would accept it-- and it turns out it was no problem. We took SW so we had no worries if we needed to separate them into a few bags (and of course no extra baggage fees ). Thanks to those who mentioned looking at SW policy on sporting equipment. Lo and behold they had info on boogie boards. I would never have assumed that, so I guess I am not the only person to bring them on vacation.

We had a great time using the boogie boards !!!

So did you check them or carry them on?

 

[zilp]

So did you check them or carry them on?

checked them