 Poster: A snowHead
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I hit up Edge2edge today and came back the proud owner of my first board, a Ride Antic 160 and Ride RX bindings so im a happy boy! Looks pretty sweet, the black + red board with the red + black bindings  I also bought a board bag but im having trouble working out what is the best thing to do. We are heading out next weekend and its a crystal hol with a TOM flight no. so i presume its Thompson. I've read conflicting info on the forums.
Should i pay for the board bag in advance or chance it at the airport?
Are they really strict or can i take a load of clothes in the board bag? I've read that Thompson only allow 6KGs?
Can i take my boots as hand luggage?
Pack the bindings seperately?
And i guess most important, hows best to protect my board while in transit? dont want it dinged before i get to ride it!
thanks!
naryn
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My board, boots, bindings and some clothes will weigh about 12kg, and if I am taking my board I will always pay the carraige in advance because you will be charged,
your flight with Thom etc has had a bit of bad press here on snowheads,
but unless there is any small print on your documents 12kg is the industry norm for ski carraige
so you should be ok. So book and pay extra for the carraige, put you board in the plastic sleeve it was bought in,
wrap some clothes around the ends of the board and wrap you bindings in clothes so they do not scratch the board
(I do not fix my bindings to the board (flows  )) but I do fix the base plate
You may want to weigh the packed board by standing on bathroom scales with and without the board and work out the difference!
And tie up all the straps etc and take off any removable straps because when ever I have not done that my bag came back strapless and I am on bag 3 at the moment
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi i always pack my board bag for me and the misses, two boards, bindihgs, boots and snowboard pants to wrap the boards, comes to about 20kgs always pay in advance and never been charged extra...
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Only had a problem once regarding luggage fees and that was with bmiBaby endded up paying about £50 extra because I'd paid in advance! If it's a major airport it's gonna have to be paid but the smaller airports (I never got charged at Aberdeen) might forget/waiver/turn a blind eye!
My bindings stay on, I have one boot one end the other boot the other end. Then in the middle go my boarding pants and rucksack etc, I also have a spare/old pair of boarding pants that usually protecthe lenth of my base.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Should my board have come in a sleeve? Some were in sleeves and some not, mine was just in the celophane which they took off so i could test the bindings on the board with my boots!
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I'm curious what difference you think the sleeve would make?
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I use an old foam camping kip mat with clothes wrapped over it. Great for skis and should be adaptable for boards.
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I always pay the carraige up front even though I dont agree with it, especailly as its my main luggage & i dont (normally) take checked hold luggage. This year we have dumped my wheelie bag and are sticking it all in the OHs one as the Thomson charges are so expensive.
If you dont pay in advance sods law you will get some miserable cow with PMT at the check-in that will send you to yet another counter with a large queue to pay before you come back to her start to check in.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| I'm curious what difference you think the sleeve would make? |
The board's edges are sharp! If i wrap it in clothes to protect the board what is going to protect the clothes!
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naryn, an old foam camping kip mat 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Our board bag has a padded flap already built in to protect everything
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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ok, i'll get there! So, low rider with all in (board, bindings and boots) or over shoulder smaller bag and boots in hand luggage?
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Naryn i try to get in as much as possible without going over 20kgs, its always worked for me....
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You know it makes sense.
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Don't forget....if they decide to weigh it, a well placed foot under the end can take quite a bit of weight off the belt
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| naryn wrote: |
| stevomcd wrote: |
| I'm curious what difference you think the sleeve would make? |
The board's edges are sharp! If i wrap it in clothes to protect the board what is going to protect the clothes! |
just get 4m of 15mm foam pipe ladding from your local DIY store. just push edge of board into slit in foamy tube. job done.
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Poster: A snowHead
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rogg, Very good idea. I hadn't thought of that for boards.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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i must admit, not my idea. forums are great places , it does work very well though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rogg,
Just take the glory!
Great tip!
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happy birthday Kruisler!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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They sold me a Dakine Tour shoulder bag, the board goes in with bindings on and the boots in the boot pockets either end will take the pressure off the bindings, so if i chuck my jacket in at the middle its all good. Hope they dont complain that my boots are in the bag but im paying for winter sports carriage, cant use my snowboard without the bindings and the boots so dont see how they can stop me putting them in!
Im going to go to B&Q tonight to get my pipe foam! What a great idea!
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naryn,
Last year I flew with Ryanair and had my board+bindings+boots+jacket+sleeping bag in my board bag and it was all OK...
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I just realised, with 2 of us flying and only taking 1 board bag and 1 suitcase why they hell do i need to pay extra for the board bag if both luggages are under 20KGs and we are allowed 1 luggage each! Is it just for the priviledge of having an oddly sized bag!
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naryn, yup. and cos the luggage guys at the airport have to lug it around too. and cos some airports have to have special areas where oddly-shaped luggage comes out to instead of the normal luggage carousel.
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Been on charter flights 5 times with my own kit. I have always paid carriage in advance.
Travelled from LGW, SOU and BOH.
I always pack board, bindings (mounted) and boots in my bag - along with numerous clothes - jackets, pants, fleeces, helmet etc
Never had a problem with weight and would always be more that 10kg.
Although last years trip I did pack a bit less in my board bag than usual as I thought the airlines might be on the make - and I had more space in my suitcase so loaded that instead.
I wrap the tip and tail in old fleeces and a fleece blanket I got on the Eurostar once.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Got my foam pipe insulation from B&Q last night and my board now looks like a dinghy! Found the small print on the Thompson site that says ski carriage means 1 set of skis boots and poles so i am packing my board boots and bindings in the board bag, plates screwed to the board and boots in the bindings in the end pockets and going to put my apparel in the gap in the middle. Done and Done!
2 days to go, thanks for all the advice!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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naryn, top banana
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naryn, cool, happy boarding 
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