Has anyone flown with a 1 piece?  Going on a trip with a 66" and can't decide if I want to ship it or carry it on.

They will not let you carry on, I check mind in a 3" pvc tube.

Check with your airlines about the additional costs for a oversized tube.  With some it's $80 each way.

Mike

I have used a telescoping fishing rod case, as checked baggage, in the past.  It seems the airlines have no problem with fishing equipment.  But as Mike suggested, a call to your airline may be a prudent action.

I went to Newfoundland with a 70" one piece recurve. 6" pvc with caps, duct taped a rope to it as a handle. Longbows much easier...3" like Bill says.  Bomb proof. Whoops, can I say that around airline talk?

QuoteOriginally posted by wingnut:
Check with your airlines about the additional costs for a oversized tube.  With some it's $80 each way.

Mike

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I paid that with Delta and Continental. Each way!

I pretty much only fly Southwest and never been charged don't know about the others.

I'm going Southwest.  Found this on their website:

"Carrier will not accept as
Baggage any item having outside measurements (i.e., the sum of the greatest
outside length plus height plus width) that exceed 80 inches"

Should be good with a 67" PVC Tube 3".  Question is cost  :( .

"items in excess of 62 inches but not more than 80 inches (e.g.; surfboards, bicycles, vaulting poles) will be accepted for a charge of $50 per item."

ew...

I don't think that carry on is an option.  The TSA Gestapo wouldn't let me carry on bare shafts.

I usually ship my longbows in a 4" PVC pipe with one removable end cap.  I put the bow in a fleece bow bag and stuff the arrows alongside of it in the tube.

But they WILL let you check it from what I have seen.

You will probably have to pay extra but you should be able to count it as a checked bag.

Shipping will probably be cheaper and easier.  I shipped mine to Kodiak this Fall but UPS was closed on the day we flew out so I had to check it.  It was expensive and a pain to get on shuttles and through airports with all the other bags and meat boxes.

If you do check it, keepin mind that skis and fishing stuff are often allowed over the size limit without the extra size charge.  Some "don't ask don't tell" can be in order.

What Wardancer did with a 67 inch selfbow

Southwest has never charged me for checking my Plano extendable fishing rod holder. I have used it multiple times for a  64" longbow and a 7' spinning rod (not the same trip).

On one trip I used a 62" pvc tube for a bow with a 36" pvc tube taped to it for arrows. It looked like a homemade bazooka. The Southwest lady chuckled but didn't charge me.

I don't think Southwest charges for checked luggage until you check a third item.

FYI: Southwest does limit the amount of dry ice you can include in a cooler when transporting meat to 5#.  I did have to toss some when taking elk to my daughters house for Thanksgiving.

I took my 64" longbow to AK in'10. in a three rivers case. bow made it ok there and back but will be using take downs from now on.

yeah, that's what i was thinking.  sounds like a man ought to own a takedown.

i have a bow ordered from nate at bamabows.

i may change it to 2 piece.

joe

That's good news on Southwest.  I'll pick up a fishing rod case  :D .  I'd love a take down, unfortunately, JDBerry doesn't make them  :( .

Take down in the suite case, or ship your one piece bow, would be my recommendation.