santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Which one are you looking at? The three I just looked at are larger than the dimensions you listed..
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Any ideas for boot bag for airline travel?
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santacruz skier
Angel Diva
ski_hat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
@santacruz skier i literally just flew to Austria yesterday with the Sportube Overheader bag. It fits the airline overhead dimensions perfectly, if you're careful not to over pack it. Note that the helmet "compartment" throws the dimensions totally off, but they (Lufthansa) let me carry my helmet on my lap, no problem.
Pro tip: get some vacuum bags with a hand pump to help squish the air out of ski clothes for easier packing!
Sportube Overheader link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XRPBPAY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xXzIybW2KC68D
Vacuum bags link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0191OBGH6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KYzIyb7TGZBE4
Pro tip: get some vacuum bags with a hand pump to help squish the air out of ski clothes for easier packing!
Sportube Overheader link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XRPBPAY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xXzIybW2KC68D
Vacuum bags link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0191OBGH6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KYzIyb7TGZBE4
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions.. I'm leaving for Tahoe today for almost 2 weeks and will order the Sportube Overheader bag and already have the vacuum bags.....if I can find them...
The Sportube Overheader is the winner!!!!
ski_hat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
@santacruz skier you won't regret it! It's so well made, I know it will last ages, and as a back pack, it's actually quite comfortable!
(And I like the coloring too...)
Have a blast in Tahoe!!
(And I like the coloring too...)
Have a blast in Tahoe!!
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Thank you! Where are you in Austria? I leave Feb 19 for London, then Vienna, and will be in Austria (Kitzbuehl) Feb 25 - March 4.... Right now they have 33 inches - Tahoe has 185 inches.... go figure! Thanks again for the suggestion. Think I might put my helmet in my ski bag and wrap a jacket around it....think I can get away with that....
artistinsuburbia
Angel Diva
genius. How do you repack at the hotel though? do you take the hand pump too?
Jenny
Angel Diva
We have some that you just squeeze the air out of by rolling them up or laying on them. My full size pillow squeezes down nice and flat.
SkiGAP
Angel Diva
I just did Zurs/Lech this past Saturday and Sunday. Alomsot all off piste with a guide - was pretty good, though the snow is someone hard and heavy, it took some work The Kikus were up to the task, though. Have fun!
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Thinking of bringing Sambas.
elemmac
Angel Diva
What company did you hire a guide from? I'm currently on a search for a guide in St. Anton/Lech/Zurs for a day or two at the end of February. Any recommendations?
ski_hat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm in Linz right now, but will be skiing in Hochkönig this weekend
ski_hat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Yep! The hand pump is actually quite reasonably sized - 10"-12" long, 2" in diameter or so. It fits in a ski boot...
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Is that near bad gastein? Skied there in 2011..
lisamamot
Angel Diva
Please report back how you like it! I have the Dakine 50L boot pack and it fit perfectly in the standard overheads even stuffed full with ski shell, shell pants, helmet, goggles, and mittens. Not sure if it would make BA happy, but Delta and United have been perfectly so.
Even though I love my bag, being able to attach the Sportube Overheader to the Sportube is very enticing....wondering if that would have helped with the whole Aspen airport to Snowmass on the bus routine.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
I need to google the Dakine. Haven't ordered yet as in Tahoe for the next 10 days. Unbelievable snow btw..
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Dakine is 18 x 13 x 12. Exceeds dimensions for BA..
lisamamot
Angel Diva
22 x 18 x 10 (BA rule)
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18 x 13 x 12 (Dakine 50L measurement)
Well, isn't BA a PITA
Tvan
Angel Diva
This is the type I use as well, and I use them for all trips. Less likely to get opened if bags are searched at the airport, and if your suitcase gets wet on the Tarmac, the contents stay dry.
