[pct-l] Best way to travel by air with trekking poles

[mkwart at gci.net]

Hi, Gideon:

I travel by air frequently with trekking poles. I telescope them down 
and put a sock on the sharp end (my trekking poles came with point 
protectors, but I have lost them over the years) and place them inside 
my backpack, making sure that the grips are pushed down into the pack so 
that the whole pole will be insulated. I stuff my clothes and other 
stuff around them. I have never had any problem with either them getting 
damaged or the pack having a hole punched in it. I have never tried to 
carry them on the plane. I also travel with my backpack in a travel 
duffel that I mail back to my home address when I reach my destination.

--Fireweed