[pct-l] Hiking Poles on planes

[Diarmaid Harmon]

Flew Alaska to LA from Portland last year. I checked my poles strapped to my pack with rubber tips on them and electricians tape to ensure the tips didn't come off. They made it through just fine. My poles are 3 section so the collapse down small .

Diarmaid "Irish" Harmon
irishharmon at comcast.net

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, Guinness in one hand, steak in the other, yell 'Holy Sh**, What a Ride!"


On Apr 16, 2013, at 4:36 AM, b j wrote:

> A few weeks back, someone on the list had pointed out that hiking poles were now allowed on planes but people speculated that it might take a bit for that to trickle down to a consistent 'Yes' in practice with all the different agencies and people involved in checking you in and passing through security.
> 
> Has anyone had any recent on-the-ground experience on taking their hiking poles as carry-on - successful or not?
> 
> I'm on Alaska Airlines in a week, so contemplating where to put my poles.  To check or not to check -- that is the question...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Rhiannon
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