Hello All,
I know this is a very newbie question, but here goes...I'll be travelling by air for the first time with scuba gear, and I am trying to determine the best way to pack it. Most of the advice I've got recommends bringing my Regulator set up carry on (both because of its expense and because I won't want it to be delayed forcing me to rent equipment). I am also planning to bring my mask carry on. Pretty much everything else, I am planning to bring in checked luggage.
What I'm not sure how to pack is my BCD. It's too bulky to pack in a carry on, but I am hesitant to put it in checked luggage (again expense, but also instead of an octopus on my regulator set up, my alternate air source is coupled with the power inflator on my BCD so if baggage is delayed, I would still have to rent a regulator set up). One thought was to bring the BCD as a second carryon, but I do not want it crammed into an overhead compartment and possibly damaged. Anyway, I just wanted to get some thoughts on how everyone else handles air travel with scuba gear.
Thanks ahead of time for suggestions.
I know this is a very newbie question, but here goes...I'll be travelling by air for the first time with scuba gear, and I am trying to determine the best way to pack it. Most of the advice I've got recommends bringing my Regulator set up carry on (both because of its expense and because I won't want it to be delayed forcing me to rent equipment). I am also planning to bring my mask carry on. Pretty much everything else, I am planning to bring in checked luggage.
What I'm not sure how to pack is my BCD. It's too bulky to pack in a carry on, but I am hesitant to put it in checked luggage (again expense, but also instead of an octopus on my regulator set up, my alternate air source is coupled with the power inflator on my BCD so if baggage is delayed, I would still have to rent a regulator set up). One thought was to bring the BCD as a second carryon, but I do not want it crammed into an overhead compartment and possibly damaged. Anyway, I just wanted to get some thoughts on how everyone else handles air travel with scuba gear.
Thanks ahead of time for suggestions.