I bought skis on vacation and just have a cheap ski bag with no padding i dont know how to protect them from getting damaged on the airlines. . Should i wrap them in foam or anythinng?
Unless the airline lets you take them on for free, pack them up all nice and ship them fed ex with insurance. Airlines handle your stuff like shit because they are overworked and underpaid.
^yeah^ like he said, you wanna put your skis in a bag , seperate the tips by putting cloth in between the skis, and put cardboard around the bindings, itll absorb the shock when they chuck em under the plane, trust me. I've flown my whole life.
no not really, my buddy used to do baggage claim and load airplanes for an airport. he said they don't do much, but they just try to break shit. not that he did it, but the guys he worked with would listen for shit to break and what not...thats pretty disrespectful. oh well just gotta pack your shit good.
like the other 100% of this thread said, clothes, as many as you can fit to still zip it all wrapped around your skis.
I just put them straight up, adding anything more to my ski bag would make it too heavy, i had two pairs of skis, two pairs of poles, helmet, shoes, and boots and i hit 49.6 lbs. you really dont need padding.
Careful wrapping them in your gear. My last flight when I got to the destination I had my pants all cut up from the edges, gloves cut and somehow the poles bent at 90 degree angles. I've known other people getting their clothes messed up from being with the skis too. Invest in a padded bag.