GI Duffle bag for airlines?

• Oct 1, 2017

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VAspeedgoat

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Getting to the final stages of planning and I realized I probably don't have any luggage big enough to handle my hunting stuff. I have a cpuple of GI bags I normally use for travel but I didn't know if they were ok for airline travel. Any opinions or other suggestions would be appreciated. I'm trying to be cheap on this one but maybe its not realistic.

 

• Oct 1, 2017

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Will be fine for soft items such as clothes. I would not put a walking stick, binos, tripod, etc in one. I carry on all optics anyway other than my rifle scope.

 

• Oct 1, 2017

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I always use "soft sided luggage" for airline travel (as stated above... with only clothes or non-breakables). Breakables go in my carry-on baggage.

good luck to all
the dog

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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I have a zip able (new style ) c-bag and a large flyers duffel that I use regularly. They are great fo all things that don't need hard side protection. Also, the metal zippers are big enough to accommodate small TSA locks.

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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Sure, why not. Buy a good lock. Wrap the good stuff and put it the middle. My crap went XX,XXX miles and arrived just as heavy as it was when I checked it in.

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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I either use a big cooler, my meat packing backpack, or just a large zippable duffle bag. Just keep an eye on the weight, it's easy to get your bag over 50 lbs and get hit with overweight charges.

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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I used a large GI Duffle bag on my last flight and it worked great. When I checked in the bag the lady was going to upgrade me to first class thinking I was active military. I told her thanks, but I'm not active. Bag worked great

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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I used to put a towbar in mine. It flew every other week for a while.

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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SFC B said:

I have a zip able (new style ) c-bag and a large flyers duffel that I use regularly. They are great fo all things that don't need hard side protection. Also, the metal zippers are big enough to accommodate small TSA locks.

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I just got the zipper ones, they are a life changer. 12 years of having to dig to the bottom of the bag only to realize you didn't pack it was enough. I travel frequently and I have never had a problem with military duffels for stuff that wasn't breakable.

 

• Oct 2, 2017

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Addicting said:

I just got the zipper ones, they are a life changer. 12 years of having to dig to the bottom of the bag only to realize you didn't pack it was enough. I travel frequently and I have never had a problem with military duffels for stuff that wasn't breakable.

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Yeah, it figured that they just came out as I retired