I have two of these Al. Which are a little large for the airlines. My toboggan rolls up and goes inside. As does my other kit. Ones packed full of clothes.
I then have to use a couple of luggage straps, lengthways and around the middle to squeeze it down to meet the airlines requirements. When I'm using the bags on the boggan, you dont want any excess material hanging over the sides, otherwise you get drag, which is like pulling a dead horse on fresh snowfall.
The bags Chris had at the meet, looked to be thinner than the deployment bags, and waterproof, so a better choice. Although they also looked like they might be a little bit long for the airline requirements.
Tinky pete is taking a hockey bag, presumably because they are long and thin. You can get them at sportsdirect.com, for under £20, and roll it up and put it inside your luggage.
I asked Bilmo to build me a long coffin type bag, and gave him the dimensions, [which I had worked out incorrectly.]
British Airways destroyed it as well. Its about 5 feet long, and heavy canvas. What Ive recently done, is cut out about a foot strip, from the bottom of the bag, pinned it, and taken it to a dress makers, and asked them to sew it back up.
My toboggan is 16 inches wide. When the coffin bag is now packed, it should sit snugly, with nothing hanging over the sides. I'll experiment, putting my deployment bags, on top of the coffin bag.
The other way is to use a tarp to cover it all, lay all your kit out in it, I guess, but Ive never tried that.
**No I suggested to Ash to get a black river one, but he's the worst DIY'er ever.
So hes getting one from LOTN already built.
Depends what the snows like as well, if its hard packed snow on the lake you can just give your boggan a little tug and it'll float right past you. Dead Easy.
Hows your boggan build coming along?
I then have to use a couple of luggage straps, lengthways and around the middle to squeeze it down to meet the airlines requirements. When I'm using the bags on the boggan, you dont want any excess material hanging over the sides, otherwise you get drag, which is like pulling a dead horse on fresh snowfall.
The bags Chris had at the meet, looked to be thinner than the deployment bags, and waterproof, so a better choice. Although they also looked like they might be a little bit long for the airline requirements.
Tinky pete is taking a hockey bag, presumably because they are long and thin. You can get them at sportsdirect.com, for under £20, and roll it up and put it inside your luggage.
I asked Bilmo to build me a long coffin type bag, and gave him the dimensions, [which I had worked out incorrectly.]
British Airways destroyed it as well. Its about 5 feet long, and heavy canvas. What Ive recently done, is cut out about a foot strip, from the bottom of the bag, pinned it, and taken it to a dress makers, and asked them to sew it back up.
My toboggan is 16 inches wide. When the coffin bag is now packed, it should sit snugly, with nothing hanging over the sides. I'll experiment, putting my deployment bags, on top of the coffin bag.
The other way is to use a tarp to cover it all, lay all your kit out in it, I guess, but Ive never tried that.
**No I suggested to Ash to get a black river one, but he's the worst DIY'er ever.
So hes getting one from LOTN already built.Depends what the snows like as well, if its hard packed snow on the lake you can just give your boggan a little tug and it'll float right past you. Dead Easy.
Hows your boggan build coming along?
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I'll check it all out on the pc later
