Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Flying to Florida with a skimboard

profile picture
Mavrck
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 27
what the title says but I don't have a skimboard bag....theres probably no chance I could just carry it on haha? I'm flying southwest. I've got a Zap Bomb which is about 3.5 feet tall and a foot and a half wide. I'm leaving thursday afternoon. any ideas?
May 14 2010 5:11PM
0 0
profile picture
1337
Posts: 31059 - Karma: 29,329
you could try tucking it under your arm and see what happens, stow it under your feet or near your knees
May 14 2010 5:16PM
0 0
profile picture
saucybiscuits
Posts: 2554 - Karma: 173
best course of action. if it fits under the seat and isnt a bomb, you're good.
May 14 2010 5:21PM
0 0
profile picture
WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
just fedex it to where you are staying- thats what i do with my skis- much cheaper and wont get fucked if you buy some bubble wrap or a bag

my parents have a house in florida and we fedex our skim and wakeboards down the week before- cheap and effective
May 14 2010 5:27PM
0 0
profile picture
uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
Silly boy, skimboards can not fly!
May 14 2010 5:33PM
0 0
profile picture
EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,454
suit case?
May 14 2010 6:14PM
0 0
profile picture
zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
I took my wakeskate to Florida once and didn't have a bag. I wrapped it in a couple towels, then wrapped that in Seran wrap. The just under the Seran wrap put a piece of paper with my info on it. Then just check that shit. Southwest is good about checked bags too, I think it's 2 for free or something.
May 14 2010 6:20PM
0 0
profile picture
blong131
Posts: 2193 - Karma: 59
buy 2 pool noodles, cut a slit down one side. then you can wrap your edges in that and put it in a box. thats how i always travel with my skimboard. the box looks ghetto as hell but it works
May 14 2010 6:54PM
0 0
profile picture
michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
I doubt you'll be able to carry it on. Anytime my friends go to Florida with their skimboards, they ship them down. That would be the best idea.
May 14 2010 7:13PM
0 0
profile picture
Mavrck
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 27
+k for all you guys thanks. my dad hooked me up with an old golf bag soft case i'm just gonna jam it in there with towels tape and a floatie noodle and check it as my other bag. southwest bags fly free so I'm good to go i think. hope i get the rapping flight attendant!
May 16 2010 4:48PM
0 0
profile picture
no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
jump out of the plane before landing and skim down gently

it's southwest so they'll care less than most airlines, but i highly doubt you can carry it on, that would just be dumb. i'd wrap it up nice in lots of bubble wrap and shit and just check it
May 16 2010 4:57PM
0 0
profile picture
theabortionator
Posts: 51744 - Karma: 163,529
You should be legit flying with it. Def not going to be able to carry it on. Not even close. Check the dimensions on the airline website. I had to pay 100 bucks each way for my fucking surfboard when I went to cali. The next trip out there I just shipped it.
May 16 2010 6:10PM
0 0
profile picture
DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
where do you plan on skimin in florida

May 16 2010 7:01PM
0 0
profile picture
Mavrck
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 27
daytona beach fl. thats where my sister goes to grad school so we'll just be chillen for the week on the beach. hopefully up my skim game
May 16 2010 7:08PM
0 0
profile picture
WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
i havent riden at daytona but most beaches etiher have specific hours where you can skimboard or sections cause of all the tourists ankles murked
May 18 2010 11:27AM
0 0
profile picture
Flowsion
Posts: 1461 - Karma: 11
i carried on a skimboard i bought in florida. if i remember correctly i was able to lay it flat and keep my feet on it or it was able to fit flat in overhead. it was a few years back. mine was a cheapie though, i would just check it and wrap it up nicely if its free
May 18 2010 1:17PM
0 0
profile picture
zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
On a side note, go to OWC!!!!!!!!!!! It is the best part about Florida. (Trust me, I lived there for 10 years). It is so much fun.
May 18 2010 4:09PM
0 0
profile picture
rickety_cricket
Posts: 909 - Karma: 34
My thoughts exactly
May 18 2010 4:17PM
0 0
profile picture
theabortionator
Posts: 51744 - Karma: 163,529
Usually there pretty strict on size these days. And if the op doesn't have a nice one, better off almost snagging one down there depending on the airline and fees
May 18 2010 4:20PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)