Bringing a tent on a plane

[clarebear86]

Does anyone know if you would be allowed to take a tent on the plane as hand luggage as long as you took the poles and pegs out and put them in the hold luggage?

Just wondering as our tent is quite big and heavy and it would add a lot of weight and take up space in our rucksack if we had to put it in the hold luggage..

any info greatly appreciated

cheers

[rach_21]

Yea u can! Thats what we did last year and had no problems!

[soundmangar]

yep, i have done this the past two years, pegs and poles in my hold bag and took the tent on as hand luggage. no problems

[strolling wanderer]

Does anyone know if you would be allowed to take a tent on the plane as hand luggage as long as you took the poles and pegs out and put them in the hold luggage?

Just wondering as our tent is quite big and heavy and it would add a lot of weight and take up space in our rucksack if we had to put it in the hold luggage..

any info greatly appreciated

cheers

[jameshunt]

It will all depend on which airline you are flying with as some of the budget types are really starting to crack down on the size of item youare allowed to carry on board as hand luggage. Best advice is to check with your airline as it will be a bit of a bummer to get stung for additional costs at the airport before you get to the festival.

[gibbin82]

You might be better off buying a tent when you get there, from one of the camping equipment suppliers, or see if you can arrange to pick one up from someone at the festival. Taking one on a plane will really restrict the amount of luggage you will be able to take with you and could result in steep excess baggage charges makeing it uneconomical. You used be able to buy before you got there through Joe Bananas, and then pick it up on site, but Joe Bananas seem now to have gone out of business, I am not sure if of the other camping equipment suppliers will offer the same service, however millets did last year (see this page from the official Glastonbury website). http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/buy-millets-gear-collect-at-glastonbury

[clarebear86]

tent has already been bought so wont be buying another one....its not as big as one of them wee wheely suitcases that people bring on a plane so i don't think size will be a problem, i was just wondering if they wud let ya bring the actual tent....seems like there shudn't be a problem so sounds good

Thanks for the info ppl

[Alan_C]

We've just been wondering about this. On easyjet it says you need to pay £18 to take a 20kg bag so if you can take a tent as hand luggage that would help but what about sleeping bags? Surely a sleeping bag is too big to take in your clothes bag and you couldn't take a sleeping bag and a tent as hand luggage?

[clarebear86]

i'm bringing a rucksack so ill probs just attach my sleeping bag to it somehow or try and squeeze it in. just didnt wana have to pay extra for the extra weight for my tent

[Paul ™]

I manage to fly to Bestival (and few other places) with a 85 ltr rucksack, 4kg tent, sleeping bag and bits and bobs and still be just under the 20kg limit.. though it has been close most times

[Crissycri]

Hi everyone!

Has anyone ever travelled with this tent on ryanair?

My first idea was to attach it to the back of my 75 liters backpack, but I'm afraid that ryanair people might consider it as a second luggage :angry:

[StoneCircle]

I am pretty sure you can check in 2 pieces per person as long as you have paid the checked baggage supplement with Ryanair and you are not over the purchased weight limit.

[hashcity]

Hi everyone!

Has anyone ever travelled with this tent on ryanair?

My first idea was to attach it to the back of my 75 liters backpack, but I'm afraid that ryanair people might consider it as a second luggage :angry:

[Crissycri]

I am pretty sure you can check in 2 pieces per person as long as you have paid the checked baggage supplement with Ryanair and you are not over the purchased weight limit.

Edited April 10, 2011 by Crissycri

[tomtom.com]

Just make sure there's no snakes in that tent!

[jimmystobo]

"i'm sick of all these mother f**king tents on this mother f**king plane"