Hawiian air can suck my balls

sirmichaelo · Since 26 Mar 2010 353 Posts Maui Obsessed

I want to make it perfectly clear that his ride to the airport involved no ball sucking whatsoever.

I picked him up, dropped him off, no sucking of the balls at any time.

These comments are strictly about the airlines and not about the bro-taxi.

Just thought I should point that out in case there was any confusion Exclamation

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

Well I'm in this boat of travel to Maui in a few weeks and I'm shopping for a travel bag. I do have a 6 foot surfboard I haven't used yet and didn't plan to take it. I do plan on taking my mako king and could only find one golf type bag that it will fit. I already ordered a bag big enough to haul a surfboard but looks like I will incur a $75 charge each way on Alaska. Now I ponder should I buy what will to appear to be a larger than normal golf bag that matches the surfboard travel bag that fits the King or just take the big bag and pop my surfboard cherry in Maui.

caps · Since 23 Dec 2010 347 Posts Obsessed

Life is too short to worry about baggage fees. Maui without a surfboard seems like a bad dream. Go big or stay home!

captain crusty · Since 30 Aug 2005 92 Posts PDX

fly alaskan
paid 20 for my surfboard bag with 2 boards in it
paid 20 for my duffel with the kites and gear
no worries

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

You make me feel way better on this since I got the surfboard travel bag coming. As long as I'm not over 50lbs or 115" defined by "multiple sporting piece exceptions" I should float on by on Alaska.

I was finding it hard for hype to disguise as golf equipement. Why the discrimination. Even under the winsurfing exception wasn't the 115" rule since that wouldn't make it. I think kiteboard equipement should fit along the same dimensions as skis/snowboard equipement which just defines articles as a bag for the sticks and a boot bag.

My bag is going to be about 108" linear and fit up to a 6'4". Still hate to pay an over length and or overweight fees. The next sized bag down would fit my mako king and come in at about 95" linear and have a golfy looking symbol on it and look huge for only clubs. Still thinking about picking it up but I'll just see what happens with this setup since this bag will fit the surfboard.

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

This has got to be one of the craziest subjects. I probably got more than a few hours of reading and figured why sweat a few extra bucks. Sure there is airlines just charging way too much. So after more review on Alaska's rules I should only have to pay a $75.00 oversize fee unless considered a multiple sporting pieces then nothing unless I'm over 50 lbs and even with that its only an addition $30 to total $50. Another goodthing about Alaska is they don't charge for both oversize and overweight just the higher of the two. So I'm good to 100lbs and hopefully only pay $50 instead of $20 for overweight and have my toys. I'll let you all know how it goes. Another consideration too is each piece of luggage is only insured for $3,300 so it would be wise to split up the cargo in 2 bags or pay for extra insurance.

Nak · Thu Feb 09, 12 12:11 pm

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

So I ended up having to pay $20 a bag. My Cabrina Golf bag 165 is huge, so big I had to recline the front passenger seat of our car and have my wife ride in the back. More than double the size of the guy behind me in line with a real golf bag. My bag weighed 58 lbs so I opened it up and pulled out the 1 SS Bag with a kite, helmet and pump out right in front of the check-in person. They asked what I had in there and I said kiteboarding equipement. Ah cool she says. So yea $20 bucks! Alaska Rocks! I'll have to load a pic later. $80 dollars total for 4 check in's.

WINDUDE · Since 10 Jun 2010 558 Posts GORGE! Addicted

I am telling you it is all up to the clerk at the desk!

SUCK UP! Be a pleasant person and it will work. THink of all the jackasses they have to deal with everyday, be the nice one and ask how THEIR day is going, and you will get the world.

I think I am 7 for 7 on different airlines...

Bettyboarder · Tue Feb 28, 12 11:13 am

aksurfer · Since 30 Aug 2010 92 Posts Anchorage, AK

Bottom line is be nice and don't be a dumbass with a 100lb bag and expect to get by with paying nothing and then arguing. It ruins it for everyone else. I've traveled A LOT with coffin bags filled with boards. Every time the guy with the heaviest bag has the most damage. The lighter your bag the less they throw it around and there's a better chance it will be on top of everyone else's bag and not on the bottom.

Justsmile · Since 20 Jul 2009 1530 Posts Not Portland XTreme Poster

The last two months I have traveled to La Ventana and Maui. Maui was united and I was charged 25 bucks each direction. No big deal as it my gear and cheaper than renting other stuff!! La Ventana via Alaska and Horizon = 20 bucks each direction. Board,two kites, helmet, harness, vests, booties bindings, golf ball and glove just in case they ask for something golf like. No big deal on either airline. Just dont pack it over about 48 lbs so you have a fluff factor when they hold it on the scale and put pressure to keep it from falling over. So far so good!!!

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

Funny as I was typing my earlier post today from Seatac, my last name was called party of 2. i thought they were going to get me. False alarm another party. But later in Maui I had a front row seat to see them unload. I wish I had a video of it. About as bad as the Fedex man last Christmas. They were throwing almost everything. The last 2 things to go into the cart, after they were dropped on the asphalt, was a surfboard with fins up and my bag with 2 boards and 3 kites right on it. The surboard owner watched wondering about his fins as I was doing a play by play. Most of the 8 people witnessing it were kinda shocked to see the big locals throwing our chit! My nice new bag looks molested. I think I would now send kites in a hard suit case and put some more foam in the bag for boards only. I won't even go into what it like driving a rental car around here.

Bag is almost 6 foot like me. Should fit a 5'8" surfboard

Found this in the golf bag