Travelling with sheaf forks
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Topic: Travelling with sheaf forks
Posted By: TomLawrence
Subject: Travelling with sheaf forks
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 3:06pm
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What's the general wisdom for how take your sheaf forks on air travel and keep them safe and unseized by the TSA? Cases, golf bags, threats, peace-knotted carry-ons? To paraphrase Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child, "There's no way they're gonna let me get on the airplane with a [four foot pitchfork] under my shirt." Thanks, Tom ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
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Posted By: BrittneyBoswell
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 5:50pm
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Golf bag, tennis balls over the tines, note in the bag explaining what it is and what it is for - I use the wiki articles. Usually gets through no issues, though almost always last bag unloaded.
------------- Highland Games - The drama is so high, because the stakes are so low. |
Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 7:59pm
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Thanks Brittney, All my forks have PVC tine protectors, so that's covered. They'll let an open top bag containing forks through no problem? Something like this is less than $20 on Amazon:  Would that suffice? ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
Posted By: BrittneyBoswell
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 8:32pm
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I have a hard side golf case, no open top. Sorry boss.
------------- Highland Games - The drama is so high, because the stakes are so low. |
Posted By: .Dane Bramage
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 8:56pm
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I use a Burton snowboard bag (no wheels) designed to carry a couple of
boards and set of bindings. Big enough to carry a fork, hammer boots and
other stuff. Check it as luggage. Should run about $45 new, and about $20 on ebay. Don't for to check the length. Had to trim a couple of inches off my fork to get to fit in a 146cm bag ------------- Mike Melia "If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat." |
Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 9:05pm
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I will look into the snowboard bag. Excellent. I also found a Plano hard golf case that might work. Thank you both. Tom ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
Posted By: Duncan McCallum
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 9:49pm
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I'll tell you what has always worked for me...except that time when the TSA broke my fork...
1. PVC or tennis balls over the points.
2. Towel wrapped around head.
3. Head in a racquetball/tennis racquet head cover.
4. Little note saying "HEY TSA!"
Badabing.
Which reminds me...DUDE...my new fork is legit. Are you ready for this?
Regular handle...sanded...Dremel engraving tool...Viking Death Prayer...dark walnut stain.
FLEX. ------------- The man in the arena. |
Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 12/03/13 at 10:10pm
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Sounds brilliant. Need pics. Just a reminder too, my friend. I am still bringing you one / sending you one as well. It won't be as fancy, but it will be sinister. If not you, then I'm sure it belongs to someone in my TCAA extended family. Standby, to standby. ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
Posted By: crazysaladboy
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 12:16pm
| Do you guys have problems with checking them? is it considered an oversized bag or do they just take it as is? the 146cm bag looks legit though. |
Posted By: TheJeff696
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 1:06pm
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I used 2 bags from camping chairs and tape them together. Plus covering the tines with pvc or tennis balls
That works usually. TSA asked me what it was and I said a pitch fork and she was like "alright, on the conveyor belt" They've seen it all ------------- Jeff Kaste "I think there's a Squatch in these woods..." |
Posted By: Sean
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 1:15pm
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Why? |
Travelling with sheaf forksPosted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 1:24pm
I hope to throw in Texas at least once this year, and I wanted to bring mine with me. ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
Posted By: Sean
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 1:55pm
| It's TEXAS. They take pride in that goofy event. Sheaf forks literally GROW there. I guarantee you will bring your fork and find one you like using more there. |
Posted By: nkahanic
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 2:00pm
| I take a pool noodle and cut a strip down the center. Two bands of duct tape, and tennis balls on the tines, then wrap the tines in any kind of towel-backpack combo and you're all good. |
Posted By: Duncan McCallum
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 2:11pm
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Or you could just ship it to me Tom; I'll ship it back when you leave. ------------- The man in the arena. |
Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 1/15/14 at 2:14pm
Options. Options are good things.  Tom ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |