Ski bag V ski tube

bandit wrote:Wickers, our household has had a decent pair of skis written off by baggage handlers. As we did not see it happen, and did not open the ski bag and make a visual inspection before leaving the airport, we were left with a pair of written off Blizzard Thermo's (it was a long time ago)
Big Clue.......
Dusty vehicle tyre tracks imprinted on the ski bag :shock:

At the time, like most travellers, we were just happy to see the skis eventually appear in the baggage hall. How many folks would then unwrap their kit and examine it closely?

Well I don't think i would roll over and accept it not without making a fair bit of a stink, I can't believe you would just give up without a bit of a punch up :evil:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Well I don't think i would roll over and accept it not without making a fair bit of a stink, I can't believe you would just give up without a bit of a punch up :evil:

Its more difficult than you think...try finding a telephone no for any of the airlines (except the majors) and they give you a disclaimer before they even start trying to cover their backsides and they tell you even before you get on the plane that they accept no responsibility for anything ...except you have to pay for everything ,,,including the loo(suggested by Ryanrobbers)

so the moral is ...make sure you are properly insured

We are thread drifting slightly, but unless you buy new skis every couple of years, it seems to me that most insurance policies are useless, since there is an rapid age write down. And did you keep the receipt?

Dave Mac wrote:We are thread drifting slightly, but unless you buy new skis every couple of years, it seems to me that most insurance policies are useless, since there is an rapid age write down. And did you keep the receipt?

Agreed, most policies have a % year on reduction, even if you have the receipt.

Wickers, airlines require a traveller to make a baggage damage claim report before leaving the airport. Unless you do this, basically you're stuffed. Which takes us back to the strength of the ski-tube.

Quite possibly the worst baggage handling nonsense I saw was from the window of a Virgin flight to Denver on the ground at LGW. The luggage is containerised, and I watched in horror, as skis which were too tall for their container, were made to fit. As my plane was delayed, I had plenty of time to watch the antics on the tarmac :shock:

Would you believe it, I found a ski bag hiding under a bed. Problemo solved!

bandit wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:We are thread drifting slightly, but unless you buy new skis every couple of years, it seems to me that most insurance policies are useless, since there is an rapid age write down. And did you keep the receipt?

Agreed, most policies have a % year on reduction, even if you have the receipt.

Wickers, airlines require a traveller to make a baggage damage claim report before leaving the airport. Unless you do this, basically you're stuffed. Which takes us back to the strength of the ski-tube.

Quite possibly the worst baggage handling nonsense I saw was from the window of a Virgin flight to Denver on the ground at LGW. The luggage is containerised, and I watched in horror, as skis which were too tall for their container, were made to fit. As my plane was delayed, I had plenty of time to watch the antics on the tarmac :shock:

Protocol is a wonderful thing but it's not for me, I'm a vindictive rascal and I would not stop writing, telephoning causing havoc until I got the result, I know you guys do not see this side of me but I can be a real pain in the ar*e when hard done by...... 8) 8)

i NEVER would have guessed ian......

On my last ski holiday the couple we went with had a double sporttube which was very heavy and awkward to pull regardless of wheels due to the inadequate strap they supply.

Halfway to the resort we had to swap from a coach to a minibus/space cruiser and he was not impressed with the tube and had some issues getting onboard and strapped to the ski box.

It does protect the boards/skis but I get the feeling they may not take it next time.

I've got a padded ski bag for my skis and I tend to wrap a couple of fleeces & towells around the bindings and the top and bottom of the skis.
So far they've been ok and fingers crossed they'll stay like that!

My wife will probably get skis this time and we'll need to decide whether to also buy her a ski bag or buy a double sport tube/hardcase.