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Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: Bats_Galore on August 04, 2016, 10:15:22 AM
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I am embarking on an overseas tour soon, and having no experience of such things, am wondering if anyone has any tips on bags/packing of equipment, as baggage handlers are maybe not as reverent of bats and cricket gear as I would hope. Many thanks
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If you are happy to sell everything you own, the Stretton Coffin is more of a flight case than a kit bag!
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If you can find an England adidas kit bag they have a steel frame that will ensure things dont get crushed when in transit.
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Standard kit bag fill up. Pads on the wings, lid in the middle, took my boots on the plane with me to save bag weight.
Only thing i would say is wrap your bat in your whites to protect the spine.
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do you have a bag or are you going to buy one to suit?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Cricket-Coffin-Equipment-Case-with-Leather-Handle-/191149545583?var=&hash=item2c8166986f:m:myGJ-vwZDrfJY95Ulya6ZUw (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Cricket-Coffin-Equipment-Case-with-Leather-Handle-/191149545583?var=&hash=item2c8166986f:m:myGJ-vwZDrfJY95Ulya6ZUw) might be an option?
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I have done it numerous times with just large standard kit bags without issue, you just need to be cleaver with the way you pack it. Use some of your other luggage to protect gear etc beach towels get wrapped around bats with my pillow on top.
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Last time I went on tour I took a massive Albion Pro bag with loads of padding for bats. It was so big that I took everything in the bag, and then just stowed the clothes in the hotel. Pain in the bum to lug onto and off the minibus though. That's something worth bearing in mind. What's the transport once you get there? It might inform you about what's sensible to take!
Albion Large Wheelie bag ---> http://www.prodirectcricket.com/products/albion-bags-luggage-large-wheelie-08-bag-black-14025.aspx (http://www.prodirectcricket.com/products/albion-bags-luggage-large-wheelie-08-bag-black-14025.aspx)
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Played in Australia last three winters and have had no problems with taking all sorts of bags. Have had a normal wheelie, larger duffle and the Aero Tour wheelie.
If you take a larger duffle, just make sure that you "pad out" the rest of your bag when you've got all of your kit in there. I did that to make sure the handles aren't as exposed and the bags a little more solid for when luggage handlers have their mits on it in case it's thrown about. Normal wheelie was spaced out just as @horseman spoke of and the Aero Tour wheelie was a solid bag and never had any worries with that but was by far a lot heavier which was annoying with luggage allowance having packed for 6 months!
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http://www.duckandrun.co.uk/Cricket-Luggage/Custom-Made-Cricket-Coffin/details (http://www.duckandrun.co.uk/Cricket-Luggage/Custom-Made-Cricket-Coffin/details)
I briefly owned one of these and it was great. totally filled the boot of my old car so it had to go :(
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My team went to Sri Lanka earlier in the year. I used a Supernova Duffle bag and it was fine. Just asked at the counter for it to be marked as fragile when i checked in. Also took the grill off of my helmet to make it a bit easier to pack around.
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3 round trips China to UK virtually wrecked my GM wheelie, top of the range one forget the name. Kit was ok though.
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If you can find an England adidas kit bag they have a steel frame that will ensure things dont get crushed when in transit.
My Adidas kit bag was sent empty and a few of the metal ribs had buckled so I wouldn't say they are fully load bearing.
If I was touring I'd buy a coffin and throw a duffle in there. All your gear will arrive safe and sound then use the duffle to travel to the games.
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My Adidas kit bag was sent empty and a few of the metal ribs had buckled so I wouldn't say they are fully load bearing.
If I was touring I'd buy a coffin and throw a duffle in there. All your gear will arrive safe and sound then use the duffle to travel to the games.
Now that sounds eminently sensible and I suspect the way to go. Many thanks for the suggestion.
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My Adidas kit bag was sent empty and a few of the metal ribs had buckled so I wouldn't say they are fully load bearing.
If I was touring I'd buy a coffin and throw a duffle in there. All your gear will arrive safe and sound then use the duffle to travel to the games.
I recently tried this by buying a Duncan Fearnley coffin for a fiver. The few things I noticed were how quickly it filled up with gear and how much hassle it is to have a bag without wheels. Ok, I had to get the bus to the airport but even if you drive there you still miss having wheels. And ok, I'd filled it up to >20kgs to take advantage of one hold bag.
So while it is protected in a hard case, I'd still look into using a sturdy wheeled bag instead.
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I used the Slazenger pro tour duffle from SD (about £35) for a recent tour. It’s huge and fitted all of my playing kit and casual clothes etc so it served its purpose. Bag itself was poor quality though and looks like it’s done the hard yards already - it’s since been demoted to the spare kit bag!